The Snowman Birmingham Repertory Theatre
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Duration: 1 hr 50 mins (including one interval of 20 minutes)
Sadler’s Wells presents
Birmingham Rep’s production of
The stage show based upon the book by Raymond Briggs
and the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates
Music and Lyrics by
HOWARD BLAKE
Choreographer
ROBERT NORTH
Director
BILL ALEXANDER
Scenario by
HOWARD BLAKE, BILL ALEXANDER & ROBERT NORTH
Music Supervisor
HOWARD BLAKE
Designer
RUARI MURCHISON
Lighting Designer
TIM MITCHELL
Sound Designer
RICHARD BROOKER
Musical Director
GEMMA HAWKINS
Casting Director
DEBBIE O’BRIEN
Assistant Choreographers
ROSSELLA CAPRIOLO, JULIAN MOSS & PAUL CLARKE
Flying Effects by
FLYING BY FOY LTD
Copyright
© Snowman Enterprises Limited 2025
THE SNOWMAN™
is a trademark of Snowman Enterprises Ltd.
Executive Producers
STUART ROGERS &
HOWARD BLAKE
Performers
The Snowman Martin Fenton & Jonathan Milton
The Boy William Alsina, Teddy Holton-Frances & Henry Treharne
Father Christmas / Dad Andrii Osadchyi
Ice Princess / Music Box Ballerina / Kung Fu Snowman / Reindeer Laura Boulter & Lizzie Margaret Brooks
Jack Frost / Cowboy Snowman / Toy Soldier / Coconut Wil Trash
Jack Frost / Cowboy Snowman / Toy Soldier / Pineapple Alfie Kennedy
Scotty Snowman / Badger / Reindeer / Cat Michaela Marrable
Fred Astaire Snowman / Banana / Drunk Bradley Applewhaite
Jolly Snowman / Squirrel / Reindeer Evie-Leigh Savage
Tommy Cooper Snowman / Cat / Squirrel / Reindeer Katrina Kelly
Penguin / Teddy / Rabbit Amy-Louise Everett & Pearl Okada
Dance Captain / Reindeer / Mum / Swing Emi Ichikawa
Swing Felicity Chadwick & Ollie Selwood
Musicians / Backstage
Musicians
Musical Director / Piano Gemma Hawkins
String Keyboard Dawn Hardwick
Wind / Brass Keyboard Faith Leadbetter
Flute / Piccolo Claire Findlater
Percussion Sam Walton
Backstage
Production Managers Andy Beardmore & Andy Pye
Company Stage Manager David Purdie-Smith
Deputy Stage Manager Ellie Haffenden
Assistant Stage Manager (Book Cover) Daisy Jones
Assistant Stage Manager Gabi Coomber
Sound Operator Iain Audsley
Production Electricians Alex Bosworth & Joe Green
Production Carpenter Tom Coyne
Costume Supervisors Jackie Orton & Kat Day-Smith
Wardrobe Manager Nicola Stimpson
Wardrobe Deputy Kay Hill
Wardrobe Assistant Caitlin Robertson
Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Manager Eszter Hercsik
Chaperones Richard, Maria & Adam Linnell
Special Thanks Antony Edwards
Production Credits
Producer Birmingham Rep Enterprises Ltd for Birmingham Rep Theatre Company
Original Sets, Props & Costumes by Birmingham Rep workshops
Lighting Equipment supplied by Encore
Sound Design by Richard Brooker Sound Design Ltd
Associate Sound Designer Chris Campbell
Keyboard Programmer Stuart Andrews
Associate Keyboard Programmer Emma James
Orchestra Manager Steve Socci
Sound Equipment supplied by Autograph
Transport provided by Fly by Nite
Music Rights Chester Music Ltd & Highbridge Music Ltd
Use of Original Images Snowman Enterprises Ltd (A Penguin Company)
Costume Makers Ian Costello, Applied Arts, Pat Farmer, Sarah Juliet Costumes & Bryony Lemon
Costume Alterations Natascha Mozley, Phoebe Firth & Laila Jam
Costume Dyer Gabrielle Firth
Hats made by Simon Dawes
Heads made by Robert Allsop
Foys Flying Supervisor Floyd Hughes
The Snowman film – Production Credits
Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman
Director Dianne Jackson
Supervising Director Jimmy Murakami
Executive Producer Iain Harvey
Producer John Coates
Music composed and directed by Howard Blake
The original book of The Snowman was first published in 1978.
The original animated film was first broadcast in 1982.
A TVC London Production, Snowman Enterprises Limited 1982
The original film is available on Polygram video and Sony DVD.
Photo © Kris Askey
About Birmingham Rep
Birmingham Rep has been at the forefront of theatre in the UK for over 100 years. The Rep has an unparalleled pioneering history and is the only producing theatre in the UK’s Second City. It is the oldest building-based theatre company in the UK, and the forerunner of both the RSC and the National Theatre.
The Rep’s mission is to create artistically ambitious, world-class theatre for everyone. The commissioning and production of new work that is proudly made in Birmingham here at The Rep lies at the core of the theatre’s programme, and over the last 15 years the company has produced more than 130 new plays.
The Rep’s acclaimed Creative Learning and Talent Development programme is one of the largest and most diverse of any arts organisation in the country. The Rep has nurtured new talent throughout its history – from Laurence Olivier and Peter Brook to its modern-day youth theatre, and the ground-breaking Rep Foundry theatre-makers programme, it has offered opportunity and training for thousands of early career writers, directors, and artists.
2025 Rep highlights include a sold-out production and following community tour, of Community written by proud Brummie and Rep Foundry Alumni, Farrah Chaudhry; a sold-out new production of Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns co-produced with Leeds Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse.
Artistic Director of The Rep, Joe Murphy’s inaugural 2026 Spring season includes the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas written by Humphrey Ker and David Reed with original songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Jodie Comer’s reprisal of her Olivier winning performance in a sold-out one-week only production of Prima Facie; following the success of A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Rep presents a stage adaptation of Andrea Levy’s Small Island with Leeds Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse, in association with Actors Touring Company; and two Rep-made productions directed by Joe himself – A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Many of The Rep’s productions and co-productions go on to have lives beyond Birmingham. The theatre’s long-running production of The Snowman celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024, alongside its forthcoming 27th consecutive season at London’s Peacock Theatre. Since 2021, other Rep tours and transfers have included Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Community, Of Mice and Men, Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical, The Way Old Friends Do, The Play What I Wrote, Animal Farm and East is East.
Artistic Director Designate Joe Murphy
Deputy Artistic Director Madeleine Kludje
Chief Executive Rachael Thomas
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