The Child in the Snow
Originally presented by Wilton’s Music Hall
Based on Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Old Nurse’s Story
Whatever you do, no matter how much he cries, don’t go out in the snow.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s famous seasonal ghost story brought to the stage for the very first time, in a thrilling, frightening and utterly original adaptation.
1918. A nurse, recently back from the front, is haunted by her wartime experience. But when she finds herself at a séance, recalling memories of a lonely childhood Christmas on the Northumbrian moors, she also unearths a dark secret that refuses to remain in the shadows…
Debbie Chazen as Estelle
Safiyya Ingar as HesterVictoria Hamnett as UnderstudyCreative Team
Writer – Piers Torday
Director – Justin Audibert
Designer – Tom Piper
Lighting Designer – Jess Bernberg
Composer and Sound Designer – Ed Lewis
Video Designer – Hayley Egan
Casting Director – Helena Palmer
Magic Consultants – Morgan and West
Assistant Director – Rohan Gotobed
First performed at Wilton’s Music Hall on 26th November 2021
Professional Performing Rights
Applications for permission for any use whatsoever including performance rights in the UK must be made in advance, prior to any such proposed use, to Curtis Brown, Cunard House, 15 Regent St., St. James’s, London SW1Y 4LR (info@curtisbrown.co.uk).
Quotes
“Pure magic”
DAILY MAIL
“A delicious blend of black humour and gothic horror”
UKTHEATRENETWORK
“An enjoyable family treat”
WHAT’S ON STAGE