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The Child in the Snow

Closed 31 Dec 2021

Wilton's Music Hall

Elizabeth Gaskell's famous seasonal ghost story is brought to the stage for the very first time, in a thrilling, frightening and ultimately uplifting adaptation.
The Child in the Snow at Wilton's Music Hall

Image courtesy Wilton's Music Hall

Show details

Synopsis


From the writer who brought you Wilton's Christmas Carol, A Sunday Times Best Christmas Show of 2019 and the much-loved The Box of Delights.


Whatever you do, no matter how much he cries, don't go out in the snow.


Elizabeth Gaskell's famous seasonal ghost story is brought to the stage for the very first time, in a thrilling, frightening and ultimately uplifting 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…


Spine chilling festive drama in Britain's oldest surviving grand music hall from the team that brought you The Box of Delights.


Background information, advisory warnings


Age suitability: 12+


Warning: this show is a ghost story - not suitable to those of a nervous disposition.

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Theatre


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Dates


Previews from:Friday 26 November 2021

Closes:Friday 31 December 2021

Performance days & times


Evening:

Monday ‑ 7‑30pm

Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm

Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm

Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm

Friday ‑ 7‑30pm

Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm


Matinee:

Tuesday - 2-30pm

Thursday - 2-30pm

Saturday - 2-30pm


Running time: To be confirmed

Tickets


Previews:
27th November - 1st December

Standard:
£12.50 - £36

Concessions:
£10 - £32 concessions

Creatives


Author: Piers Torday, based on Elizabeth Gaskell's The Old Nurse's Story
Composer: Ed Lewis
Director: Justin Audibert
Designer: Tom Piper
Lighting: Jess Bernberg
Sound: Ed Lewis
Visual effects: Morgan And West (magic consultants)
Production: Wilton's Music Hall

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