Director
The Snow Queen
RCS.
When Gerda’s best friend Kai goes missing in the snow, she must face her fears and embark on an epic quest to find him. With the help of an unlikely band of companions - a knight, a crow and a bandit - Gerda travels North to confront the Snow Queen and rescue her friend. But there are secrets in the snow and rumours aren’t always the truth…
THE SNOW QUEEN was originally a co-comission by Dundee Rep and the Citizens Theatre for Noisemaker to create a revamped and reimagined telling of Hans Cristian Andersons' classic winter fable. With an epic original score, spellbinding storytelling, and a pinch of Christmas magic.
Noisemaker adapted their show for the RCS taking it from a two act musical running at 110 minutes to a one act running at 80 minutes. They also helped us adapt the script so that we could cast 27 actors into the speaking characters and a further 33 into the ensemble. Scott and Claire we’re excellent to work with on adapting this version for our complex needs, they even let us add an additional character, Hallie bandit sister, Ani.
Creative Team
Writer and composers Noisemaker
Director Lydia Green
Musical Director Shonagh Murray
Set and Costume Designer Kirstin Rodger
Choreographer Angela Boshoff
Musical Staging Ash Henning and Kristopher Bosch
Acting Coach Liz Carruthers
Film and AV Design Chris Nelms
LX Design and Operator Oliver McNally
Sound Design and Operator Corey Jackson
Stage Manager Jessica Mckay
Depute Stage Manager Saul Johnstone
Production Electrician Jamie Murray
Sound technicians Sophie Harwood and Cormac Cameron- Finn
Wardrobe Supervisor Kirstin Rodger
Wardrobe Assistant Evonne MacRitchie
Set Construction Marmoset
Band
Keyboard Shonagh Murray
Cello Ruari Woodsend
Electric bass guitar Ali Watson
Drums and percussion Mark Scobbie
Cast
Gerda Mya Gillespie, Emily Convery, Grace Currie, Sophie Ryder
Kai James Lawson
Snow Queen Sophie Lawson, Leah Kaye
Lost Princess Daisie Henderson
Crow Blair Cunningham, Eve Harvey
Sir Jeffery Charlie Deeth
Hallie Mya Cooper
Ani Hannah Wilson
Freyja Olivia Kedrak
Oma Ivy Lee-Barron
Summer Princess/ Trudi Aggenstein Faye Turpie Laird
Farmer Torbald/ Summer Prince Gregor Selkirk
Yuna/ Golem Mara Pralea
Mjolnor/ Harold Jorck Billie Green
Elder Vulkhel/Charming Prince Christopher Watt
Mjorna Tharsten/Golem Muireann Guilfoyle
Svetlana Milt/Golem Alyson Topping
Anders Anderson/Agnes Rainer/Golem Alex McFarlane
King/ Nut Prince Alfredo Nziko
Spring and Autumn Ensemble
Helen Bruce, Syesha Delfino, Lily Fitzsimons, Rachael Gow, Sophia Grice, Isabella Herbert, Éilís Innes-Streeter, Cailyn Kelly, Isla Kennedy, Isaac McGuire, Brady McLean, Lola Mullen, Ewan Pilsworth, Hali Sage, Aidan Shaw, Emma Sproat, Cameron Steele, Gracie Young
Townspeople and Snow Ensemble
Emily Bennett, Caity Carlyle, Layla Cartwright, Amber Cooper, Emily Cooper, Hazel Craig, Olivia Crawford, Lauren Homer, Amber Marshall, Mia McLaughlin, Kara McEwan, Lauren McQuillan, Sydney McTaggart, Molly McTeir, MacKenzie Mitchell, Emily Moriconi, Gabriela Patiño Mains, Alexandra Paton, Clementine Perratt, Cameron Prophet, Kara Reid, Amber Russell, Andrew Waddell, Megan Walsh
With thanks to Re-set Scenery; BBC Props and Costume Store; Scottish Opera Costume Hire ; RCS venues and client services team; That Looks Good Costume Hire, Dundee Rep and National Theatre of Scotland.
