Performance

Venue	Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
	Also: Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Inigo Jones, Globe Education Centre Theatre (Park Street)
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	24th November 2016
Opened	1st December 2016
To	22nd January 2017
When	Times vary, check with Box Office
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (V165)
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Date of change: 24 Oct 16 - T130227081
Date of change: 18 Oct 16 - T130227081
Date of change: 24 May 16 - T130227081

The Little Matchgirl (And Other Happier Tales)

Work:: The Little Matchgirl (And Other Happier Tales) (S709035688)

Struggling to keep warm on the freezing winter streets, our impoverished heroine begins to strike her dwindling stock of matches. Each match she strikes conjures a new story, and while it burns she escapes into an enchanting world of magic and mystery. Inspired by the beautiful Hans Christian Andersen tales, we follow her through the spell-binding stories of The Princess and the Pea, The Emperor's New Clothes and Thumbelina.

Author	Hans Christian Andersen
Adapted by	Joel Horwood
Adapted by	Emma Rice

Production:: (T130227081)

Inspired by the beautiful and devastatingly sad Hans Christian Andersen 'wonder' tale, The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales) will reveal a spellbinding world of magic and mystery. Steeped in the metaphor and meaning that runs through the veins of Andersen's enduring story, this will be a night to delight, transport and surprise.

Producer	Shakespeare's Globe
Author	Joel Horwood
Adapted by	Emma Rice
Director	Emma Rice
Design	Vicki Mortimer
Music	Stephen Warbeck
Performer	Paul Hunter (Ole Shuteye)
Performer	Akiya Henry (Thumbelina's Mother / Princess in 'The Princess and the Pea')
Performer	Bettrys Jones (Thumbelina)
Performer	Japjit Kaur (lead violinist)
Performer	Kyle Lima (Swallow / Soldier / other parts)
Performer	Jack Shalloo (Mole / Prince in 'The Princess and the Pea')
Performer	Edie Edmundson (Puppeteer for the Little Matchgirl)

Listing:: L1337284771

Part of the 2016-17 Wonder Noir Season

Production details

Inspired by the beautiful and devastatingly sad Hans Christian Andersen 'wonder' tale, The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales) will reveal a spellbinding world of magic and mystery. Steeped in the metaphor and meaning that runs through the veins of Andersen's enduring story, this will be a night to delight, transport and surprise. Part of the 2016-17 Wonder Noir Season

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Special Performances

11 Jan 17 Captioned
14 Jan 17 Relaxed
21 Jan 17 Audio Described

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