The Snow Queen

Ballet at Brighton Dome has become a bit of a Christmas tradition in recent years, especially for young families, with 2016 seeing Ballet Theatre UK serving up The Snow Queen, an adaptation on Hans Christian Anderson’s classic. It follows the story of Gerda and her quest to find her friend Kay, whom the Snow Queen has placed under an evil spell. Featuring a young Best of British line-up, this matinee production got off to a sluggish start with a few out-of-sync sequences and long dull passages. But as Gerda’s journey progressed so did the show – with the Snow Queen herself stealing the show with her poetic deft footwork. Towards the end the host of little prince and princesses had plenty to smile about as show came to it’s dramatic and inevitable happy ending.

Brighton Dome Concert Hall, 3 January 2016
Rating:
Tim Ridgway