Details

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. 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.

Cast/Performers

Paul Hunter (Ole Shuteye), Akiya Henry (Thumbelina's Mother / Princess in 'The Princess and the Pea'), Bettrys Jones (Thumbelina), Japjit Kaur (lead violinist), Kyle Lima (Swallow / Soldier / other parts), Jack Shalloo (Mole / Prince in 'The Princess and the Pea'), Edie Edmundson (Puppeteer for the Little Matchgirl)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen, Joel Horwood
Adapted by(s): Joel Horwood, Emma Rice, Emma Rice
Producer: Shakespeare's Globe
Director: Emma Rice
Design: Vicki Mortimer
Music: Stephen Warbeck