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The Snowman comes to Canterbury

By Jasmine Rosser

On the 18th of January at 19:00 a live stage version of The Snowman will be performed at The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury.

The stage show is based upon the book by Raymond Briggs and the film that is directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates.

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The performance will be suitable for all ages and will be a live stage version of the classic story. It will also include the classic song Walking In The Air by Howard Blake.

The storyline is of a young boy’s snowman that comes to life on Christmas Eve, the pair of them set off on a night-time quest for adventure.

They meet Father Christmas, dancing penguins, reindeer and crowds of The Snowman’s friends, but will they manage to escape from Jack frost and get back home for Christmas?

The play starts January 18th and last for four days, finishing Saturday 22nd January. If you want to purchase tickets, click here.