The Snow Queen

Featuring dazzling aerial acrobatics, The Snow Queen will thrill, delight and amaze.

An Grianán Theatre is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and as part of our anniversary celebrations we have commissioned a brand new version of The Snow Queen which will be performed at the theatre in December 2009. Featuring spectacular aerial theatrics, The Snow Queen will be our most dramatic and exciting show to date! We are co-producing the show with Fidget Feet Performance Co, Ireland's most famous aerial dance specialists.

Latest photos from The Snow Queen

Signed Performance for deaf patrons

There will be a signed performance of The Snow Queen on Sat 12 December at 2.30pm.

Further information available at the box office. Tickets available.

Bendy Brenda

She’s one of the freaks and is played by Helen Ashton.

Her name is Brenda and she is bendy!

The Freaks

Not everyone Gerda meets on her adventure are nice!

The Freak Family

Tommy Trumpet

Max Muscle

Gerda

Chantal McCormick as Gerda

The Snow Queen

Vicki McManus in full costume as The Snow Queen

Schools - it’s not late to book!

If you’re a teacher yet to book your Christmas class outing don’t despair as we still have some tickets left for our schools matinees. Call our box office on 0749120777 to check availability.

A look at The Snow Queen’s costume design - Part 5 Circus Freaks: Bendy Brenda

We conclude our brief look at the costume design for the Snow Queen with the design for one of our ‘circus freaks’ Bendy Brenda the contortionist.

The characters:
“They are a close gang of misfits who protect and help each other in their little circus group, yet remain ‘apart’ from the rest of the world, they do however show the real warmth of friendship and loyalty, they are made up of Max Muscle, the ex-strong man (pic attached) Bendy Brenda, the contortionist (pic attached), Goatboy, the real freak side show boy due to a physical deformity and Tommy Trumpet the street urchin with a talent for music.”

The costumes:
“The circus freaks are made up of a collision of cultural images and Circus, broken down by neglect.”

A look at The Snow Queen’s costume design - Part 4 Circus Freaks Max Muscle

The characters:
“They are a close gang of misfits who protect and help each other in their little circus group, yet remain ‘apart’ from the rest of the world, they do however show the real warmth of friendship and loyalty, they are made up of Max Muscle, the ex-strong man, Bendy Brenda, the contortionist (see part 5 of our costume series), Goatboy, the real freak side show boy due to a physical deformity and Tommy Trumpet the street urchin with a talent for music.”

The costumes:
“They are a close gang of misfits who protect and help each other in their little circus group, yet remain ‘apart’ from the rest of the world, they do however show the real warmth of friendship and loyalty, they are made up of Max Muscle, the ex-strong man (pic attached) Bendy Brenda, the contortionist (pic attached), Goatboy, the real freak side show boy due to a physical deformity and Tommy Trumpet the street urchin with a talent for music.”

A look at The Snow Queen’s costume design - Part 3 The Flower Lady

Part 3 of our series looking at Paul Shriek’s costume designs for The Snow Queen.

The character:
“The energetic eccentric who has a passion for life and flowers, she is a force of nature, she lives to nourish but her force can overwhelm and even destroy and so she finds she is also lonely.”

The costume:
“The Flower Lady is a bizarre combination of extreme silhouette and monochrome plus colour madness.”