The Snow Queen - Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd @ 19.30

The Snow Queen is a modern version of the classic European tale adapted by playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar. Her adaptation gives new energy and exuberance to the traditional fairytale drawing on rich influences of Indian mythology, cultures and topography along with a sharp eyed comment on contemporary culture.

The play is produced by the Unicorn Theatre, UK’s flagship theatre for young audience, with support from the British Council in association with Trestle Theatre.

After a freak snowstorm on the southern tip of India, Kumar disappears. Gowri, his best friend, discovers that he has been captured by the formidable Snow Queen, and embarks on a journey across the length and breadth of the continent to save him.

The central character, Gowrie travels from the Tamil Nadu town of Kanyakumari to the snowy mountains of Kashmir, visiting en route the Kerala backwaters, glitzy Bollywood and the barren Chambal Hills in central India, in her quest to rescue Kumar from the Snow Queen. The play looks at themes of loss, love, loyalty and friendship in the context of what it is to be a teenager today and casts children as the agent of change in a world where the adults have been on a course of destruction.