Full Cast Announced For Polka Theatre's THE SNOW QUEEN

Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, Peter Glanville, today announced the full cast for their Christmas show - The Snow Queen. Adapted from Hans Christian Anderson's classic story by Olivier Award-winner Mike Kenny, Roman Stefanski directs Tigger Blaize (Robber Queen), Isabella Chiam (Gerda) Same Hoye (Crow) and George Wigzell (Kai). The production opens on 25 November, with previews from Friday 17 November, and runs until 4 February 2018 at Polka Adventure Theatre.

Kai and Gerda are best friends. Not brother and sister but as close as if they were. Together, with their friends, they reimagine the thrilling adventure of Hans Christian Andersen's classic winter fairy-tale.

Let your imagination soar as a dusty attic is transformed into the Snow Queen's icy palace, and follow their epic journey of self-discovery, as they try to save Kai from the icy spell of the Snow Queen's cold kiss. Can Gerda melt his heart before he forgets her forever?

Hans Christian Anderson is a world-renowned author and playwright. He is most well-known for his fairy tales which include The Angel, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Galoshes of Fortune, The Happy Family, The Ice-Maiden, It's Quite True!, Later Tales, The Little Match Girl, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina The Tinderbox, The Ugly Duckling and The Wild Swans. His stories have inspired ballets, plays and both live action and animation films.

Mike Kenny is the Olivier Award-winning adapter of The Railway Children. His other credits include Three Wise Monkeys, Electric Darkness, Follow Me, Underneath A Magical Moon, Calderland, A Tiger's Tale, Stig of the Dump and Solace of The Road.

Tigger Blaize plays Robber Queen. Recent theatre credits include Summer in London and Super Skinny Bitches (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Intertwined (Bush Theatre), Spot's Birthday Party (Oxford Playhouse, UK tour), Rabbit & Hedgehog (York Theatre Royal) and The Twits (Belgrade Theatre Coventry, UK tour). Television credits include Apple Tree Yard, and forthcoming Hard Sun.

Isabella Chiam plays Gerda. Recent theatre credits include The Merchant of Venice (Singapore Repertory Theatre), The Hypochondriac (W!ld Rice) and The Bride Knocks Twice (The Theatre Practice).

Sam Hoye plays Crow. Recent theatre credits include Alice's Adventures Underground (The Vaults, Waterloo) Monty in Monstersaurus!, Cat in The Hat (UK tour), The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark (UK tour/Malaysia), Breakout! (Cockpit Theatre) and No Picnic (Waterloo East Theatre).

George Wigzell plays Kai. Recent theatre credits include The Happy Prince (Little Angel Theatre), The Red Tree (Edinburgh Fringe and UK tour) andDon Carlo (Royal Opera House) Television credits include Autopsy and History's Hardest Prisons.

Associate Director of Polka Theatre Roman Stefanski directs - his credits for the company include Charlotte's Web, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and The Giants Baby. Other credits include Awful Auntie (UK tour).

For more information visit www.polkatheatre.com.

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