It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and whilst that may have sprung up on our household rather quickly, we were delighted to continue our tradition of getting into the festive spirit by attending the winter show at the Lyceum, and boy, were we in for a treat !!

This adaptation of the Snow Queen, written by Morna Young, directed by Cora Bisset and with composer Finn Anderson has brilliant Scottish touches, and is filled with humour, catchy songs and fantastic sets and lighting…

The story revolves around the friendship between Gerda and Kei, beginning in Victorian Edinburgh, with views of the castle and Edinburgh rooftops setting the scene. After Kei falls under the power of the Snow Queen, determined to unleash an everlasting winter, Gerda must travel across Scotland to save him. She passes through some wild and wonderful parts on her adventures, including a fantastical flower garden and snowy Cairngorms….meeting creative characters such as robbers, a ship’s captain and a seer. The most wild and wonderful character being Hamish the unicorn, who provides some excellent camp humour and being a horse with a horn, a few catchy songs of his own !!

My accompanying (sort-of) mini-reviewers loved this production, laughing out loud and revelling in the colours and atmosphere of the set, highlights for them were the colourful, quirky flower garden, the songs and of course – Hamish !

On until 31st December, don’t miss out on this festive treat…