The Snow Queen by Anna Wheatley
Join ERT for another magical Christmas show!
Best friends Gerda and Kai bring warmth to the Danish winter and to each other’s lives. They spend their days tending to their rose garden, solving maths problems, competing to find the biggest words and listening to the fantastical tales spun by Kai’s grandmother.
But now the warmth they have created for themselves may be under threat from the icy reach of The Snow Queen and when Kai suddenly and mysteriously disappears, timid Gerda finds herself having to be braver than she ever thought possible in her efforts to find him.
Join Gerda in her adventures as she crosses Scandinavia wrestling with bandits and befriending a reindeer. Will she be able to summon the strength and love within herself to rescue Kai and to melt the ice that grips his heart?
Suitable for ages 5 to 105! A heart warming winter tale, fun for all the family
Meet The Cast
Jennifer Lane
Jennifer trained at The Oxford School of Drama and has been building an eclectic career across stage and screen ever since.
Her theatre credits include ‘Little India’ (Leicester Curve), ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Get Out of My Space), ‘Shudder’ (Soho Theatre), ‘Our Town’ (North Wall Arts Centre) and musical comedy show ‘Titz Up!’, which she co-devised.
Her screen credits include ‘Marching Powder’ (Amazon Prime), ‘Bonus Track’ (Sky Film) and ‘The Art of Love’ (Netflix).
Having spent 2 years behind the camera working on projects including ‘Pillion’ (Cannes-selectee) ‘Just Act Normal’ (BBC 3) and ‘All of You’ (Apple TV), Jennifer is thrilled to be returning to the stage for ‘The Snow Queen’.
Jo Patmore
Jo is an actor, singer and musician from the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Training:
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (Graduated 2020)
Credits:
Stage: ‘Wolf Country’ (The John Godber Company), ‘Beverley Does Broadway’ (She Productions), ‘The Highwayman’ (The John Godber Company), ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ (More or Less) (Stephen Joseph Theatre & Shakespeare North Playhouse), ‘Rapunzel’ (Hull Truck Theatre), ‘The Highwayman’ (The John Godber Company), ‘Ladies Down Under’ (New Vic Theatre), ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (ActionToTheWord), ‘Beverley Does Broadway’ (She Productions), ‘Ladies Day’ (New Vic Theatre & Bolton Octagon), ‘The Pirates of Christmas Island’ (She Productions), ‘As You Like It’ (Northern Broadsides), ‘Frost Hollow Hall’ (East Riding Theatre), ‘Queen Mab’ (Flux Theatre), ‘Buzzing’ (BOVTS), ‘Her Naked Skin’ (BOVTS), ‘The Snow Queen’ (BOVTS)
Film: ‘Rockumentary’ (Pendennis Productions Beacon)
Radio/Audio Drama: ‘The Woodwind Fairy’ in ‘Winter Tales’ (Northern Broadsides), ‘Rogers and Hart and Hammerstein’ (BBC Radio 3)
Workshops & Rehearsed Readings: ‘Wolf Country’ (John Godber Company), ‘Fresh Ink’ (Middle Child Theatre), ‘Buzzing’ (Graeae Theatre Company), ‘Late, A Cowboy Song’ (The Cockpit)
Olivia Hewitt-Jones
Training: Arts Ed
Credits Include: Marie Claude in ‘Maiden Voyage’ (Southwark Playhouse), Dance Captain/Swing in ‘Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show’ (European Tour), Alice Fitzwarren in ‘Dick Whittington’ (Salisbury Playhouse), Young Mary Jane in ‘Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz’ (Workshop), Ensemble in ‘Let’s Face the Music’ (Royal Albert Hall)
Lex Stephenson
Hull actor, trained at St. Mary’s CDMT with the RSC and Hull Truck, and graduating from The Brighton Academy (2021). Member & facilitator with the NYT and a Netflix Ignite Mentee.
Lex gained critical acclaim in the premier productions of ‘MAD(e)’, (UnTapped Award Nominee) & ‘How to be Brave’, (What’s On Stage Award Nominee).
He has a screenplay in development for directorial debut, ‘HERMIT CRAB MAN’. Lex is a proud ambassador for Candlelighters, he’s been to Lapland and seen the real Santa.
Stage: ‘The Herds, London’ (RSC & Royal Opera), ‘Goddlebox’ (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ‘The Shake Up’ (SCRUM London), ‘The Flip Side’ (NYT & Compass)
Screen: ‘Sumotherhood’ (Paramount), ‘Age Before Beauty’ (BBC1), ‘Low Rollers’ (Prime), ‘Till I Found You’ (LSA & Goldcrest)
