New production images released for Birmingham Rep’s brand-new The Snowman, flying to the West End this Christmas

A brand-new production of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, featuring Howard Blake’s iconic song ‘Walking in the Air’, premieres at Birmingham Rep before transfering to the Peacock Theatre in London over the festive season. See newly released images of the reimagined tale.

Birmingham Rep has released new images from its brand-new production of the beloved Christmas classic The Snowman, which began performances this week, before flying to London for a limited run at the Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, from Saturday 21 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027.

Based on Raymond Briggs’ much-loved wordless picture book, the new production is directed and choreographed by Olivier Award winner Will Tuckett.

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Photos: The Snowman takes flight in a brand-new production

A festive tradition, reimagined

The original Rep production first opened in Birmingham in 1993 and became The Rep’s longest-running production. It has toured the UK and become the West End’s longest-running festive show, with a 29-year seasonal residency at the Peacock Theatre. Now, more than three decades after its original staging, Briggs’ cherished story returns in a fresh new production for new generations.

The role of The Boy is shared by Felix Anderson, Jake Durant, Tristan Marwa and Tate Masuku. They are joined by an ensemble of dancers: Teague Applegate, Andrew Ashton, Serafina Sofia Barbieri, Ross Black, Natasha Chu, Eleanor Copping, Kynda Ng, Alice O’Brien, Andrii Osadchyi, Suzy Osadchyi, Ben Randall and Aaron Smyth. The Snowman costume is designed byTahra Zafar (Paddington The Musical ).

Tuckett leads a creative team that includes production designer Anna Fleischle (Punch, 2:22 A Ghost Story), video designer Nina Dunn for PixelLux, Tony Award-winning illusions designer Chris Fisher (Stranger Things: The First Shadow) and puppet designer Daisy Beattie (The BFG, RSC; Spirited Away, Tokyo).

The team is completed by lighting designer Matt Daw, sound designer Kelsh Buckman-Drage and flying directors Floyd Hughes and Adam Bailey (for Flying by Foy).