BACKSTAGE TEAM
PRODUCTION TEAM
2023 Backstage Team
Stage Manager
Madeleine Herbert
Venue & Production Technician
Vince De Jesus
Head of Wardrobe
Maisie Higgins
2024 Backstage Team
Stage Manager
Helen Comerford
Venue & Production Technician
Merlyn Pip Salter-Ling
Head of Wardrobe
Annelies Henny-Peek
Production Managers
Simon Baker & Jay Jones
Production Electrician
Laurence Russell
Costume Supervisor
Liz Evans
Costume Makers & Alterations
Dulcie Best & Liz Evans
Props Supervisor
Ruth Shepherd
Set built by
Bristol Old Vic Scenic Workshops
Lighting
Sparks Theatrical Hire
Sound & Rigging
Stage Sound Services
Marketing
Wise Children
PR
Kate Morley PR
Photography
Steve Tanner
Casting
Wise Children
COMPANY
The Little Match Girl and Happier Tales
Photo by Steve Tanner
OPENING VENUE:
THE LUCKY CHANCE
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN
2023
CO-PRODUCERS
With thanks to the show's original producers,
Shakespeare's Globe & Bristol Old Vic.
Special thanks also go to the original creative team and cast; Edie Edmundson, Akiya Henry, Joel Horwood, Paul Hunter, Bettrys Jones, Japjit Kaur, Kyle Lima, Vicki Mortimer, Etta Murfitt, Jack Shalloo, Stephen Warbeck, Lyndie Wright
and Sarah Wright, who gave us their blessing to recreate this wonderful show at The Lucky Chance.
Based on the original production written and co-adapted by Joel Horwood and Emma Rice. Music by Ian Ross. Choreography by Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster. With special thanks to Vicki Mortimer whose wonderful costumes bring such magic to the production.
The Little Match Girl and Other Happier Tales was originally produced by and performed at Shakespeare’s Globe, London, and Bristol Old Vic.
The 2024 production was supported by FROME TOWN COUNCIL
INFORMATION
This was our very first production at The Lucky Chance.
In 2024 we also ran Mike Shepherd's production of The Ugly Duckling.
TOUR DATES
The first production at The Lucky Chance first opened in late Novmeber 2023
The second production opened in November 2024
As the Little Match Girl struggles to survive, she strikes her precious matches to keep warm. Each match conjures a new story, and we hold her hand as she tumbles down this rabbit hole of folk tales. Inspired by the beautiful and poignant Hans Christian Andersen tale, and interweaving it with The Princess and the Pea and The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Little Match Girl and Happier Tales reveals a spellbinding world of magic and mystery.
Steeped in the metaphor and meaning that run through Andersen’s enduring stories, this will be an event to delight, transport, move and surprise. For adults and brave children alike, expect music, puppetry, dark magic...and perhaps some modern truths that we all might rather remain hidden.
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“Theatre to snuggle down into on a frosty night.” The Guardian
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“An exquisite spell of a show... irreverent and funny.” The Telegraph
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“A hilarious and heartbreaking collection of fairy tales.” Time Out
