The Snowman

Birmingham Repertory Theatre's new staging of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman, with Howard Blake's score, has its world premiere at the Peacock Theatre for Christmas 2026.

Birmingham Repertory Theatre's new production of The Snowman receives its world premiere at the Peacock Theatre over Christmas 2026, 32 years after the story was first staged. Based on Raymond Briggs' book, it follows a boy whose snowman comes to life and the night journey they take together, meeting Father Christmas, reindeer and a gathering of snow people under the Northern Lights. Howard Blake's score, including 'Walking in the Air', is performed alongside puppetry. Directed and choreographed by Will Tuckett, with production design by Anna Fleischle and puppet design by Tahra Zafar; music and libretto by Howard Blake. The cast is not named on the venue's page. 60 performances now run from 21 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 at 11am, 2.30pm and 7pm, with an additional Friday 11 December 2.30pm performance, with 1.30pm and 5.30pm performances on Boxing Day and no performance on Christmas Day. A Relaxed Performance is published for 2 December at 2.30pm and an Audio Described performance with a Touch Tour for 12 December at 2.30pm. Runs 1 hour 30 minutes including a 20 minute interval.