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Scottish Ballet Friends: Now open!
Capital Theatre Friends: from Wed 15 Jan, 11am
General Sale: Fri 17 Jan, 11am
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Evenings 7.30pm, Matinees 2.30pm & 1.30pm
Running time: Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes including interval
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Scottish Ballet
The Snow Queen
This glittering production is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale – which was also the basis for Frozen.
From the bustle of a winter’s market to the shivers of a fairytale forest, take a journey to the Snow Queen’s palace, where you’ll find her surrounded by the icy fragments of an enchanted mirror. Along the way, you’ll meet a sparkling cast of characters, from young lovers parted by a spell to a circus ringmaster with a few tricks up his sleeve.
Choreographed by Christopher Hampson and designed by the award-winning Lez Brotherston, this story of love and friendship is a delight for the whole family.
Frosty and firelit, sweet and sharp, it’s another Scottish Ballet Christmas triumph.
The List
Unmissable…It’s the festive family treat we’ve been longing for!
The Herald
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Tickets from £28.50*
Dates
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Thu 27 Nov 7:30 PM
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Fri 28 Nov 7:30 PM
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Sat 29 Nov 2:30 PM
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Sat 29 Nov 7:30 PM
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Sun 30 Nov 2:30 PM
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Wed 3 Dec 7:30 PM
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Thu 4 Dec 2:30 PM
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Thu 4 Dec 7:30 PM
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Fri 5 Dec 7:30 PM
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Sat 6 Dec 2:30 PM ADTT
Audio Description Available
An additional audio track for audiences with sight loss, explaining what’s happening on screen or on stage during gaps in the dialogue and sound effects.
Touch Tour Available
For audiences with sight loss, an opportunity to explore the performance space and handle selected props, costumes and furniture before the event starts.
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Sat 6 Dec 7:30 PM
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Sun 7 Dec 1:30 PM
Discounts
Friends 20% off on Standard tickets
Terms and conditions apply
Groups (8+) £6 off Stalls and Dress (excl. Saturdays and Sundays)
Please note groups cannot be booked online. If you wish to book a Group, please contact our dedicated Groups email, groups@capitaltheatres.com, or phone on 0131 529 6005.
School Groups/Dance schools (10+) £10 tickets (Under 18s only, excl. Saturdays and Sundays) 1 free teacher ticket with every 10 students.
Please note groups cannot be booked online. If you wish to book a Group, please contact our dedicated Groups email, groups@capitaltheatres.com, or phone on 0131 529 6005.
Children £26.75 (Stalls or Upper Circle)
Concessions £3 off (excl. Saturdays and Sundays)
Concessions are limited and may be withdrawn at any time.
25 & Under £10 tickets available to book online on the day of the performance, subject to availability. Find out more about how to sign up.
Access Access users can choose to receive 50% off the price of their ticket, and 50% off essential companion tickets, subject to availability.
For more information: Access at Capital Theatres
All discounts are subject to availability.
Access
Capital Theatres aims to be accessible to all.
We are committed to making your visit to our theatres as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. All of our Front of House staff undergo disability awareness training and Dementia Friend Training and will be pleased to assist you should you require any information or help.
Complete our Access Form to book access discounts online. Access users can choose to receive 50% off the price of their ticket, and 50% off essential companion tickets, subject to availability.
More information about our venues and access at Capital Theatres
Access Performances
Audio Description
- Sat 6 Dec, 2.30pm
Touch Tour
- Sat 6 Dec, 1.30pm
Synopsis
Act 1
The Enchanted Mirror
The young Snow Queen and her sister, the Summer Princess, live in an isolated Ice Palace. The Summer Princess longs to leave and begs the Snow Queen to use her enchanted mirror to show the future. Looking through the mirror, the Summer Princess can see herself, many years later, embracing a handsome stranger. Unwilling to wait a moment longer, she decides she must leave to find him.
The Snow Queen pleads with her to stay, but the Summer Princess disguises herself and flees, leaving the Snow Queen alone. The Snow Queen grows angry as she contemplates a life alone and, in her rage, she shatters her enchanted mirror and vows to bring her sister back to the Ice Palace.
The Busy Marketplace
The Summer Princess lives for many years on the outskirts of a busy town. She is known locally as Lexi, a dangerous pickpocket armed with a shard of glass from the enchanted mirror.
One crisp winter’s day, handsome Kai proposes to his beloved Gerda and they become engaged. Watching on, Lexi recognises Kai as the stranger she saw in the mirror and waits for her moment to meet him.
Never one to miss an opportunity, Lexi works the crowd but gets caught in the act. Kai, feeling sorry for her, helps her avoid capture with an embrace. Gerda is rightfully suspicious of Lexi’s intentions.
A travelling circus arrives led by Zach and his wife, Mazelda, a fortune teller. The circus entertains the gathering crowd with acrobats, clowns, a strongman and a ballerina.
Suddenly, time freezes and the Snow Queen appears. She begs her sister to return with her. Lexi refuses and the Snow Queen snatches her shard of glass and blows the crystals into Kai’s eye, causing him to see all that is beautiful as ugly. He becomes mean and spiteful as the shards find their way to his heart, turning it to ice. The Snow Queen waits for her opportunity to steal Kai ensuring her sister’s return, but unwittingly sets in motion a quest for Gerda to win Kai back with the help of an unlikely ally in Lexi.
Act 2
The Traveller’s Camp
Lexi leads Gerda far away, deep in the forest to visit Mazelda, the fortune teller. Mazelda reveals that Kai has indeed been stolen away by the Snow Queen and is now bewitched to forget his true love. Lexi tells Gerda there is no hope of getting him back, she knows her sister’s powers. Gerda will not give up and she sets out alone to find him.
The Forest
As Gerda travels through a wintry forest, the Snow Queen tries to block her path: Jack Frosts, Snowflakes and Snow Wolves surround her, but she battles on to reach the Ice Palace.
The Ice Palace
At the Ice Palace, Gerda finds Kai bewitched by the Snow Queen; he no longer recognises her. The Snow Queen looks to attack Gerda but is interrupted by the arrival of Lexi who transforms back into the Summer Princess to return to her sister forever. The Snow Queen’s spell is broken, and Kai and Gerda are reunited.
