Overview
- The revival opens to strong notices in London, with The Times awarding four stars and praising its verve and storytelling.
- This staging revisits Bourne’s 2016, Olivier-winning New Adventures production drawn from the 1948 Powell and Pressburger film and the Hans Christian Andersen tale.
- Critics commend the company’s performances and note differing lead listings, with Cordelia Braithwaite or Ashley Shaw named as Victoria Page.
- Lez Brotherston’s 1940s sets and costumes and Bernard Herrmann’s music in Terry Davies’s orchestration earn repeated praise for cinematic sweep.
- Coverage says the show tours the UK after Sadler’s Wells, though reports differ on the London closing date, citing either 18 January or 18 February.