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The Snow Queen, the fun family pantomime adventure by Kei Bailey

Long ago, a sorcerer created a mirror of purest ice, but a wicked hobgoblin’s poison twisted its power, making it reflect only ugliness and hate. Fearing the evil he had unleashed, the sorcerer shattered the mirror and scattered its fragments across the land. Centuries later, in the Kingdom of Gloriana, the cruel and cunning Snow Queen discovers one of these fragments and plots to use it to cast a terrible spell. If she can grind the shard to dust and blow it into the eyes of the kindest soul in the realm, she will freeze their heart — and with it, the entire kingdom — in eternal winter under her icy rule.

In the cheerful, sunny town of Tottering-on-the-Brink, young Gerda Merryweather and her sister Kay live simple, happy lives until the Snow Queen strikes. Enchanted by her mirror dust, Kay’s heart turns cold, and she is whisked away to the Queen’s frozen palace. Refusing to give up, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical quest to rescue her sister. Along the way, she is joined by a host of colourful characters — pompous Prince Frederick, brave Captain Keen, bumbling Private Grubb, and the ever-doting Auntie Pru and her naughty nephew, Jamie — as they face fairies, forests, and frosty dangers. With laughter, songs, and sparkle, this wintry adventure reminds us that love, warmth, and courage can melt even the coldest heart.