The Snowman in Korea

10th March 2009

The Snowman is set to receive its Korean premiere at the Opera House of Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul, from March 28 to April 12. The stage show based on the best-selling children's book by English author Raymond Briggs published in 1978, tells the tale of a boy who builds a snowman that comes to life at night, and tells the story of a journey they take together.

The show ends after returning from the journey and the sun has risen the next morning and the boy wakes up to find the snowman has melted. It is not certain whether the boy's nighttime journey with the snowman was a dream or not but the boy finds that he still has the scarf given him by Father Christmas during the journey.

Since the renowned tale was made into a stage version in 1993, it has topped the British box office charts. In 1993, Birmingham Repertory Company produced the show arranged with music and lyrics by Howard Blake, scenario by Blake with Bill Alexander, and choreography by Robert North.

For more infomartion, visit the Seoul Arts Centre website