Frozen, the number one animated movie of all time, is brought to life on ice in a brand new production
There is hardly a pre-pubescent girl in the land that does not know the chorus, outfits and characters from Disney’s Frozen.
As an aunty of girls at that age, I have attended Frozen-themed birthday parties, dressed as Elsa myself, sat through countless renditions of hit song “Let It Go” and seen the wave of popular blue and purple merchandise that goes with it.
With the firm grip this film in particular seems to have on girls like my nieces it was not surprising that they chosen this film as a base for Disney’s Frozen On Ice.
I took along my two nieces – aged 5 and 7 – with me to review Disney’s Frozen on Ice, and they will feature throughout this article.
Although billed as Disney production, we were awash with Anna and Elsa dresses in every shade of blue you could imagine and mostly on little girls. Capes, wands, and blonde wigs were also the order of the day.
Before the production started, similar to concerts illuminated by mobile phone lights for older crowds, the auditorium twinkled from the lights of various wands being sold both outside and inside. I asked my nieces about their impression as we walked in, the set got a firms thumbs up. “It looks good!” was their simplistic description of the set.
Disney On Ice presents Frozen is at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, from October 25th to 30th
The production started with some audience participation of dancing and singing, to which most of the crowd oblige my nieces danced along. The favourite characters from all the major Disney production over the decades from Micky, Minnie and Goofy, (as I was inundated with questions asking, “Are these the real ones?”), then Snow White, Aerial, Nemo, Cinderella and her ‘Prince Charming’, The Lion King characters, Buzz Lightyear and Woody from the Toy Story franchise, Donald Duck, all encompassing and showcasing a plethora of Disney history.
Then the on ice version of the oh-so-familiar film continued. The staging included fireworks, very believable consumes and ‘ceiling snow’ which instigated wide open mouths and stares! By the time this happens my nieces and many other children were not even sitting on their seats but up on their feet in awe and excitement.
The ‘musical-on-ice’ production is inspired by the internationally acclaimed Disney film Frozen
The wider Disney characters did not make an appearance again until the closing scene, not that they was missed by my nieces.
When I asked them about their favourite parts of the production, they replied:
A: “My favourite part where Elsa makes a castle!”
T: “My favourite part was all the dances, the snow and fireworks!”
So, it appears this is a pilgrimage that every parent, aunt or uncle with children of the appropriate age should make. The children are awed, the club of Anna’s each with a variation of the costume, the harmonies of thousands of children singing, it will put you in good stead for the ‘Aunty of the Year’ award. It is definitely a hit with the children!
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Davina James
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There are 11 shows at the Barclaycard Arena from Tuesday, October 25 to Sunday, October 30. Tickets cost from £21.05 to £52.55 and are available here.
