Stories From A Flying Trunk

+ Tour of Sands Studios

part of Mermaids and Match Girls - A 200th Anniversary Celebration of Hans Christian Andersen

Fri 11 6.30 Sands Studios

Sat 12 2.00 Sands Studios

Sat 19 2.00 Sands Studios

Not many films promise you a dancing plastic bag, a ‘living’ statue of Queen Victoria and a corps de ballet of Brussels sprouts. These are just a few of the treats in Christine Edzard’s delightful, but very rarely seen film. A truly imaginative interpretation of three of Andersen’s tales – The Flying Trunk, The Little Match Girl and Little Ida – the film creates its own strange, charmed world where anything and everything seems possible. Perhaps the highlight is the final ballet (choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton) featuring animated vegetables as well as members of the Royal Ballet dressed as cauliflowers, leeks and an unscrubbed potato.

The screening takes place at Sands Studios – where Stories From a Flying Trunk was shot over 26 years ago. Director Christine Edzard will be on hand to discuss how the film was made. There will also be an opportunity to tour the studio and other local locations; to explore Sands’ world famous costume-making workshops (recent projects include Pride and Prejudice and Oliver Twist); and to see the original costumes used for the vegetable ballet.

NB Tickets for these events are strictly limited. Early booking is strongly recommended.