A young girl in a red winter coat hugs a small Christmas tree. She is smiling contentedly with her eyes closed, and has a red tartan bow in her hair. The tree is decorated with red tinsel, purple baubles and gold twinkly lights. Snow is falling around them.>

Meet our Hey! Christmas Tree cast

News 28 Nov 2024

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A big CFT welcome to our wonderful cast of Hey! Christmas Tree.

Rehearsing in the city for the last few weeks they are about to head on the Minerva Stage for the first time to out the final touches to the heart-warming take inspired by Michael Morpurgo's poem My Heart Was a Tree.

Since rehearsals started they've recorded the title song and we can't wait to share it with you soon - but we have to warn you - it's super catchy!

the cast and creative team of Hey! Christmas Tree outside the Minerva Theatre smiling and waving.

We also wanted to introduce our wonderful cast and creative team (above) and take a sneaky peek at the set model and costume drawings before they transform into real life for the first performance on 7 December.

Costume & Set design by Lily Arnold

  • A illustration of a girl in a patchwork costume - cream jacket and blue dungarees with embroidered flowers on.
  • A illustration of a man in a patchwork costume - green dungarees with pockets on and wearing a green headdress and holding branches in his hands.
  • A illustration of a snow woman in a white patchwork costume with a black hat and buttons.
  • A set model of a green triangular shaped house with washing hanging to the left; three illustrations of characters placed around the stage.
  • A illustration of a woman in a patchwork costume - green jacket and brown hat and dungarees with embroidered flowers on.
  • A illustration of a Father Christmas in a patchwork costume - red and cream jacket and hat, big black belt and boots and a very white beard.

Hey! Christmas Tree

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