Goblin Market, a new spectacular show

Goblin Market, a new spectacular show combining opera, fairy-tale, and musical theatre is coming to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford (directions) | 26-28 August | £27 Full Price / £65 Family Ticket

This August a new extraordinary musical theatre adaptation of Christina Rosetti’s famous tale, Goblin Market will be performed at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on 26-28 August.

Featuring the music by renowned composer Conor Mitchell, this bewitching chamber opera of complex musical harmonies reveals the story of two sisters tempted by goblin merchantmen.

Don’t miss out on this spectacular production, please book your tickets at: https://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/whats-on/goblin-market 

Unmissable, tempting, controversial, seductive… can you hear the Goblin call?

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This spectacular production was last seen at the George Square Theatre, Edinburgh in 2005 and was hailed by press and public alike as a huge success, the production setting new standards of excellence in youth theatre:

•  “Magical… Kath Burlinson and Conor Mitchell have created the ideal vehicle for such a versatile and talented company of performers’ - Belfast Telegraph
•  “A brilliant production…energetic, dynamic, exciting, superb… Conor Mitchell has excelled here with a demanding and ambitious score…” – Irish News
•  “The greatest musical Sondheim never wrote…” – Broadwaybaby.com.

Many of the young performers from Goblin Market in 2005 decided to pursue a creative career and have now become acclaimed West End professionals, including Bradley Jaden (credits include Les Misérables) and James Gant (credits include Les Miserables and The Phantom of The Opera). 

Tara Wilcox, who is now the singer in Wandering Hearts, was playing Laura in Goblin Market 2005. She says: “Goblin Market and BYMT were quite simply life-changing. For the first time in my life, I felt like I really belonged and met some wonderful friends there who are still very much a part of my life. More than that, at a young age, it was clear that my life would always be one in music. I owe such a lot to this production and can’t wait to see Kath & Conor’s work come to life again!”

This year Goblin Market will be brought to life by the new generation of future stars of musical theatre.

Grace Murray, 18 from Market Drayton, Shropshire, who will be playing Laura in the new production, says: “I’m enjoying every second of rehearsals. It’s so rewarding to take part in a show where everyone is as dedicated to the project as to each other, which also comes from the incredible score and an amazing team of creatives”.

‘Goblin Market’ is a chamber opera like no other that stands out from other BYMT shows. With complex musical harmonies, it reveals the unlimited imagination and enthusiasm of its young cast, who will, at last, unleash their incredible talent after many months of confinement. It promises to be a truly spectacular show.’ - Zoë Wanamaker, BYMT patron