Leeds-based children's theatre company tutti frutti has teamed up with York Theatre Royal and playwright Emma Reeves, Olivier-nominated for her adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather, on a new adaptation of the children's folk tale Snow Child, inspired by Arthur Ransome's adaptation of this traditional tale entitled The Little Daughter of the Snow.

Emma spoke to BTG editor David Chadderton early in the rehearsal period about the play, tutti frutti's collaborative production methods and her career writing adaptations of children's classic literature for stage and TV.

Snow Child by Emma Reeves, directed by Wendy Harris for tutti frutti, opens on 3 October 2015 at The Arc in Stockton on Tees and tours the UK and Ireland, with a brief visit to Hong Kong and Singapore, until March 2016, ending at York Theatre Royal.

For more information, see tutti-frutti-org.uk.

Snow Child illustration by Jessica Knight