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    The cold never bothered them anyway: how Frozen made musical magic

    Christopher Oram , set and costume designer: The joy of the film is that it behaves like a classic fairytale but also bends all the rules. Frozen is subversive and that’s why it’s successful.
    Sep 20, 2022 7 minutes

    Christopher Oram, set and costume designer: The joy of the film is that it behaves like a classic fairytale but also bends all the rules. Frozen is subversive and that’s why it’s successful.

    Finn Ross, video designer: I found the design of Elsa’s magic in the film really beautiful. It’s not just pretty sparkles in the air but very emotionally connected to her state of mind and the magic becomes an extension of her. Theatrically, I thought that could be ripe for the telling.

    • Samantha Barks prepares for her role as Elsa. Photograph: Marc Brenner

    Neil Austin, lighting designer: Like on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, here was a chance to catch the next generation of theatregoers. With Potter, a huge percentage of our first year’s audience were first-time theatre bookers. This was another one of those moments – you want a first visit to the theatre to be special, you don’t want to put anyone off!

    I’ve worked on Harry Potter, Curious Incident, Back to the Future … they’re all incredibly precious to people. For audiences this is almost the ultimate in their journey of Frozen fandom – it is seeing the thing that means a huge amount to them come

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