The Little Big Things: The Inspirational Memoir of the Year

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But heading home from The Little Big Things, I was quiet. I just could not find the words to describe what I had just seen. I’ll repeat here what I said, using the very limited number of characters available on a certain social media outlet: When one moment changes everything, Henry’s family are split between a past they no longer recognise, and a future they could never foresee.

Luke Sheppard directs with zest, Mark Smith doing his best to choreograph to all four sides of the auditorium alongside him. The speed of youth is captured by both, and we can forgive a little indulgence in the final sequence as it probably seemed a good idea at the time and is a “take home” image whether it truly serves the whole or not. BSL: Wednesday 18th October 2023 @ 7:30pm;Audio Described: Friday 27th October 2023 @ 2:30pm; Captioned Performance: Thursday 9th November 2023 @ 7:30pm

Ed Larkin as Man Henry Fraser, and Jonny Amies as Boy Henry Fraser; with Linzi Hateley as Fran Harvey, and Alasdair Harvey as Andrew Harvey. Henry Fraser was an academy player with a premiership rugby club, when he was became a tetraplegic after a diving accident in 2009. After this life-altering event, he had to relearn almost all elements of his day-to-day existence. Although this came with unimaginable challenges, Henry’s resilience and determination led to him wheeling himself out the hospital a year earlier than planned. Today, he is a bestselling author, successful artist, and inspirational speaker. Gracie McGonigal as Henry’s potential first love Katie gives a wonderfully phased performance, part child, part strong woman and delivers one of the most moving moments with a lightness making it all the more impactful.

Luke Sheppard ( & Juliet and My Son’s a Queer) directs the production, with Michael Harrison and Nica Burns producing.

Paralysed from the shoulders down in an accident at age just 17, Henry Fraser wrote a best selling autobiography about his experiences. Colin Richmond’s set design is largely empty, with atmospheric waves of colour (video design by Luke Halls and lighting by Howard Hudson). Characters bring on some scenery and it is very inventive, but set oddly against big West End stagecraft – platforms juggeringly raised, aerial work in which Henry swings mid-air in his wheelchair – that doesn’t quite unify with the makeshift minimalism. The performances are strong too, and Parris is a particular highlight along with Amy Trigg’s plain-speaking physiotherapist (“shit happens,” she sings).

Night bus numbers: (Tottenham Ct Rd Station) 7, 10, 14, 24, 134, 242, N7, N29, N35, N68, N73, N253, N279; (New Oxford St) 25, 176, 390, N1, N8, N41, N55, N98, N171, N207This uplifting and colourful new musical is a life-affirming reminder about the transformative power of family, and how sometimes it really is the little things which matter the most. Equally memorable, Amy Trigg as physiotherapist Agnes overcomes the writers rather determined patronisation and stereotyping to produce much-needed comedy relief, even if eventually the joke is stretched somewhat thin. The Little BIG Things is, without any hint of hyperbole, the single best management book I've ever read." Warren Bennis Theatres use "dynamic pricing." Seat prices change according to demand for a particular performance. Prices below were compiled as booking originally opened. Current prices are advised at time of enquiry.

An extraordinary true story about an ordinary family. When one moment changes everything, Henry’s family are split between a past they no longer recognise, and a future they could never foresee. Can Mum and Dad rally his three brothers; as the family start a journey to overcome the unimaginable?Less successful, lead doctor Malinda Parris as Dr Graham is lumbered with an outrageously political lyric which does not really hold up to much scrutiny. Still, Parris does her best – in every sense – within the context. I’ve just had the most exciting night in a theatre for years. The Little Big Things is an all British musical and it’s a total triumph" - Andrew Lloyd Webber Experience this awe-inspiring true-story about an ordinary young man on an extraordinary journey, and be the first to see this world premiere production at @sohoplace Theatre in London. Triumph, however, is no mean feat. Among stories of disability, there is no shortage of trauma and hardship, and The Little Big Things makes a convincing case instead for the power of gumption, gladness and gusto. This is most movingly expressed deep in Act 2, when the uninjured Fraser tells his older, disabled self: “I can’t wait to become you.” Outstanding lighting and video design from Howard Hudson and Luke Halls respectively adds a considerable amount throughout. Painting with light, animation and illumination melding in constantly dazzling and important ways to augment the story must be award-winning at some point.