Digital Programme
December 2025:
The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree
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It’s Christmas Eve and the Fig family are feeling festive. The tree sparkles, the stockings are hung and it’s little Freddie’s turn to place the Fairy on top of the tree. But when Fairy takes a tumble, disaster strikes!
Can Bob the Bauble, Tina Tinsel and the rest of the decorations find a stand-in, or will Fairy end up in the bin? This brand new version of The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree brings even more festive magic, with new songs and the arrival of a playful band of Beavers – furry friends who show us that sometimes things don’t need replacing at all… they just need a little care and repair.
This show is accessible to all featuring acoustic music, Makaton integrated into songs, natural lighting, and a relaxed environment.
ABOUT SHE PRODUCTIONS
She Inspires. She Engages. She Empowers.
She Productions was formed in 2015 by a group of Hull and East Riding actresses who are committed to creating high quality, innovative work for audiences and participants of all ages. Our mission is to develop and produce vibrant
original work driven by the female voice, alongside accessible and bespoke programmes serving
local communities.
We have a strong focus on ‘edutainment’, which is using entertainment as a vehicle for social
change via productions and outreach work, meaning that all family shows have educational
themes and focus on social issues.
Through the development of the company over the years, and planned development for the future,
we have firmly rooted ourselves in the East Riding, with plans to continue engaging rural audiences
and working with intergenerational communities to create relevant and accessible work.
To get in touch about FAIRY or other productions please contact us at admin@sheproductions.co.uk
OUR CAST
MARIANA BARBERA
Narrator 4 / Bob the Bauble / Coco / Bev the Beaver
Mariana studied performing arts in Mexico City where she worked professionally for several years before she decided to travel across the Atlantic and settle in the UK.
Mariana is also a VoiceOver actor and has cowritten and performed several shows. She’s delighted to be back this year working with She Productions in The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree.
Mariana also loves reading, walking her dogs and playing games with friends and family.
Some of her credits include:
Bauble Town, Hound of the Baskervilles (East Riding Theatre); The Three Wise Women (East Riding tour); The Twilight Radio Show (East Riding Theatre) Miss Cast (ERT and International Cabaret Festival, Mexico City); Sparrow; Oliver Twist; Is There Anybody There?; I Am Will; Leaving, Life and Love (East Riding Theatre); Cabaret A Trois (touring Mexico); A Respectable Wedding (Mexico City); Death Raft (Mexico City); A Superficial Journey (Mexico City); Epifania (Mexico City); and the feature film Under the Weather directed by Mal Williamson (UK, 2018).
HANNAH LEVY
Narrator 2 / Tina Tinsel / Chris Cracker / Fiona Fig / Leigh Beaver
Hannah is an actor and writer from Hull, and a founding member of She Productions. She read Drama at The University of Manchester and is continuing her screen training with Screen Acting East Yorkshire (SAEY).
Her theatre credits include Confusions, Under Milk Wood, Toad on the Wolds, Frost Hollow Hall, The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband (East Riding Theatre), Daffodils (rehearsed reading, Stephen Joseph Theatre), Betsy Buglove Saves the Bees, Halloween Storytime Adventure (Pocklington Arts Centre), No Wonder (Manchester Library Theatre), and Nettles (Manchester Contact Theatre).
For She Productions The Three Kingdoms, The StorytEllas, The Lightless Pumpkin, Beverley Does Broadway, It’s Different for Girls.
Screen and audio work includes Jacksons of Yorkshire commercial (Powerhouse / ITV), Hull Maritime Museum Exhibition Voice Over & Access Media (Fly Girl Films), James Reckitt Hull Children’s Picture Book Awards, World Book Day: Heavy Metal Badger (Hull Libraries), Storytime with Hannah & Patrick digital series, and Harold’s War Podcast (Blue Aurora Media).
Hannah is also the creator and co-host of Storytime with Hannah & Patrick and writer of the short film Inheritance (in development). She is thrilled to be returning to perform with She Productions this Christmas.
DELLA MAYLAN
Narrator 1 / Toy Soldier / Wrapping Paper / Gingerbread Person/ Eager Beaver
Della is a local actor and performer with a love for playful, physical storytelling.
She trained in Acting for Camera at RADA and has since worked across stage, film and street theatre - from puppetry and circus to immersive performance.
Recent credits include Bauble Town and The Three Wise Women (She Productions), PowerSheds TV Advert (Tungsten Media), Ice Queen and Snowbirds (APUS, Spain) and the film A Halloween Feast (BrightKnight Entertainment).
When she’s not on stage, Della can often be found stilt-walking, cooking, triathlon training, or walking her dogs.
She’s thrilled to be bringing a touch of festive magic to this year’s She Productions Christmas adventure!
FRANKIE TURTON
Narrator 3 / Freddie Fig / Wise Woman / Justin Beaver
Frankie is a wheelchair-using actor and musician with over a decade of experience in the industry.
Frankie is also a multi-instrumentalist and song writer releasing original music on various streaming sites.
Having recently finished a national tour, Frankie is excited to be back on the road bringing theatre and spreading Christmas joy to their local community with She Productions this winter.
OUR CREATIVE TEAM
JESSICA DUFFIELD - WRITER
Jessica trained at Drama Studio London, after gaining a First Class BA Hons Degree in Drama and French.
As a founding member of She Productions, Jessica has co-written and performed in many of the company’s shows, including Beverley Does Broadway, The Three Kingdoms, The Lightless Pumpkin, The Lightless Pumpkin Returns, The StorytEllas and The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree.
Jessica has also co-written and directed The Three Kingdoms, Beverley Does Broadway 22 & 23, The Pirates of Christmas Island and The Three Wise Women.
She also directed The StorytEllas Web Series, which she adapted for the screen during Lockdown.
Outside of She Productions, Jessica’s theatre work as an actor Includes: Beryl (Arcola Theatre and East Riding Theatre) Goodnight Mister Tom, (East Riding Theatre), My Big Little Sister (National Tour including The Lyric Hammersmith, The Yvonne Arnaud and Nottingham Playhouse); Top Girls (Tristan Bates Theatre)
Jessica is also a qualified Modern Languages and Drama Teacher, has directed and facilitated for the Shakespeare Schools Festival and was nominated for the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award for Radio.
ANNIE KIRKMAN - WRITER
Annie is a Co-Artistic Director of She Productions where she has co-written and performed in shows including Beverley Does Broadway, The Fairy Who Fell off the Christmas Tree, MissCast (El festival Internacional de Cabaret, Mexico City) & It’s Different for Girls (UK Tour).
Annie has also produced several of their shows including The Pirates of Christmas Island, The StorytEllas, Bauble Town, She Fest: Digital & The Three Kingdoms and co-developed the company’s Finding Your Voice programme.
Annie trained in Musical Theatre at Mountview Academy. She is currently in Sleeping Beauty at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. Other theatre credits include: Noises Off (SJT), Love Labour's Lost (SJT), Beauty & The Beast (SJT), Ladies Day (New Vic Theatre & Octagon) The Hound of the Baskervilles, Frost Hollow Hall, Sparrow, A Christmas Carol (East Riding Theatre), 71 Coltman Street, Leftovers (Hull Truck Theatre) Beryl (Arcola
Theatre) Dungeons & Dragons: An Unofficial Adventure (Silent Uproar), Red Riding Hood (Nottingham Lakeside Theatre) The Butler Dresses Again, Oliver Twist (LAF, New Zealand) Here & Now, Shakers (The John Godber Theatre Company)
Voiceover credits include: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Royal Public Society of Health, Branston Pickle, The Witching Hour (Periplum)
ALICE ROSE PALMER - WRITER & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Born and raised in Hull and a graduate of The University of Hull.
Alice’s theatre credits include Natalie in How to Be Brave (Northern Tour), Ratty in Toad on the Wolds (East Riding Theatre), First Voice in Under Milkwood (East Riding Theatre), One woman show ‘Bombshells’ by Joanna Murray-Smith (She Productions), Lucy in Hilda and the Northern Powerhouse (Kate Hainsworth & Amanda Huxtable), Winifred Holtby in A Life of My Own, (Single Story Theatre), Clair in Earworm (Single Story Theatre, Heads Up Festival), Lucy in Don Jon (Silent Uproar Productions).
Alice is also a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of She Productions Theatre Company. Since 2015, Alice has performed in and/or co-written sell out cabaret show Beverley does Broadway, The Three Kingdoms, The Lightless Pumpkin, The StoryTellas, Miss-Cast, Honey I Stereotyped the Kids, Beverley Does Broadway: The Rebound, sell-out new musical It’s Different For Girls, The Fairy That Fell Off The Christmas Tree, The StorytEllas Web Series, Pirates of Christmas Island, The Wise Women and Bauble Town.
ALISON SHAW - PRODUCER
Alison is a local actor who trained at Drama Studio London.
She has worked in theatre, a familiar face on the stage at East Riding Theatre - Christmas Carol, Toad on the Wolds, How To Be Brave, Around The World in 80 minutes, PlayLab 1, 2 and 3. She has also appeared in Strong Girls Club (SheFestDigital2020), Performance Poet (Royal Court), Cream (Courtyard Theatre), A Woman Alone (Brockley Jack).
Her screen work includes BBC’s Uncanny, Reparation, Baaaaa!, Mercy, ITV Fixers, The End (Film Four) and this winter she will be filming for Netflix.
Alison is the founder of Young Playwrights, an East Yorkshire-based company dedicated to giving young people a voice in the arts and the opportunity to explore theatre-making.
Her first experience of producing was with She Productions on their most recent tour of BEVERLEY DOES BROADWAY. Having created so many lovely memories sitting in the audience at She Productions Christmas Show’s, she is delighted to be back to produce their family festive tour spreading some Christmas magic across the region.
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KATE VEYSEY - DIRECTOR
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Kate is a freelance director and is delighted to be working with She Productions for the first time on The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree.
Her work for family audiences includes How to be a Kid ( Next Door But One, touring schools and theatres May 2025) Green Fingers ( Fladam Theatre Company, touring nationally since April 2024) and Five Children and It ( Strawberry Lion, touring nationally since 2021 including Sheffield Crucible, Lattitude and Glastonbury Festivals)
As Associate Director for Next Door But One, she is Associate Director on When Robin's Appear ( touring York libraries in December 2025) and has directed She Was Walking Home, an award- winning testimonial piece from women in York about women’s safety ( which has been touring since 2021). Kate has also directed How to be Brave (Other Lives Productions village hall tour 2024) and was Assistant Director for Catch for Clean Break, which toured women’s centres and prisons and theatre spaces nationally in 2023-4.
Kate is the Artistic Director for Out of Character Theatre Company. She most recently directed Chaos by Laura Lomas ( Friargate Theatre York July 2025) After Life by Jack Thorne, (Main house York Theatre Royal, May 2024) , and the film Disability and Autonomy, which was a prize winner for the Eleanor Worthington prize 2023.
In 2022 Kate was awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England to focus on Directing, supported and mentored by female directors including Emma Rice /Laura Keefe (Wise Children) and Tamara Harvey (RSC) and Sarah Brigham ( Derby Theatre).
Kate is also a Lecturer in Theatre at York St John University, teaching on the MA and Degree programme.
NATALIE WALKER - MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Natalie was born and raised in East Yorkshire. She graduated from The University of Hull in 2014 with a BA in Music and Theatre and has been working professionally as a musician since 2009. She is one of the founders of the Warblers choirs in Goole, and has worked as a facilitator and performer with accessible musical theatre company Castaway Goole since 2016.
Her biggest passion is theatre and she has enjoyed work as a performer and MD with companies including Middle Child, Snappy Operas, Pick Me Up Theatre and the national tour of Beyond the Barricade.
Her previous work with She Productions includes MD for Beverley Does Broadway in 2022-2225, The Pirates of Christmas Island, The Three Wise Women and Baubletown. She is delighted to be returning to the stage with She Productions for Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree!
MARINA PAPADOPOULOS - COMPOSER
Marina is a graduate of the first cohort of BA Actor-Musicians from the Guildford School of Acting in 2018. She has worked on various projects as a Composer & Arranger for She Productions, including the first run of ‘The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree’ (2019), ‘Bombshells’ (2020), ‘The Three Wise Women’ (2023) & ‘Bauble Town’ (2024). Marina writes harmonies, instrumental lines and creates recorded tracks for use in both their live shows and for this year’s interactive book of The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree. Marina is a singer and instrumentalist - playing piano, guitar, viola and drums, and is proud to be an associate artist with She Productions.
JORDAN DEAN - STAGE MANAGER
Jordan is a filmmaker, director, and theatre practitioner based in Hull. His work has included directing narrative short films, teaching and supporting emerging actors, and collaborating with theatres such as Curve and Nottingham Playhouse to bring stage productions to digital audiences. Jordan is passionate about collaborative storytelling and creative community work, and is excited to be joining She Productions as Stage Manager for The Fairy Who Fell Off the Christmas Tree, helping bring this joyful touring show to audiences across libraries and community spaces this Christmas.
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EMMA TAYLOR - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Emma Taylor is a Hull-based creative working as an ASM and Understudy for The Fairy Who Fell Off the Christmas Tree. She is also mentoring the incorporation of Makaton to aid the shows accessibility.
She also has experience in Sensory Theatre, working with the education department of Concrete Youth for the last 3 years.
ANNABELLE LEE - MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
I am a movement director, dramaturg and playwright who hails from Hull. I am fortunate enough to be able to spread the joy of theatre to those with the most barriers to access around the UK and Europe. My most recent work has been: ‘Blue Print’ (R&D), Sensory Cinders (Limited West End Run) and Blossomise (The National Trust) and I will be the movement director/choreographer on SHE Productions panto this year!
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EMILY CLAY - SET DESIGN
Emily has been working as a set designer with SheProductions since 2019, both at East Riding Theatre, on their library tours and working as a workshop facilitator on their community outreach projects. She loves bringing environmentally friendly techniques to original She Productions shows and cannot wait to share the tale of FAIRY with you this Christmas!
EMA JOWETT - DESIGN ASSISTANT
I have many years experience in sewing and embroidery, over the years I've not only sewed for myself but also worked professionally as a sewing machinist.
From my first cross stitch at 8 years old I’ve worked on many different projects from clothes and soft furnishings to more recently quilting. I’m so excited to get my foot on the pedal and help bring this magical production of ‘The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree’ back to life.
SALLY SMITH - COSTUME DESIGN
Sally is a retired Occupational Therapist / NHS Commissioner. She volunteered her services to the wardrobe department at East Riding Theatre in 2021. Since then her costumes have been seen in productions for both ERT and the She Productions.
These include : Frost Hollow Hall, Toad on the Wolds, Hounds of the Baskerville, Under Milk Wood, Bauble Town, Pirates of Christmas Island, A Christmas Carol and One Good Thing.
DANIEL WATTS - ACCESS CONSULTANT
Dan is an experienced Disability Access Consultant who uses his friendly, honest, and understanding approach to proactively ensure access to events. He's especially proud of his collaborations on local to national to international productions using his humanist philosophy of Access by Design. He has worked on She Productions' Bauble Town from Christmas 2024, which brought magical, accessible theatre to families and children. Over the years, he has worked on Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour, Shrek the Musical, Cinderella, Kid Bopz and so many more productions.
His mission is deeply personal. Growing up as a Deaf person and as a family man, Dan understood what it felt like to miss out on amazing shows; and fun activities.
He is dedicated to making sure no child or family ever has to miss out on wonderful experiences because he believes everyone deserves the opportunity to experience the magic of the arts!
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LU HERBERT - ORIGINAL 2021 SET & COSTUME DESIGN
Lu Herbert is a Set and Costume designer based in Yorkshire, working in Leeds, London and across the UK. Lu is a graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BA Production Arts and Design Degree (specialising in Set and Costume design), and Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s MA Collaborative Theatre Production and Design.
Lu is excited by exploration, play and development for new works of theatre and loves experimenting with colour palettes, texture and bringing new stories to the stage. A lot of the work on this site explores the relationship between text and visual, sensory practice in design, creative collaboration, and having a complex and exciting dynamic with the rest of the creative team on all projects. Sustainability and accessibility are some of Lu’s most valued elements of the theatrical process. Most recently, Lu was nominated for a BroadwayWorld award and shortlisted for the JMK Award 2024 with director Zoe Murtagh. Recent projects include the Olivier-nominated ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ at the Donmar Warehouse, and the West End debut of ‘Murder She Didn’t Write’ at the Duchess Theatre.
Lu's original designs of Tina Tinsel & Gingerbread Person are used in our 2025 production.
Our First Ever Children's Picture Book
We’re so excited to share that our much-loved Christmas story has now been brought to life as a beautifully illustrated picture book, written by Jessica Duffield and illustrated by Penny Barron. 💫
This special edition includes QR codes and links to the show’s magical music and songs, composed by Marina Papadopoulos and performed by the Founding Members of She Productions, so families can sing, dance, and read along at home!
🎶💖 Available to pre-order at our shows, from 1st December 2025, Just ask our Front of House Team for a form.
And through our Pay It Forward campaign, you can help us spread the magic even further. You can gift a child a theatre ticket (£4.00) and/or a copy of the book (£7.50) - ensuring every child can share in the magic of storytelling this Christmas. 🎁
CLICK HERE TO READ OUR PDF ACCESS GUIDE OR WATCH OUR VIDEO ACCESS TOURS
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PAY IT FORWARD
What is 'Paying it Forward?
Sponsor tickets to ensure that no one misses out on the magic of live theatre this Christmas and beyond.
To reach as many families as possible, tickets will be distributed by our local partners: East Riding Libraries, Hull Schools' Library Service, HEY Children's University, East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Children's Rights & Participation Team.
How can I get involved?
If you have attended our show and would like to donate tickets to our Pay It Forward Campaign please use the form below:
If you would like to donate over £100 worth of tickets and/or you are a business please email hannah@sheproductions.co.uk for more information on our Sponsorship packages.
A BIG THANK YOU
To those who have donated so far!
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
