Christmas Comes to Moominvalley: a magical show that honours Tove Jansson and her creations

By Kiera Vaclavik, Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London

Christmas can be a bit of a performance. It often involves harassed people doing a lot. But for many of us, alongside all the stressful preparations, it will include some kind of theatre visit, whether a panto, musical or ballet, such as The Nutcracker.

These days a way to escape the tyranny of digital screens, family trips to the theatre were already a tradition by the end of the 19th century. Children’s books of “the…

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