"Little M is co-directed by trans non-binary dancer, choreographer and visual artist Anders Duckworth and non-binary writer Luke Skilbeck. The story is further described as "an underwater fairytale world reimagined for a new generation" and a "life affirming production [that] celebrates the power of being at home in your own skin and discovering who you really are". The dance-heavy production is for "anyone who feels as if they are swimming against the tide"."
"The adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairytale, which has long been heralded as a queer allegory, will be staged at dance and performance centre The Place. It will take place on 24 and 25 October, during the annual Genderfluid Visibility Week. Renamed Little M and billed as a "magical coming of age story", the reimagining will feature "fantastical puppetry, magical transformations and spectacular dance", and is aimed at those aged nine and over."
Little M is a reimagining of The Little Mermaid led by trans and non-binary choreographers and directors, to be staged at The Place in London on 24 and 25 October during Genderfluid Visibility Week. The production is co-directed by trans non-binary dancer, choreographer and visual artist Anders Duckworth and non-binary writer Luke Skilbeck. The narrative replaces Ariel and Flounder with Little M and Punk the Puffer Fish and follows their discovery of a suitcase and curiosity about the 'world above'. The dance-heavy show features fantastical puppetry, magical transformations, and spectacular dance, targets ages nine and over, and is supported by Gendered Intelligence, FEAST and Yorkshire Dance.
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