Cast announcement for The Little Mermaid at Hull Truck Theatre

This festive season, audiences are invited to join The Little Mermaid on an under the sea adventure in Tom Saunders’ brand-new adaptation of this classic fairy tale. Exploring friendship, courage and confidence, the production will be live on stage from Thursday 11 December 2025 – Sunday 4 January 2026.

From the team that brought you Rapunzel, Princess and The Frog and Jack, Mum & The Beanstalk this is a heart-warming, action packed adventure full of songs, games and audience interaction. Designed especially for children aged 3 - 6 and their families, this production laced with festive frivolity, will see Coral, a friendly, fun and inquisitive little mermaid go on a journey of self-discovery – helped along the way by her old pal Finn the fish and new-found friend, Charlie – a human from the world above the waves.

Coral (The Little Mermaid) will be played by Elizabeth Green who trained at ALRA and Rose Bruford. She has since performed in many productions, including: Period Parrrty (Kali Theatre/Soho Theatre); Thanks For Having Me (Kings Head Theatre); The Jungle Book (Theatre by the Lake); String (Omnibus Theatre); The Peter Rabbit Easter Adventure (Histrionic Productions); Scratch – The Nag’s Head (Old Red Lion); Dance Nation, Beat Poetry (ALRA/ Rose Bruford); Teen Patti (Theatre 503); Geist (New Writing Festival), Consensual (ALRA), Miss Saigon (Cameron Mackintosh). Elizabeth is has also appeared in Television including: EastEnders (BBC); Doctors (BBC) Deepa and Anoop (Netflix).  

Alex Fairweather will play the roles of Charlie and the Sea Witch. Alex is a local actor from Hull, and a graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. While training, Alex performed the roles of Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family (Mountview Academy) and Magic At The Musicals (Royal Albert Hall). Since graduating, his credits include Alice in Wonderland (Italian Theatre Tour), and Reunion (BBC).

Tom Saunders, Writer and Director of The Little Mermaid, and Associate Director at Hull Truck Theatre, said: 

“Our studio Christmas production this year is going to be magical! I can’t wait for audiences to see our amazing set and puppets, hear the beautiful songs and meet our fantastic cast. 

I really hope families come away from the theatre, as they do every year, full of festive cheer and having had a gorgeous time.” 

All performances have a laid-back attitude to noise and movement in the theatre space. There will also be a British Sign Language (BSL) performance taking place on Saturday 20 December at 1.15pm. 

Tickets for The Little Mermaid are now on sale via the Hull Truck Theatre website: The Little Mermaid | HullTruckTheatre or by calling the Box Office on 01482 323638.