Little Elves, A Co-Production by Chromatic Theatre & Handsome Alice Theatre

Blending haunting folk-inspired music, striking puppetry, dark humour, and powerful storytelling, Little Elves transforms a familiar legend into an unforgettable tale of resilience, identity, and the stories history chooses to tell. As truth becomes increasingly blurred, the musical asks a haunting question: when the world is determined to see you as the villain, how far will you go to survive?

Set around the warmth of a campfire yet steeped in gothic folklore, Little Elves reinterprets the
original miracle of St. Nicholas by centering three young Asian women whose act of self-defence is rewritten as legend. Rather than a simple tale of good and evil, the musical examines who gets to tell history, whose lives are deemed worthy of saving, and how myth can be used to justify injustice.

Through its richly textured score—drawing from folk, country, and contemporary pop influences— and its evocative visual world of eerie puppets and folklore-inspired design, Little Elves explores themes of justice, vengeance, systemic racism, abolition, faith, and the enduring legacy of anti-Asian discrimination in Turtle Island (North America). Both thrilling and deeply moving, it invites audiences to question the myths we inherit and the truths we choose to believe.

Runs October 28 to November 7, 2026
The Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatre
(2140 Pumphouse Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 3P5)

www.chromatictheatre.ca/little-elves