High up in the Swiss Alps, a young orphan girl is brought to live with her grandfather. Intelligent and cheerful, Heidi befriends the neighbours and frolics among the alpine flowers, bringing sunshine into her grumpy grandfather’s life. But one day her aunt comes to take her away to Frankfurt, to become a companion to an invalid named Clara. Will Heidi ever return to the mountain? Or is this big city adventure the start of a new chapter in her life?

Originally written in German, Heidi is author Johanna Spyri’s most famous work and one of the best-selling novels of all time. Since 1881, the story of the little Swiss mountain girl has appeared on stage and screen from the UK to Japan to South Africa.

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