It’s Christmas Eve at West Yorkshire’s (almost) favourite garden centre – and the last chance for one lucky department to win the seasonal bonus. Over at the grotto, a reluctant Santa, relentlessly positive Tree, and stressed-out student Elf all need cash and quick. Forget Christmas miracles, they’ll have to pull together to sleigh this competition.
Only Rudolf’s looking queasy, the decorations dubious and Team Grotto’s struggling to keep their own dysfunctional festivities under wraps. Can they win with Christmas cheer alone? Or will they resort to dirty tricks? Stuff Christmas spirit, this is war!
A Proper Merry Christmess is a chaotic Christmas comedy for adults, an antidote to the snowy schmaltz, floppy hair and impossibly big kitchens of the festive romcom. At the time of year when being skint isn’t an option, step into an honest Christmas story, featuring the bits those movies always leave out, actually.
Written by Leon Fleming & Seeta Wrightson, following workshops with local communities from BITMO and St. George’s Crypt
Directed by Cheryl Martin
All performances will have integrated captions on a screen within the set.
Age guidance is 16+
Running time is approx. 60 mins no interval
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Show Credits
Directed by Cheryl Martin
Written by Seeta Wrightson & Leon Fleming
Cast: Maryam Ali as Rani, Roo Arwen as Red and Charles Doherty as Michael
Associate / Musical Director Claire O’Connor
Designer Antony Jones
Producer Joseph Clowser
Composers Bayard Bryan & Claire O’Connor
Choreography Richard Priestley
Lighting Designer Tom Blackband / Darren Lowe
Stage Manager Leila Fisk / Heather Newsham
Assistant Director Eija Gibson
Illustration Bethan Woollvin
Puppets Kathleen Yore