![]() ![]() ![]() Broadgate, City of London, 10 -11 December Donald and Benoit Featuring Juliet Stevenson, Nina Wadia and Paterson Joseph, it is then available for download until spring. Not ready to return to theatre? Or just fancy a winter stroll with some added drama? Poltergeist Theatre’s site-specific, digital audio show is playable on smartphones and invites you to turn ghost-detector on a trip around the City of London. digital audio show Ghost Walk, playable on audience’s smartphones. Bridge theatre, London, 30 November-26 February Book a spare seat for your dæmon and treat yourself to a madeleine in the interval. Bristol Old Vic, 25 November-8 January The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvageĭelayed by almost 18 months because of the pandemic, Philip Pullman’s prequel to the His Dark Materials trilogy finally hits the stage, adapted by Bryony Lavery, directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley. A modern-day hero, JJ, gets caught up in the Sherwood shenanigans. Olivier theatre, London, 4 December-22 January Robin HoodĬhristmas is a fine time for this swashbuckling saga of goodwill and merriment, which gets remixed as a “legend of the forgotten forest” by Bristol’s Wardrobe Ensemble in a show for over-sevens. Rosalie Craig takes the lead role and there’s a first-rate creative team including choreographer Jade Hackett, composer Jim Fortune, writer Tanya Ronder and director Rufus Norris. The National Theatre’s Christmas spectacular offers the “true story of the bad fairy”, reimagining Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the sprite who makes her slumber. The always electrifying Adam Cooper stars as the demanding director Zach. With more hopes and dreams than Santa could ever fulfil, this high-kicking sensation of a backstage drama gets a welcome new production by musicals maestro Nikolai Foster. Dundee Rep, 27 November-31 December A Chorus Line From Noisemaker, the company behind Oor Wullie and The Snow Queen, it’s directed by Andrew Panton and features 11 actor-musicians. But this new musical version with audience interaction should ring the changes. The Egg, Bath, 27 November-24 December A Christmas CarolĬharles Dickens’ fable can seem like an old chestnut and this winter it’s being staged far and wide as usual. Marc Parrett’s scurrying squirrel puppet is the star of Tim Bell and Kate Cross’s five-star show, which creates a wintertime wonderland with a chic Bauhaus-inspired design, jazzy accompaniment and a giddy sense of fun. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/the Guardian Squirrelīright-eyed and bushy-tailed, the Egg’s nut-loving mischief-maker is back. Caroline Garland in Squirrel, the Egg, Bath, 2019. Like several theatres this Christmas, there are special socially distanced performances available if you prefer. Paul Boyd’s story is set in a circus and features the conjuror Mr Fox, acrobat Lady Cat and opera sensation the Red Lobster. This new musical version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale gives the wooden boy more than a talking cricket for company. Watermill, Newbury, 18 November-31 December Pinocchio: The Greatest Wonder of the Age The Watermill’s musical caper adds an extra bit of fun by offering 5pm pyjama performances to ease the post-show bedtime routine. ![]() Southbank Centre, London, 16 December-2 JanuaryĪ swinging new version of Rudyard Kipling’s adventure, adapted, directed and choreographed by Tom Jackson Greaves with poetry and lyrics by Sanah Ahsan. Now it’s back, with ringmaster David Williamson introducing some old favourites alongside new international acts including contortionists, acrobats and knife-throwers. An adorable elephant puppet named Peanuts was the big hit of this circus spectacular when it rolled into the Southbank Centre in 2019. ![]()
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