Two-actor Christmas comedy brings a crooked Nativity to Dore
A fast-paced retelling of the Nativity featuring two actors, naughty sheep and a wool-allergic wise man is coming to Dore as part of a national tour.
Riding Lights Theatre Company will stage A Very Crooked Christmas at 4pm on Saturday, November 21 at Christ Church, Dore, Church Lane.
The new family show follows two rascally shepherds and their sheep, Jumper, after a magical star appears in the eastern skies and points towards a secret treasure. They devise a plan to steal the star and make their fortunes, only to encounter amazing angels, crazy carpenters and a wise man with a wool allergy.
Every character is played by just two actors in a production combining farce, slapstick, music and puppet animals with wonder, hope and delight.
Written by Rachel Price, the show continues Riding Lights’ tradition of taking comic versions of the Christmas story to audiences around the UK while exploring the meaning at its heart.
A Very Crooked Christmas will be performed more than 30 times in theatres, schools and churches before transferring to the York-based company’s home, Friargate Theatre, for a run from 19 Dec to New Year’s Eve.
Paul Birch, director of A Very Crooked Christmas and Artistic Director of Riding Lights, said: “It’s an absolute joy to be touring a new Christmas show around the UK.
“Since its earliest days, Riding Lights has been taking the nativity story into schools, churches and theatres everywhere, taking a very silly approach to the story of the nativity, which we take entirely seriously.
“There’s nothing quite like seeing a room full of families with small children laughing and laughing at the story of the first Christmas – and, I hope, really taking it to heart.”
Tickets are available at https://ridinglights.littleboxoffice.com/events/178323.