Wednesday 25 November 2020

NEWS: Raymond Briggs's Father Christmas comes to your computer screens this December thanks to Tobacco Factory Theatres


TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES ANNOUNCES RAYMOND BRIGGS’ FATHER CHRISTMAS FOR AUDIENCES AT HOME

 

Tobacco Factory Theatres is thrilled to announce a digital partnership with Bristol’s Pins and Needles and the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, bringing a magical, joyful and imaginative production to your homes this festive season – Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas.

 

The festive season at Tobacco Factory Theatres is ordinarily its busiest time of year and certainly its most joyful. This Christmas Tobacco Factory Theatres was all set to collaborate with Bristol’s Pins and Needles (The Little Mermaid, the egg and Oi Frog!, West End) on a bold new co-production for its Factory Theatre. Then the world changed, and since March Tobacco Factory Theatres has been fighting for its survival whilst remaining closed to protect the health of its communities.

 

Mike Tweddle, Artistic Director and David Dewhurst, Acting Executive Director, said:

Pins and Needles are a much-loved and respected Bristol company with outstanding instincts for theatrical invention and magical storytelling. We were collaborating with them on a bold new co-production for Christmas, before the world changed. We therefore couldn’t be happier to be still joining forces with them and co-producers the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on this innovative, world-class offering of family theatre, specially reimagined and filmed for audiences at home.”

 

A LYRIC HAMMERSMITH & PINS AND NEEDLES PRODUCTION PRESENTED IN DIGITAL PARTNERSHIP WITH TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES

RAYMOND BRIGGS’ FATHER CHRISTMAS

 

Streamed Online Wed 09 – Thu 24 December 2020

 

Based on the book by Raymond Briggs

Adapted by Pins and Needles

Directed by Emma Earle

Associate Director Eva Sampson

Design by Zoe Squire

Lighting by George Ogilvie

Music and Sound by Lucy Rivers

Puppet Designer Max Humphries

Assistant Director Hannah Drake

Dramaturg Adam Peck

 

This production of Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas has delighted families at the Lyric for eight years running. Now newly rehearsed and filmed especially to be watched in your home, this is the perfect Christmas production at a time when we all need a gorgeous festive treat. From the comfort of your home, watch Briggs’ grumpy but loveable Father Christmas as he gets ready for his busiest day of the year, Christmas Eve. Preparing his Christmas deliveries, feeding his reindeer and finally taking flight into the snowy night.

 

Join Tobacco Factory Theatres for this five star production full of merriment, glorious music and playful puppetry. Audiences will be able to purchase a ticket to access a high quality digital recording of the production, available to view from Wed 09 December until Thu 24 December 2020.

 

TICKETS

Tickets give access to the streaming of Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas from Wed 09 – Thu 24 December so audiences can choose the time they watch to best suit their festive plans. They can enjoy the show along with others in their household as many times as they like between those dates.

 

Individual ticket: £10

Family/group ticket: £15

Will more than one person be watching the stream?
If you love theatre and feel able at this time to support the organisations involved, please consider buying a family ticket.

 

AGE RECOMMENDATION Ages 8 and under and their families

RUNNING TIME 1 hour

TO BOOK tobaccofactorytheatres.com

 

For more information please contact:

Becky Cresswell, Head of Marketing, Tobacco Factory Theatres | becky@tobaccofactorytheatres.com

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