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Autumn ProductionFlint Street Nativity
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Wed 6th Oct 2010 at 7:30
Fri 8th Oct 2010
at 7:30
Sat 9th Oct 2010 at 7:30
Tickets Prices:
£6.50 & £7.50
Mizzis Horrocks' class of seven year
olds is about to perform their nativity play at Flint Street Junior School for
the proud mums and dads — and the occasional social worker. Squabbles
arise when Gabriel wants to play Mary, the Star grumbles he's not a proper star
like they have at NASA, Herod won't stop waving to his mum and dad and the
subversive Innkeeper is determined to liven up the traditional script. And then
the stick insect escapes... The children are played by adults, who later play
their parents so the set changes accordingly to reflect the difference in
scale. This warm, witty, funny play is an ideal alternative to the usual
Christmas fare with original lyrics set to the tunes of the usual Christmas
carols. It was first performed to critical acclaim at the Liverpool Playhouse.
The music is available separately on hire.
"Exposes what an ungodly
snake pit of paediatric power-politics the staging of your average Nativity
play can be ... There are moments when you may wet yourself laughing." Alfred
Hickling, Guardian
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Rehearsals are now underway for what should be a very amusing
and entertaining production. The crew will be busy building a larger than life
set, so that our adult cast will appear as children for this 'as seen on TV'
comedy.
The Flint Street Nativity was originally a TV comedy produced
for Yorkshire Television and aired during Christmas 1999. Tim rewrote the play
and added music for the production at the Liverpool Playhouse. The
eight-year-old pupils of Flint Street Primary School, all played by adults,
perform the nativity play for their parents. The story is based on real events,
collected over a period of ten years from members of Tim Firth's family and
friends who were teachers.
THE FLINT STREET NATIVITY was Liverpool
Playhouse's Christmas show for the second year in a row! The seasonal comedy,
which in 2006 broke box office records and became the theatres most successful
Christmas show ever, was repeated for the 2007/08 season.
Tickets for this production will be available
on-line
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Get you tickets soon, as this production is likely to sell out
quickly.
Can you display a poster for
us?
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Tickets on Sale from 1st Sept
2010
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