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09/12/2020
Yes, there will be a live Christmas show this year at the Roses Theatre Tewkesbury!
(Almost) a Christmas Carol – an adaptation of Dickens’s famous tale – will open on 12 th December, and tickets cost just £12 each.
(Almost) a Christmas Carol – an adaptation of Dickens’s famous tale – will open on 12 th December, and tickets cost just £12 each.
Written by and performed by local actor Nick Wilkes – with the assistance, or perhaps the hindrance, of Murray Andrews – this scaled-down and laughed-up family version of Charles Dickens’
Christmas classic offers safe, socially distanced fun, and will help blow away those Covid blues.
Jessica Brewster, director of The Roses, says: “We’re very aware at The Roses that money is going to be tight this Christmas after a very difficult year, so we decided to use part of our grant from the Government Arts Rescue Fund to provide some affordable seasonal magic. I could not be more thrilled with the result:
“(Almost) A Christmas Carol is a brilliant show, jam-packed with hilarious gags as well as some tender tear-jerker moments. It’s as good as any panto I’ve ever seen.”
The Roses Theatre has been hugely affected by Covid19, and has only made 2% of expected income this year due to the lockdowns. Jessica Brewster is clear that the Christmas show is crucial to the ongoing sustainability of the venue.
“We have put a huge effort into ensuring The Roses is Covid-secure. National research shows that going to the theatre or cinema has been one of the safest outings you can during this crisis, with no known cases tracked back to any venue.
“We at The Roses have had audience members as old as 90 telling us how safe, secure and satisfying their visit has been, and we hope people from Tewkesbury and the surrounding areas will return to The Roses in increasing numbers over the next few months.”
(Almost) A Christmas Carol opens on Saturday, December 12, and runs until Saturday, January 2.
Tickets can be booked at www.rosestheatre.org or from the Roses box office on 01684 295074.
Christmas classic offers safe, socially distanced fun, and will help blow away those Covid blues.
Jessica Brewster, director of The Roses, says: “We’re very aware at The Roses that money is going to be tight this Christmas after a very difficult year, so we decided to use part of our grant from the Government Arts Rescue Fund to provide some affordable seasonal magic. I could not be more thrilled with the result:
“(Almost) A Christmas Carol is a brilliant show, jam-packed with hilarious gags as well as some tender tear-jerker moments. It’s as good as any panto I’ve ever seen.”
The Roses Theatre has been hugely affected by Covid19, and has only made 2% of expected income this year due to the lockdowns. Jessica Brewster is clear that the Christmas show is crucial to the ongoing sustainability of the venue.
“We have put a huge effort into ensuring The Roses is Covid-secure. National research shows that going to the theatre or cinema has been one of the safest outings you can during this crisis, with no known cases tracked back to any venue.
“We at The Roses have had audience members as old as 90 telling us how safe, secure and satisfying their visit has been, and we hope people from Tewkesbury and the surrounding areas will return to The Roses in increasing numbers over the next few months.”
(Almost) A Christmas Carol opens on Saturday, December 12, and runs until Saturday, January 2.
Tickets can be booked at www.rosestheatre.org or from the Roses box office on 01684 295074.
