Third Lichfield Christmas crime for New Old Friends

Published: 1 September 2018
Reporter: Steve Orme

“Daft romp of a show”: Crimes of the Christmas Pudding

New Old Friends will return to Lichfield Garrick at Christmas 2018 for more shenanigans in Crimes of the Christmas Pudding.

In 2017 the company produced Crimes on the Christmas Express and in 2016 its festive offering was Crimes Against Christmas.

In Crimes of the Christmas Pudding, detective Artemis Arinae finds herself in the middle of a steamy seasonal crime caper set in high society. Lord and Lady Lorde’s traditional family Christmas looks as though it will be overwhelmed by lust, greed and a paranoid butler. Can she place the Prince’s priceless possession and puzzling paramour before anyone gets stabbed in the back?

It will be a “fast-paced, gag-filled, daft romp of a show”, with four actors playing 13 characters.

Feargus Woods Dunlop from New Old Friends said, “we’re over the moon to be returning to the Garrick for a third year and are absolutely honoured to hear on social media that it’s become part of people’s festive traditions, with groups re-booking year on year.

“This year’s show is inspired by the epitome of ‘cosy crime’ dramas—the isolated manor house. We’ve had a lot of fun with it.”

Crimes of the Christmas Pudding will run at the Garrick from Wednesday 5 December until Saturday 5 January 2019.

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