Birmingham Stage Company plans to have a Horrible Christmas in 2014 by staging the latest in its Horrible Histories shows.
The company will “take you on a hair-raising adventure through the history of Christmas in the company of Charles Dickens, Oliver Cromwell, King Henry VIII, St Nicholas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as they all join forces to save the festive season”.
When Christmas comes under threat from a jolly man dressed in red, it is up to one young boy to save the day—but can he save Christmas?
Horrible Christmas is “full of silly jokes, funny songs and lots of hysterical historical facts. It's great entertainment for all the family and everyone aged five and upwards”.
Horrible Christmas is directed by Neal Foster and designed by Jackie Trousdale. Music is by Matthew Scott, lighting by Jason Taylor, sound by Tom Lishman and choreography by Rae Piper and Paul Chantry.
The cast is Adam Anderson, James Earle Adair, Mimi Edwards, Tom Gillies, Tom Jude, Jim Low, Erika Poole and Katy Withers.
Horrible Christmas runs at the Old Rep Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham from Thursday until Saturday 17 January.