Santa Must Die!
About the show
“Impossible to resist. Raw, raucous and righteously angry piece of festive gig-theatre with engaging performances and catchy, clever songs.”
“If you’re looking for a slice of anarchic, festive fun then look no further than Santa Must Die! Take your mates, buy some beers, rise up against the corporate machine.
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Please sir, can I have the night off?”
Nadia and Abed might just be the next big thing. They’re in The North’s greatest Punk band this side of the Seventies and for one night only they’re playing their local. It’s just it’s Xmas eve and Santa is a bad boss.
Unending queues of demanding, entitled customers, minimum wage, no time off, unpaid overtime, zero hours contract. It’s about time the elves staged a riot.
Santa Must Die! was a raucous new gig theatre show for the gig economy at the most difficult time of the year! A different kind of Christmas story about it being really sh*t when Xmas is all work and no play, about finding joy in unexpected places, and fighting against that which is meant to keep you down.
Santa Must Die!, an archipelago arts collective production, commissioned by Alphabetti Theatre supported by Arts Council England, Bradford Producing Hub, Leeds Playhouse, Red Ladder and The Lowry.
Creative Team
WRITER Rosie MacPherson
COMPOSER | LYRICIST | MUSICAL DIRECTOR Seán Ryan
DIRECTOR (2021) | DRAMATURG Beth Knight
LYRICIST | DIRECTOR (2021) Laurence Young
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Anna Robinson
VIDEO DESIGNER | DIRECTOR (2023) Matt Powell
LIGHTING DESIGNER Louise Gregory
LYRICIST Robin Ravi
ACCESS CONSULTANT Vicky Ackroyd
Cast
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Verity Bajoria
Nadia (2023)
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Rhian Liu
Nadia (2021)
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Robin Ravi
Abed
