Santa's Elves and the Shoemaker
by Sam Bradshaw Productionstheatre, children-and-family
Santa's Elves and the Shoemaker - This show is ideal for pre-school children up to age 8 years. Also at the end of the show, there will be
about the production
With only three days left before Christmas, Mr.Klopp, the penniless shoemaker, has only enough leather left to make one pair of shoes. He sets the leather aside to be completed the next morning. That night two of Santa’s elves, Bip and Bop, appear thinking they’ve arrived at Santa’s grotto. They make the leather into a splendid pair of shoes. The next morning, Mr.Klopp awakens to discover the shoes. He sells the shoes at huge profit, gives away most of the money and uses the remainder to buy twice as much leather which he plans to make into two pairs of shoes. That night,
about the artist
Sam Bradshaw has been producing shows since 2007 including 'Santa's New Sleigh', 'The Tinderbox', 'My dogs got no nose', 'Santa's Elves and the Shoemaker' as well as assisting the producer on large scale UK tours such as 'Avenue Q', 'Footloose'& 'American Idiot'. Currently in Production 'Mr Stink' by David Walliams.
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stage dimensions
width: 6 metres
height: 6 metres
depth: 4 metres
Simple Lights
Need Sound system and input for 3 mics. Nothing to fly
Children and their Families - Idea for Pre School age 3+
This is a Five Star Review. *****
I have no difficulty in recommending this show. It is a sophisticated piece of theatre beautifully written by Ian Billings with Richard Lamming writing the music and songs. It is sophisticated because it has found a way of entertaining both Parent and Child and to incorporate those two target audiences into one show and then to leave them all happy is a stroke of genius. Go and see you will not regret it.
This is so much more than a Christmas show. The format used is repetition of movement and language. Children love that and find the simple narrative very easy to follow. Importantly, and here is the clever part, no one in the audience felt patronised. It is difficult to do a Kid’s show without there being an air of patronisation around and kids and parent’s experiences of the same show become totally different. No such stuff as that here. Everybody was a valued member of the audience and shared this experience collectively.
Suitable for everyone
We can offer an educational pack and workshop on request to support this show.
We would consider splits and fees. There is a 10% Royalty OTT.
