Archive - Christmas Productions
Beauty and the Beast
Images by Brian Hartley
Glasgow Life
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Writer - Alan McHugh
Adapted and Directed by Julie Brown
Design - Claire Halleran
Sound Design - Karen MacIver
Glasgow Life bring the beloved fairy tale to your doorstep, with our family-friendly, affordable panto tour of community venues across Glasgow.
The handsome Prince Sebastian has been cursed by the vain witch Deadly Nightshade and turned into a scary Beast.
Now he lives all alone – apart from with his faithful housekeeper – in a crumbling castle where no-one can bear to look at him!
Follow the feisty Belle and her good pals Betty and Boaby as they fight to break the evil spell and bring love, joy and laughter back into the Beast’s life.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Writer - Alan McHugh
Adapted and Directed by Julie Brown
Design - Claire Halleran
Sound Design - Karen MacIver
Glasgow Life bring the beloved fairy tale to your doorstep, with our family-friendly, affordable panto tour of community venues across Glasgow.
The handsome Prince Sebastian has been cursed by the vain witch Deadly Nightshade and turned into a scary Beast.
Now he lives all alone – apart from with his faithful housekeeper – in a crumbling castle where no-one can bear to look at him!
Follow the feisty Belle and her good pals Betty and Boaby as they fight to break the evil spell and bring love, joy and laughter back into the Beast’s life.
Jack and The Beanstalk II, Return of the Farmer
Showroom/Eastwood Park Theatre
www.weareshowroom.co.uk
Written and Composed - Andy McGregor
Director - Julie Brown
Design - Claire Halleran
Music Supervision - Gary Cameron
Jack McJack has it all – he lives a life of fame, fortune and fanciness having found the Golden Goose in the story that we all know and love. Now he owns Giffnock’s most successful supermarket and everything is going his way. That is until the trickster of a farmer who gave him the magic beans returns and demands his share of the profits. Our hero will need to rely on his friends and staff, not least the expert shelf-stacker (and some-time Kung-Fu expert) Alice, if he is to find his way out of this one.
Images by Mihaela Bodlovic
www.weareshowroom.co.uk
Written and Composed - Andy McGregor
Director - Julie Brown
Design - Claire Halleran
Music Supervision - Gary Cameron
Jack McJack has it all – he lives a life of fame, fortune and fanciness having found the Golden Goose in the story that we all know and love. Now he owns Giffnock’s most successful supermarket and everything is going his way. That is until the trickster of a farmer who gave him the magic beans returns and demands his share of the profits. Our hero will need to rely on his friends and staff, not least the expert shelf-stacker (and some-time Kung-Fu expert) Alice, if he is to find his way out of this one.
Images by Mihaela Bodlovic
Eric the Elf's Chaotic Christmas
Macrobert Arts Centre
www.macrobert.org
Written and Composed by Andy McGregor
Director - Julie Ellen
Designer - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Elle Somerville
A very special show for wee ones at Christmas time - join Eric on his adventure to save Christmas.
It’s Eric’s first day working in Santa’s Grotto and he is about as excited as an Elf can be. But what starts out as a magical day filled with fun soon goes wrong, as Eric is left all on his own some with the future of Christmas resting entirely on his rather small shoulders. Thankfully a whole bunch of his little human pals have shown up, little children from all over Scotland and beyond. Surely if they work together they can get the job done?
www.macrobert.org
Written and Composed by Andy McGregor
Director - Julie Ellen
Designer - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Elle Somerville
A very special show for wee ones at Christmas time - join Eric on his adventure to save Christmas.
It’s Eric’s first day working in Santa’s Grotto and he is about as excited as an Elf can be. But what starts out as a magical day filled with fun soon goes wrong, as Eric is left all on his own some with the future of Christmas resting entirely on his rather small shoulders. Thankfully a whole bunch of his little human pals have shown up, little children from all over Scotland and beyond. Surely if they work together they can get the job done?
Rapunzel
Platform
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Simon Wilkinson
Music - Danny Krass
Rapunzel and her mum Gloria live together at the Woodland salon, creating wild and glamorous hairstyles for all the local animals; Pink perms for pigs, bouffant hair for bears, and highlights for hedgehogs.
Christmas is coming, so the salon is very busy. Everyone wants to look their best for the holidays. Apart from Rapunzel, she is not really that bothered, she just really wants someone to talk to. All she wants for Christmas is to go out and explore the world!
Gloria has other ideas, she wants Rapunzel to stay with her. A perfect little doll, with beautiful flowing hair who will be by her side for ever and ever and ever…
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Simon Wilkinson
Music - Danny Krass
Rapunzel and her mum Gloria live together at the Woodland salon, creating wild and glamorous hairstyles for all the local animals; Pink perms for pigs, bouffant hair for bears, and highlights for hedgehogs.
Christmas is coming, so the salon is very busy. Everyone wants to look their best for the holidays. Apart from Rapunzel, she is not really that bothered, she just really wants someone to talk to. All she wants for Christmas is to go out and explore the world!
Gloria has other ideas, she wants Rapunzel to stay with her. A perfect little doll, with beautiful flowing hair who will be by her side for ever and ever and ever…
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
Christmas At the Circus
A Cumbernauld Theatre and Elie Street Co-Production
www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
Creators/Performers Fiona Manson, Becky Gerrard and Ronan McMahon
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Callum Smith
Music - Greg Sinclair
Roll Up! Roll Up! It’s Christmas at the Circus!
As the countdown to Christmas commences, the circus doesn’t have long to turn their act in to a Christmas Extravaganza!
Can they swap juggling balls for baubles, lions for reindeer, hang stockings on the tightrope?
Join the Ringmaster, Bendy Brenda, Tightrope Tracy and a host of circus performers as they work against the clock to get the show ready in time!
From the team who brought you last year’s How to be a Christmas Tree.
A fun, inventive and magical Christmas show especially for the Under 5’s!
Images by Liam Hagan
www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
Creators/Performers Fiona Manson, Becky Gerrard and Ronan McMahon
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Callum Smith
Music - Greg Sinclair
Roll Up! Roll Up! It’s Christmas at the Circus!
As the countdown to Christmas commences, the circus doesn’t have long to turn their act in to a Christmas Extravaganza!
Can they swap juggling balls for baubles, lions for reindeer, hang stockings on the tightrope?
Join the Ringmaster, Bendy Brenda, Tightrope Tracy and a host of circus performers as they work against the clock to get the show ready in time!
From the team who brought you last year’s How to be a Christmas Tree.
A fun, inventive and magical Christmas show especially for the Under 5’s!
Images by Liam Hagan
How to be a Christmas Tree
A Cumbernauld Theatre & Fish and Game Co-Production
www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
Director - Eilidh MacKaskill
Creators/Performers Fiona Manson and Becky Gerrard
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Kate Bonney
Music - Greg Sinclair
This is where the best trees come to learn how to give a lucky someone the best Christmas ever! It’s important that everyone learns how to stand up straight, to be very still, to have their branches at just the right angle and to never ever drop your needles! But one tree wants to be different…
This fun and interactive show filled with music and plenty of jokes has been especially designed for children under 5 and will be sure to give young family and nursery audiences a brilliant Christmas treat.
'...confronted by Claire Halleran’s wittily beguiling set – a forest of wee green cones, brightly painted large trees that have secret treasures hidden inside.' The Herald★★★
www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
Director - Eilidh MacKaskill
Creators/Performers Fiona Manson and Becky Gerrard
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Kate Bonney
Music - Greg Sinclair
This is where the best trees come to learn how to give a lucky someone the best Christmas ever! It’s important that everyone learns how to stand up straight, to be very still, to have their branches at just the right angle and to never ever drop your needles! But one tree wants to be different…
This fun and interactive show filled with music and plenty of jokes has been especially designed for children under 5 and will be sure to give young family and nursery audiences a brilliant Christmas treat.
'...confronted by Claire Halleran’s wittily beguiling set – a forest of wee green cones, brightly painted large trees that have secret treasures hidden inside.' The Herald★★★
Puss in Boots
Platform
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Lizzie Powell
Music - Michael John McCarthy
Join us for a rip roaring adventure, as we hear the tale of a smart talking, sword fighting, salsa-dancing cat!
It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is tucked up tight, except for Puss in Boots! He walks alone through the snow and sees an open door, he hears a friendly voice - will they let him stay the night? Is this his Christmas miracle?
Big laughs, romantic encounters and lots of singing as Puss tries to find a place he can call home in time for Christmas day.
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Lizzie Powell
Music - Michael John McCarthy
Join us for a rip roaring adventure, as we hear the tale of a smart talking, sword fighting, salsa-dancing cat!
It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is tucked up tight, except for Puss in Boots! He walks alone through the snow and sees an open door, he hears a friendly voice - will they let him stay the night? Is this his Christmas miracle?
Big laughs, romantic encounters and lots of singing as Puss tries to find a place he can call home in time for Christmas day.
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
The Three Little Pigs
Platform
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Lizzie Powell
Music - Michael John McCarthy
The Three Little Pigs have never got along. They are one very unhappy family! Now they’re all grown up they have moved out with little houses of their own.
They are all tucked up safe against the cold winter snow. Until…a very mean Wolf comes along and changes everything!
Will the Pigs escape the wolf? Will they find somewhere to live? Will they ever stop arguing with each other?
''Writer Lewis Hetherington , director Matt Addicott and designer Claire Halleran have again joined forces to fill the Platform stage with a good-looking, cleverly modern twist on an old morality tale. Panto hi-jinks are mixed in with the side-swipes at greedy developers while Michael John McCarthy's sound-score has us blown away..'' ★★★ The Herald
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting - Lizzie Powell
Music - Michael John McCarthy
The Three Little Pigs have never got along. They are one very unhappy family! Now they’re all grown up they have moved out with little houses of their own.
They are all tucked up safe against the cold winter snow. Until…a very mean Wolf comes along and changes everything!
Will the Pigs escape the wolf? Will they find somewhere to live? Will they ever stop arguing with each other?
''Writer Lewis Hetherington , director Matt Addicott and designer Claire Halleran have again joined forces to fill the Platform stage with a good-looking, cleverly modern twist on an old morality tale. Panto hi-jinks are mixed in with the side-swipes at greedy developers while Michael John McCarthy's sound-score has us blown away..'' ★★★ The Herald
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
Red riding hood
Platform
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Music - Michael John McCarthy
Red Riding Hood loves Grandma. She loves the woods. And she loves Christmas. So she is very excited to visit Grandma on Christmas day! There is only one thing in the way of Red Riding Hood and her perfect Christmas and that is the Big Bad Wolf. Join us for songs and silliness, jokes and adventures, as we find out if Red Riding Hood can save Christmas day!
Suitable for 5+.
''...yet again Platform rocks it's own house style of panto anarchy, crafty invention, music and design, great-hearted fun that leaves us hungry as a wolf for more.''★★★★ The Herald
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Music - Michael John McCarthy
Red Riding Hood loves Grandma. She loves the woods. And she loves Christmas. So she is very excited to visit Grandma on Christmas day! There is only one thing in the way of Red Riding Hood and her perfect Christmas and that is the Big Bad Wolf. Join us for songs and silliness, jokes and adventures, as we find out if Red Riding Hood can save Christmas day!
Suitable for 5+.
''...yet again Platform rocks it's own house style of panto anarchy, crafty invention, music and design, great-hearted fun that leaves us hungry as a wolf for more.''★★★★ The Herald
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot
macrobert arts centre
www.macrobert.org
Writer - Olly Emanuel
Director - Garath Nicholls
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Mark Ritchie
Sound Design - Daniel Krass
Johnny hates Christmas. The presents, the tree, Brussels sprouts. Yuck! The problem is that Johnny lives next door to Mr McGregor. Mr McGregor loves Christmas. Every year Mr McGregor gives Johnny a present but Johnny doesn't want it. That is, until this year. This year there is no present. And no sign of Mr McGregor either.
Now Johnny must search for clues and discover the truth about his presents and what has happened to the mysterious Mr McGregor. An adventure story for 3-6 years olds about gifts, friendship and eating your vegetables.
''Claire Halleran's cluttered-house set opens up splendidly to reveal all sorts of tricks and Christmas delights....'' The Stage
''The happy ending sees the action, and the pop-up surprises in Clare Halleran's front room set, go into splendid overdrive...'' ★★★★ The Herald
www.macrobert.org
Writer - Olly Emanuel
Director - Garath Nicholls
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Mark Ritchie
Sound Design - Daniel Krass
Johnny hates Christmas. The presents, the tree, Brussels sprouts. Yuck! The problem is that Johnny lives next door to Mr McGregor. Mr McGregor loves Christmas. Every year Mr McGregor gives Johnny a present but Johnny doesn't want it. That is, until this year. This year there is no present. And no sign of Mr McGregor either.
Now Johnny must search for clues and discover the truth about his presents and what has happened to the mysterious Mr McGregor. An adventure story for 3-6 years olds about gifts, friendship and eating your vegetables.
''Claire Halleran's cluttered-house set opens up splendidly to reveal all sorts of tricks and Christmas delights....'' The Stage
''The happy ending sees the action, and the pop-up surprises in Clare Halleran's front room set, go into splendid overdrive...'' ★★★★ The Herald
The Polar Bears Go Wild
The Polar Bears Go Wild - macrobert arts centre
macrobert arts centre/ Fish and Game
www.macrobert.org
www.fishandgame.org.uk
Director - Louise Brodie
Creators and Performers - Eilidh MacKaskill
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Grant Anderson
Sound Design - Greg Sinclair
If you’re aged 5 or under, then here’s the show for you,
Get here on your skis/snowshoes/tractor
Or paddle your canoe…
Brave explorers wanted to join two friendly (but
slightly naughty) Polar Bears on the adventure of a lifetime. Where are they
going? What will they get up to next? And have they got enough sandwiches (Polar
Bears love sandwiches, everyone knows that)?
With music, comedy and quite a lot of cheekiness, The Polar Bears Go Wild is the perfect festive treat for young audiences. Remember to keep hold of your ice cream – Polar Bears are always hungry!
''... percussion and sound effects are as much a part of the landscape as the deceptively simple set (again by that mistress of sudden reveals, Clare Halleran).''★★★★ The Herald
'...the two Arctic adventurers scaling and then skiing down mountains and traversing a loch in a rowing boat, feats that are evoked through precision mime and ingenious interactions between Claire Halleran's versatile set...' ★★★★ The List
"Designed by Claire Halleran, the mountain-shaped set is one of the show’s biggest assets..."★★★The Scotsman
''...this delightful, heart-warming show about a couple of polar bears exploring their environment, packed full of inventive charm, and good humour ...'' Stv Entertainment
''That set (designed by Claire Halleran) looks a simple array of triangles, but as little doors open or lids pop up, lots of objects appear to help our intrepid bears on their exploration across the icy wastes.'' ★★★★The Herald
www.macrobert.org
www.fishandgame.org.uk
Director - Louise Brodie
Creators and Performers - Eilidh MacKaskill
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Grant Anderson
Sound Design - Greg Sinclair
If you’re aged 5 or under, then here’s the show for you,
Get here on your skis/snowshoes/tractor
Or paddle your canoe…
Brave explorers wanted to join two friendly (but
slightly naughty) Polar Bears on the adventure of a lifetime. Where are they
going? What will they get up to next? And have they got enough sandwiches (Polar
Bears love sandwiches, everyone knows that)?
With music, comedy and quite a lot of cheekiness, The Polar Bears Go Wild is the perfect festive treat for young audiences. Remember to keep hold of your ice cream – Polar Bears are always hungry!
''... percussion and sound effects are as much a part of the landscape as the deceptively simple set (again by that mistress of sudden reveals, Clare Halleran).''★★★★ The Herald
'...the two Arctic adventurers scaling and then skiing down mountains and traversing a loch in a rowing boat, feats that are evoked through precision mime and ingenious interactions between Claire Halleran's versatile set...' ★★★★ The List
"Designed by Claire Halleran, the mountain-shaped set is one of the show’s biggest assets..."★★★The Scotsman
''...this delightful, heart-warming show about a couple of polar bears exploring their environment, packed full of inventive charm, and good humour ...'' Stv Entertainment
''That set (designed by Claire Halleran) looks a simple array of triangles, but as little doors open or lids pop up, lots of objects appear to help our intrepid bears on their exploration across the icy wastes.'' ★★★★The Herald
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
macroberts arts centre
www.macrobert.org
Director - Rob Evans
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Lizzie Powell
Sound Design - Michael John McCarthy
'Claire Halleran’s rooftop set has all the intricate surprise of a life-size pop-out book' ★★★★ The Herald
www.macrobert.org
Director - Rob Evans
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Lizzie Powell
Sound Design - Michael John McCarthy
'Claire Halleran’s rooftop set has all the intricate surprise of a life-size pop-out book' ★★★★ The Herald
Goldilocks
Goldilocks - Platform
Platform
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Music - Michael John McCarthy
It's Christmas eve in the Bear's house. Their beds are made, the porridge is hot and their favourite chairs are waiting for them - what could possibly go wrong? With plenty of music, jokes and bears our talented and energetic cast bring Goldilocks to life.
''...those poor but happy bears who live at one with nature in the woods. Those woods, by the way, are gorgeously realised in Claire Halleran's design which snuggles a wee split-level cottage among huge, snow-covered trees.'' ★★★★The Herald
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
www.platform-online.co.uk
Written by Lewis Heatherington
Director - Matt Addicott
Design - Claire Halleran
Music - Michael John McCarthy
It's Christmas eve in the Bear's house. Their beds are made, the porridge is hot and their favourite chairs are waiting for them - what could possibly go wrong? With plenty of music, jokes and bears our talented and energetic cast bring Goldilocks to life.
''...those poor but happy bears who live at one with nature in the woods. Those woods, by the way, are gorgeously realised in Claire Halleran's design which snuggles a wee split-level cottage among huge, snow-covered trees.'' ★★★★The Herald
Production Images by Neil Thomas Douglas
Mr Snow
macrobert arts centre
www.macrobert.org
Director - Rob Evans
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Lizzie Powell
Sound Deign - Danny Krass
Mr Snow lives in the flattest, whitest place imaginable. Every day he leaves his house and collects snow. Every kind of snow; soft snow, sad snow, hot snow, cold snow, snow that breathes, snow that talks. Slowly, as he shows us what is in his collection, things begin to melt from the snow. Objects long frozen. Each one slowly piecing together the story of Mr Snow and how he got here.
''Claire Halleran’s intriguingly cluttered set a treasure trove of lateral thinking: a half-buried wardrobe is the door, while a wall of transparent storage bags lights up for shadow-puppet sequences of sleigh-rides.' ' The Herald★★★★
''Claire Halleran’s surreal, inventive set... '' The Stage
www.macrobert.org
Director - Rob Evans
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Lizzie Powell
Sound Deign - Danny Krass
Mr Snow lives in the flattest, whitest place imaginable. Every day he leaves his house and collects snow. Every kind of snow; soft snow, sad snow, hot snow, cold snow, snow that breathes, snow that talks. Slowly, as he shows us what is in his collection, things begin to melt from the snow. Objects long frozen. Each one slowly piecing together the story of Mr Snow and how he got here.
''Claire Halleran’s intriguingly cluttered set a treasure trove of lateral thinking: a half-buried wardrobe is the door, while a wall of transparent storage bags lights up for shadow-puppet sequences of sleigh-rides.' ' The Herald★★★★
''Claire Halleran’s surreal, inventive set... '' The Stage
The Littlest Christmas Tree
macroberts arts centre
www.macrobert.org
Director - Andy Manley
Design - Claire Halleran
Lighting Design - Dave Shea
Sound Design - Danny Krass
''An absolutely charming little piece of theatre...continually enchanting, as the characters pass by lovely, illuminated miniature houses in their desperate race against the clock.' The Telegraph ★★★★
'They search around Claire Halleran's brilliantly designed set...' The Stage
