The Night Before Christmas 2023

Dates :

Saturday 18 November - Sunday 14 January

Age:

2 - 6 Years

A Polka Theatre and Royal & Derngate, Northampton co-production

A performer onstage in a dressing gown holding a plush reindeer toy.
4 star rating

"A truly beautiful show filled with magic, laughter and delightful imagination" 

Everything Theatre

About

Amber is six and loves reindeer! It’s Christmas Eve but Grandad is feeling tired and Amber’s favourite snow-globe gets broken. Then her world is turned topsy turvy by a surprise visitor and Amber begins an adventure she will never forget.

Join Amber on a festive journey like no other – after all, on the night before Christmas, anything can happen.

Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore’s much-loved poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’, we bring Christmas Eve to life in an exciting original production written by Hattie Naylor featuring music, skilful puppetry and a generous sprinkling of festive magic.

Cast and Creatives

Cast
Jack Kelly – Grandad & Blitzen
Victoria Chen – Amber

Creatives
Original play written by Hattie Naylor
Director Roman Stefanski
Designer Kate Bunce 
Music Julian Butler
Lighting designer Aaron J Dootson
Lighting associate Ruth Harvey
Stage Manager Darren Abel
Production photography Lynette Shanbury

A Polka Theatre and Royal & Derngate, Northampton production