Elf Christmas Spectacular – Matinee Performance – Genting Arena -Toy Shop Block 7-lower tier.-22nd December 2018 £62.00 pp (very limited tickets)
Starring in the show are pop legend David Essex as Buddy the Elf’s father, and Love Actually star and singer Martine McCutcheon as Buddy’s girlfriend, Jovie.
Buddy the Elf will be played by comedy actor Tam Ryan, whose credits include Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Waterloo Road.
West End star Louise English will play Buddy’s stepmother. The cast also features Father Christmas and a line-up of 70 performers, including children from local Pauline Quirke Academy stage schools.”The big special effects that we have lined-up are incredible, including a giant sleigh which will fly across the arena, an indoor snow blizzard and lots of skating which all adds to this perfect Christmas story. Actress, singer and former EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon, added: “I’m absolutely delighted to be appearing in this wonderful show. Elf is without doubt one of the all-time great Christmas movies, so I hope audiences will love this production just as much as the film! Tam Ryan, who will be stepping into the big floppy shoes of Will Ferrell, said: “It’s such an honour to play this hugely popular movie character. It feels like Christmas has come early, see you in December. The original stage version played to record breaking audiences in 2015/2016 at London’s Dominion Theatre, bringing to new audiences the heart-warming tale of Buddy the Elf leaving Santa at the North Pole to seek his real father in New York.This new Christmas production will feature a book written by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers and Hairspray) and an original score of new songs. The original staging will be enhanced with giant screens, showing both computer graphic backdrops and live-action close-ups.The 5,000 seat arena layout will have a 70ft wide stage and a 60ft long thrust stage, with some scenes taking place around and above the audience.
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