A Christmas Corral...

A Tagliatelli Western

Wed 17th Thurs 18th Fri 19th Sat 20th December 2008

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Ding dong merrily on high noon…

Picture the scene, the sound of an eerie wind blowing, a sign saying ‘’A Christmas Corral’’ creaks in the breeze… tumbleweed rolls along the street… a dog howls…a bell tolls…a snake hisses… a baby cries...a woman screams…the evil Scrooge walks the long lonely street. Hatches are battened and the sound of silence is unbearable…!

This year, let Blag It! take you to the Wild Wild West of Portswood, a place where strange games are a foot between respected law man Sheriff Marley and his evil Deputy Scrooge which leads to a death..?

Sheriff Marley is aided in his fight by the three Spirit's of Christmas… The Good…The Bad… and The Ugly, a bumbling band of cowboys who are set to show Scrooge the error of his ways with dire consequences! Will Scrooge repent his evil ways?

With fighting Madams… Soldiers that seem a little too friendly… the sexiest Injin’s you're likely to see and Crotchet’s Tiny Tim, they wind their way through songs, dances, and scenes in this story of ‘’The Christmas Corral’’

And as with all Blag it shows, by Dickens there’s a twist in the tale… Yee Haw!

The Cast

The Crew

Serendipity Sam	Noel Creighton
Deputy Scrooge	Tony Joyce
Sheriff Marley	Tony Webb
Ma Belle	Maria Hutchins
Ma Donna	Vernon Harfeild
Profanity Jane	Rachael Courage
Private Custard	Hannah White-Makensie
Private Jelly	Jenny Green
Chief Run-a-Round Sioux	Fiona Birniee
Sioux-Duku	Caroline Bowyers
Tirami-Sioux	Sandie Shakespeare
Bobby Crotchet	Matt Stevens
Milky Bar Kid	Paul Green
Billy The Kid	Graham Walters
Co-Co The Kid	Jan Ward

Director	Julia Campone
Poster	Noel Creighton Noel Creighton
Floor Manager	Paul Jenks
Lighting/DVD Operator	Steve Cartwright
Sound Operator	Kate Aspinall
Stage Manager	Jeff Hunt
Glamorous Assistant	Jess Ray
Set Design	Clive Roberts
Video Production	Paul Green
Voice Coach	Heather Aspinall
Offical Photographers	Guy & Ruth Wilkes
Front Of House	Peter McNeilly
	Iain Shaw
	Simon Edsler
	Alec Harkness
	Michelle Coombs

REVIEWS

What The Echo said... Saturday 20th December

Irreverent festive fare for adults

If conventional panto leaves you cold, this irreverent festive serving from Blag It Theatre Company might be for you. Make no mistake, A Christmas Corral: A Tagliatelle Western is a pantomime fair and square, with a fabulous dame, a bad man with bad clothes and plenty of audience members bellowing 'Oh, no he isn't!' But the complete absence of children from the Talking Heads in Portswood enables Julia Campone's production to get away with far more than a few smutty jokes.
Brace yourself for a whirlwind tour of the Dickens inspired bloody feud between Deputy Scrooge (Tony Joyce) and his boss Sheriff Marley (Tony Webb).

The performance opens with the star of the show, The Prospector (Noel Creighton), narrating. He is energetic and witty, encouraging friendly heckling from the audience through an enormous false beard. Other highlights include the shady Madam, Ma Belle (Maria Hutchings) and Ma Donna (Vernon Harfield) You will struggle to find a more hilarious dame than Harfield, or such lengthy false eyelashes. Harfield's costume is one of many superb outfits. It's difficult to imagine were wardrobe managed to find 'Blind Date' host Crotchett's (Matt Stevens) sparkling bright pink fur cowboy suit, for instance.
A Fantastic Christmas show, with innuendo, shameless puns and even bitter taxman-related humour: If you are lucky enough to get a ticket, you'll be in stitches all evening. A Christmas Corral: A Tagliatelle Western runs until tonight.

Isabel Hardman