A Christmas Pudding

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" A Christmas Pudding...touches old feelings that speak to the real
spirit of Christmas...a Dickensian Pudding in the great tradition of
surprise and transformation that touches the great spirit...of the
Season...wonderful" - Los Angeles Times
A Christmas evening unlike any other - music you won't hear in any
department store or elevator, stories and poems by writers both comic
and profound, some of the great writers both past and present, that
will touch your soul and heart. An evening to stir memories and share
laughter in the great bond of our holiday season.

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Cast Size

3w, 3m
Duration

120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Christmas/Holiday
Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary

A Christmas Pudding provides a perfect full evening of entertainment to warm hearts, stir memories and provoke laughter during the holiday season. First produced in Los Angeles nearly 20 years ago A Christmas Pudding has been reconceived and performed each Christmas since, in the great tradition of surprise and transformation of the season.

A Christmas celebration in song, story, and poetry; tales by Mark Twain, G. B. Shaw, Shakespeare, Longfellow Emily Dickinson, St. Luke and many others collected with a host of traditional carols and holiday songs. This piece provides a perfect evening to warm hearts, stir memories and give laughter during the holiday season.

Full length. And evening's entertainment. Dramatic with comedy and music.

History

First performed in Lost Angeles nearly 20 years ago, A Christmas Pudding has been joyfully received each year since.

Cast Attributes

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Performing Groups

Chorus, one to three males, and one to three females, of various ages. Ideally with a range to enable them to handle a variety of material and characters in situations that are comic or straightforward, poetic, or that deal with memories of those we've loved and lost.

The number of singers and the choice of music depends completely on the talent and training and time available. The choice of music should begin with this thought: Make it rich and challenging or make it simple, but make it work. Solos, duets, a chorus of four or more singers - males and female. What you will. Call it a Consort, a choir, or a trio or duet.

This piece is an anthology of characters, so performers ideally should be capable of a wide variety of styles and characters. Demanding but tremedous fun.

Should be played by flexible, talented actors. Performers who, if appropriate, can play range of ages.

Time Period Not Applicable
Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Additional Features Not Applicable
Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Media

"David Birney's adaptation is an evening of song, poetry and stories that celebrate the spiritual dimensions of the season...from a diverse array of classic and modern texts, punctuated with musical interludes...This is definitely a Christmas show...its openhearted sentiments send a message that's reassuringly inclusive." –Los Angeles Times

"A calorie-laden "Christmas Pudding"...its a place to jump start your holiday spirit as we enter the gratitude season of the year." The Daily News Los Altos

"A Christmas Pudding.. touches old feelings that speak to the real spirit of Christmas...A Dickensian Pudding in the great tradition of surprise and transformation that touches the great spirit...of the Season....wonderful! A Tasty 'Pudding' " - Los Angeles Times

Licensing & Materials

Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

David Birney

David Birney is an award-winning actor/director, most recently honored with The Millennium Award for performance from the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D. C. His extensive stage credits include starring roles on Broadway as Salieri in Amadeus, David in Benefactors, and Jac ...

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A Christmas Pudding