Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Rejoice! Comedy legends James & Jamesy are bringing their wildly popular holiday classic O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy to theatres throughout British Columbia this holiday season, with shows on Vancouver Island, in the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan!
For over a decade the 3-time London Impresario Award Winning duo James & Jamesy (aka Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles) have been flooding theatres with joy and laughter in their wildly popular multi-award winning tea-themed comedy.
“The Christmas season is the time of year when we are encouraged to dream big, embrace imagination, and celebrate child-like excitement for magic and merriment,” says Alastair Knowles (“Jamesy”, the quirky half of the multi-award-winning duo). “With O Christmas Tea, we bring together multiple generations in the theatre, laughing and enjoying each other’s company – and ours.”
James and Jamesy have already won just about every comedy award they can, and the reason is obvious: these two are exceptional. Stepping away from their Off-Broadway run, the duo are set to delight thousands of patrons across the province this holiday season.
Fans and critics alike are in awe of the duo’s ability to elicit a sense of play in a room full of adults. Redefining immersive theatre, these masters of physical comedy bring the audience on a jolly escapade with surprising depth in this joyous celebration of friendship at Christmas. “No other holiday show does what O Christmas Tea does. You emerge from it invigorated, rejuvenated, and joyful that the child in you is now awake,” says reviewer Christopher Hoile (Stage Door Toronto) in his five-star review of the show.
Juxtaposing British propriety with an unabashed love for the unexpected, O Christmas Tea casts away the conventions of theatre and joyously breaks the fourth wall. Just about the only thing these two don’t break is their Royal Doulton tea set in this wonderful evening of play and whimsy.
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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy is touring throughout the province, including shows in:
Sidney, November 14th & 15th – Mary Winspear Centre
Duncan, November 16th – Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
Courtenay, November 17th – Sid Williams Theatre
Nanaimo, November 18th – The Port Theatre
Victoria, November 19th – The Royal Theatre
New Westminster, November 28th & 29th – Massey Theatre
Kamloops, December 19th – Sagebrush Theatre
Penticton, December 20th – Cleland Theatre
Vernon, December 21st – Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre
Kelowna, December 22nd & 23rd – Kelowna Community Theatre
Chilliwack, December 27th – Chilliwack Cultural Centre
Burnaby, December 28th – Michael J Fox Theatre
Surrey, December 29th – Bell Performing Arts Centre
North Vancouver, December 30th – Centennial Theatre
Mission, December 31st – Clarke Theatre
Tickets & Info at www.OChristmasTea.com
Photo by Thaddeus Hink
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