{"id":172,"date":"2010-12-06T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theatreinbrussels.com\/listings\/blog\/ecc-families-arent-just-for-christmas-6-10-dec-2011\/"},"modified":"2024-02-10T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:32:13","slug":"ecc-families-arent-just-for-christmas-6-10-dec-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreinbrussels.com\/listings\/blog\/ecc-families-arent-just-for-christmas-6-10-dec-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"ECC: Families aren’t just for Christmas (6-10 Dec 2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Christmas the ECC is offering its audience a mix of something old and something new: a mix of contemporary pieces by local authors Martin Westlake, Graham Andrews, Carrie Caunce and Conrad Toft together with some classic readings from Hans Christian Andersen, O. Henry, Sir Walter Scott and others.<\/div>\n
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There is an impressive cast, with actors old and new including Alma Forsyth, Sara Hammerton, Jenny Howard, John Howard, Janet Middleton, Rory Harvey-Kelly, Cherise Silvestri, Conrad Toft, Marion Tomkins and Richard Wells.<\/div>\n
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Together, they will take you on a journey from a 17th century Christmas, through the turn of the last century, tales of a dying parent, a first Christmas together, marital pleasure and pain and finally a trip into the future to see what Christmas might look like a hundred years from now.<\/div>\n
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Cast<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Pat Butler<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Maria (They Don\u2019t Make Christmas Like They Used to)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Rory Harvey-Kelly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jonathan (They Don\u2019t Make Christmas Like They Used to)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Fionn Murray-O\u2019Halpin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Timmy (They Don\u2019t Make Christmas Like They Used to)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Alma Forsyth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Reader (The Gift of the Magi)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sara Hammerton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jenny (Countdown)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Conrad Toft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jim (Countdown)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jenny Howard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Reader (Christmas in India)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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John Howard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Martin (A Cup of Tea \/ Christmas Dinner \/ Fish and Chips)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cherise Silvestri<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A Holly Jolly Christmas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Marion Tomkins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Reader (The Little Match Seller)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Richard Wells<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Reader (A Visit from Saint Nicholas)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Crew<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Marie Horner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Director (They Don\u2019t Make Christmas Like They Used to)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Graham Andrews<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Author (They Don\u2019t Make Christmas Like They Used to)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Carrie Caunce<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Author (A Holly Jolly Christmas)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Conrad Toft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Author (Countdown)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Martin Westlake<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Author (A Cup of Tea \/ Christmas Dinner \/ Fish and Chips)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sue Botterell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stage Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Martin Kirk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lights\/sound<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Janet Middleton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Front of House<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Conrad Toft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Producer, box office, design<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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ECC – Families aren\u2019t just for Christmas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

8-10 December<\/strong><\/p>\n

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