{"id":6625,"date":"2013-11-13T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6625"},"modified":"2013-11-13T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T14:30:40","slug":"theatre-at-the-mill-unveils-christmas-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/11\/theatre-at-the-mill-unveils-christmas-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"THEATRE AT THE MILL UNVEILS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME"},"content":{"rendered":"

The award-winning Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey, has unveiled their Christmas programme. Bursting at the proverbial seams this year\u2019s festive offering focuses on the remaking of classic Christmas Tales \u2013 Hunchback the Musical<\/em> and Eternally Scrooged<\/em>.<\/h2>\n
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: Pictured at St Anne\u2019s Cathedral, Belfast are Quasimodo, played by Christopher Finn, and Esmerelda, played by Ciara Louise Baxter, stars of the Theatre at the Mill\u2019s festive show Hunchback The Musical. Running from December 2 \u2013 14 this energetic and enchanting Musical features circus style acrobatics, swashbuckling drama and beautiful West-End style ballads which will have would-be theatre-goers dancing in their seats. To book tickets log on to www.theatreatthemill.com or call 028 9034 0202. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Based on Victor Hugo\u2019s inspired Gothic masterpiece \u2018The Hunchback of Notre Dame\u2019<\/em>, Hunchback The Musical<\/em> is a world-premiere for the Theatre and a record-breaking 20th production for Writer, Composer and Director Paul Boyd.<\/p>\n

Running from December 2-14 Hunchback the Musical<\/em> is an enchanting show suitable for all the family. Featuring circus style acrobatics, swashbuckling drama and beautiful West-End style ballads which will have would-be theatre-goers dancing in their seats.<\/p>\n

Ballyclare-born Director Paul Boyd said;<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We are delighted to be premiering a new musical at Theatre At The Mill. \u00a0The cast have been working hard in rehearsals learning the songs, the words, and the dance routines in preparation for a very exciting opening night in December. \u00a0‘Hunchback’ is developing into a show that is great fun and has enormous heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cA great pre-Christmas treat for musical theatre lovers of all ages.” Paul added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Christopher Finn as the tormented hunchback Quasimodo, the all-star cast also features local talent in the form of 20 pupils from Belfast-based Drama school Stagecoach.<\/p>\n

Exploring themes of unrequited love, forbidden desire and most of all friendship this beautiful heart-warming and tragic story is not to be missed this December.<\/p>\n

For those who enjoy a little pre-Christmas humour, look no further than the Theatre at the Mills Christmas Comedy. Based on Dicken\u2019s classic \u2018A Christmas Carol\u2019 <\/em>meet Evangeline Scroog\u00e9 a romance writer with a heart of stone, all big shoulder pads and even bigger hair.<\/p>\n

Starring Nuala McKeever, Caroline Curran, of Fifty shades of red, white and blue <\/em>fame, and Abigail McGibbon, fresh from the hit comedy Can\u2019t forget about you<\/em> at the Lyric Theatre audiences have the chance to enjoy\u00a0this age-old classic as never before. With a 1980\u2019s inspired soundtrack pumping in the background, enjoy the hilarity as Evangeline learns that tough lesson \u2013 it really is all about having a big heart.<\/p>\n

Tickets are now available for Eternally Scrooged <\/em>and \u2018Hunchback The Musical\u2019<\/em> – recommended aged 9+. Book your tickets online at www.theatreatthemill.com<\/a> or by calling 028 9034 0202<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The award-winning Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey, has unveiled their Christmas programme. Bursting at the proverbial seams this year\u2019s festive offering focuses on the remaking of classic Christmas Tales \u2013 Hunchback the Musical and Eternally Scrooged. Based on Victor Hugo\u2019s inspired Gothic masterpiece \u2018The Hunchback of Notre Dame\u2019, Hunchback The Musical is a world-premiere for … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6625"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6627,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6625\/revisions\/6627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}