After three years away, Naked Frank Theatre's festive theatre programme was back, to provide live performances to vulnerable adults on long term recovery programmes. Touring to a range of Oxleas mental health facilities across the Christmas period, Naked Frank Theatre set out to create a performance that challenged the traditional clichés of festive storytelling.
"When the lockdown hit in 2020, it put a complete stop to providing onsite engagement on such a grand scale. And the momentum remained slow ever since. Finally, December 2023 provided us with an opportunity to get back onsite with live shows, and we were determined to make sure the event was bigger, and better, than ever." Times are hard on these streets, When you're no one, nothing, none, Spit and grit earns good men pittance, Destined wastemen we all become. This shitty city of London, Where the rich stay rich, And the poor stay poor, And Queen Vicky's God-given government, Turn a blind eye, Marching stiff lipped, Sparking war. This is 1867! The age of struggle and strife, Where decent folk, Left battered and broke, Seek relief in the Elixir Of Life! |
CREATIVE TEAM
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Carleigh-Ann Portelli MUSICAL DIRECTOR Claire Portelli CAST Daniel Chrisostomou Kathryn Perkins Rhea Locker-Marsh John Posnett WRITER Carleigh-Ann Portelli PRODUCTION MANAGER Claire Portelli FILMED BY Digital Pie Ltd PRODUCER Naked Frank Theatre FUNDED BY Arts Council England Postcode Society Trust MusicForAll SUPPORTED BY Oxleas NHS Trust SPECIAL THANKS TO Felicia Ajayi Fiona McDonald Sherrie Hardaker Miskin Theatre VENUES Bracton Centre Oxleas House Barefoot Lodge Green Parks House Memorial Hospital |