There is much to love about our festive season here in South Wales, for us, one of the more unusual highlights comes from the team behind two sold-out Christmas cabaret shows. They are back this year at Wales Millennium Centre for one last time – and they’re going out with a bang with a naughty take on the tale of the very first Christmas.
December will be filled with a unique kind of festive magic as THE FIRST XXXMAS: A VERY NAUGHTY-TIVITY will be born into Wales Millennium Centre’s Weston Studio from
Joining Cardiff drag legend POLLY AMOROUS this year to fight over the leading roles will be JENNA DYCHOFF, RAHIM EL HABACHI, FOOFOO LABELLE, ERIC MCGILL and BUNMI ODUMOSU, bringing you their signature blend of sensational circus, bountiful burlesque, and jaw-dropping drag.
All I can do here, apart from alert you to the fact this is a Christmas show like no other, is direct you to our reviews of the previous two spectacular Christmas comings – that should give you an idea of what Polly and Co will be unwrapping for us this year.
So, here we go again for another irreverent take on the Christmas story. Saddle up, little donkeys! It’s time for another ride.
The team that brought you their sell-out Christmas cabaret shows XXXmas Carol and The Lion, The B!tch and The Wardrobe are back to bring you their final festive fiasco. Because all good things come in threes, right?
And what better way to spend their last Christmas at Wales Millennium Centre than by celebrating the story of the very first one: The Nativity. This isn’t your normal Nativity – expect shameless shepherds, angels behaving badly, and some fairly carnal carpentry with Joseph. This alternative festive spectacle will have you gasping, giggling, and gagging for more!
Polly told us……
“It’s a joy, a privilege and a pleasure to be returning to Wales Millennium Centre for one last Christmas show with the gang. I never could have imagined the response from the last two shows and I am beyond ecstatic to get the opportunist to re-tell one of, if not THE most renowned Christmas story of all time with some of my favourite people in the world.
It feels like the last season of your favourite television show in that you don’t want it to end, but you’d be a fool to think we won’t be going out with a bang (and given our track record this could be taken literally).”
Director Duncan Hallis added……
“We’re back baby. It’s been a wild few years making these chaotic Christmas calamities, and this one will be bigger and badder than ever. If you like your festive season a little more naughty than nice, then come spend a night under the mistletoe with us. We don’t bite. Much.
There’s laughs, gasps, plenty of giving and receiving, and maybe even a little hope for a brighter future. It is XXXmas after all.”
Wales Millennium Centre’s Artistic Director, Graeme Farrow, added:……
“After unleashing outrageous debauchery on the good people of Cardiff for two Christmases now, we’ve decided to give the team one last chance to produce a show that’s befitting of our iconic building. This completely traditional telling of the classic Nativity story should do the trick.
Wait… what do you mean, ‘Naughty-tivity’?!”
THE FIRST XXXMAS: A VERY NAUGHTY-TIVITY is in the Weston Studio at the Wales Millennium Centre from Tuesday 5th through to New Years Eve, Sunday 31st December with performances at 8.30pm; with a matinee on the 31st at 3.30pm
Tickets are £20, with £17 concessions. The previews on the 5th & 6th of December are £15. You can details and your tickets (and we’d be quick) HERE.
There is an age restriction of 18+
The show complements Wales Millennium Centre’s year-round fun at Cabaret, its new home for the very best in drag, burlesque, comedy, gig theatre and more. With the Autumn season already in full swing, shows for an eagerly-anticipated Spring season will be on sale soon. Check it out at HERE.
