Image by John JohnstonThe name’s Kringle. Kristine Cagney Kringle. Read more …
Christmas mayhem is afoot in everyone’s favourite department store – T J Confuse – because Santa’s shown up and he’s a little bit different-- he’s a SHE!
Not only that but she’s claiming to be the real bona fide Santa Claus; and that she's here to bring the true meaning of Christmas back to the pantosphere as well as prove to little Snoozy that her mum Doris will get all she wants for Christmas and more…
Will the local cooncil remove Kristine from the only job she loves? Or will the Glesga audience boo, hiss and cheer their way to the best Christmas in all the pantosphere? Will Snoozy ever believe that Santa is here in the Trongate?And will we all sing-a-long to Mariah Carey yet again?
Find out in Miracle on 34 Parnie Street.
If it’s something different than the usual run of the mill fairytale with chart hits shoe-horned in that you’re looking for, then look no further than Parnie Street – head on down to the Tron and just…believe!
Verdict: Johnny McKnight subverts the traditional pantomime for some cheeky, and very Glaswegian, satire.
With reassuringly filthy puns, boundless energy and a big heart betraying its sentimentality, there's something here for all the family.
McKnight holds on to the good-beats-evil message even as he is sending the whole thing up.
It’s truly delightful to see the wickedly brilliant Johnny McKnight – writer, director and star – giving this old story the sharp post-modern shakedown it urgently needs, in his fierce and fluorescent new version set in Glasgow’s own Trongate.
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Friday November 28, 2014, until Sunday January 4, 2015. More info: www.tron.co.uk
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