We are Near-ta Theatre,
and we create live performance.
Near-ta Theatre was founded by Ciaran Clarke and Daniel Richards, who have been writing and devising their own shows in Cornwall since late 2003, with considerable support from The Poly, Falmouth. Across the years we’ve told many stories at venues across England, and will continue taking our work far and wide: creating innovative theatre, and also site-specific, heritage and community commissions.
Each Near-ta production is original, comic and inventive, and we aim to take our style of theatre to audiences across the country for many years to come.
Christmas. Time. - December 2024 Tour!
Bringing bucket loads of Christmas spirit once again this December is Near-ta Theatre’s cult festive comedy, and Cornwall’s longest running festive show—celebrating its 15th year!—Christmas. Time.
Charlie and Toby are feeling low, and why wouldn’t they? It’s Christmas Day and they’re serving time at His Majesty’s pleasure. But why shouldn’t they be having a Merry Christmas in spite of their incarceration? What’s stopping them from creating Christmas around them? Absolutely nothing! And so they set off on their festival of carols, Claus, Christ and custody…
Join them on a fantastical adventure through Dickens, pantomime, musical, Christmas dinner and Christmas films! See as they build a wonderfully Merry Christmas around them with songs, snowmen and lots of laughs in this truly festive show that puts the ‘cell’ firmly back in ‘celebration’!
Written and performed by Daniel Richards (‘Owdyado Theatre) and Ciaran Clarke (Wosson Cornwall, Radio 4), and directed by Simon Harvey (Olivier Award winner, o-region, Kneehigh) Christmas. Time. is a musical comedy for all the family, and year after year proves a festive and fantastically funny Christmas offering from Near-ta Theatre!
“Better than many big pantomimes”
Western Morning News
★★★★★“Comedy genius that needs to be performed every year ’til the apocalypse”
Lee Trewhela
Book your tickets:
- Thursday 5th December, 7:30pm at Halstock Village Hall
- Friday 6th December, 7:30pm Corfe Castle Village Hall
- Saturday 7th December, 7:30pm at East Stour Village Hall
- Sunday 8th December, 3:00pm at New Milton Memorial Hall
- Wednesday 11th December, 7:30pm at Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan
- Thursday 12th December, 7:30pm at St. Austell Arts Centre
- Friday 13th December, 7:00pm at Sterts Theatre, Upton Cross
- Saturday 14th December, 7:30pm at Devoran Village Hall
- Sunday 15th December, 7:30pm at Ruan Minor Village Hall
- Wednesday 18th – Monday 23rd December at The Poly, Falmouth (Saturday 21st Matinee Relaxed Performance)
- Friday 27th December, 3:00pm & 7:00pm at The Alverton Hotel, Truro
