Bristol actor Stewart Wright is back in his home city by popular demand this December, offering families the opportunity to make this festive season unforgettable as he returns with a newly reworked production of BS3 Santa.
Fresh from a sell-out run of Ben Elton’s comedy The Upstart Crow in London’s West End, Wright will bring Father Christmas to life once more. Experienced at entertaining all ages with his own brand of improvisation and audience interaction, theatre meets ‘An Audience with Father Christmas’ in BS3 Santa.
Created by Wright, one of Bristol’s top comic theatre performers, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, BS3 Santa was originally produced to be performed outdoors on people’s doorsteps and in the streets of Bristol. For 2022, in association with Tobacco Factory Theatres, BS3 Santa has transformed into an enchanting, interactive show which will be performed both indoors and outdoors at venues across Bristol and the surrounding areas this December.
This year, Wright has reunited with actor, circus artist and singer-songwriter Ben Kirby as Sven the Reindeer Handler. Guaranteed to bring a sense of joy, laughter and bedtime-ruining excitement to all, families can expect music, sleigh bells, magic and sack loads of Christmas spirit.
From Tuesday 13 to Friday 23 December (excluding Mon 19 Dec) there will be two shows of BS3 Santa a day (10.15am and 11.30am) at Tobacco Factory Theatres.
Bristol audiences can also catch BS3 Santa at Zion Community Art Space (27 Nov at 6.30pm), Yate Library (8 and 9 Dec at 6.30pm) and Windmill Hill City Farm (15, 17, 18, 20, 22 Dec at 6pm). There will be additional performances for members of the Soho House Group at Babington House in Frome (4 Dec) and at Soho Farmhouse in the heart of the Cotswolds as part of their Winter Fair (10 and 11 Dec).
Discussing returning to Bristol with BS3 Santa, Stewart Wright said, "I am thrilled to bring BS3 Santa back to Bristol after the runaway success of the last two years. I love seeing the faces of children and parents as they are greeted by the REAL Father Christmas and Sven the Reindeer Handler. There is a special kind of magic in Bristol, particularly at Christmas. There really is no better place to enjoy the festive season!"
"There is nothing more thrilling than the pure excitement, joy, and laughter from an audience, especially at Christmastime. Santa and Sven loved their time doing outdoor shows in Bristol last year. We cannot wait to meet them all again, with a magical Christmas show.”
BS3 Santa isn’t the only way for Bristol families to watch Stewart Wright perform this festive season. Earlier this year he filmed the role of Barney Postie in Netflix’s new family-friendly Christmas comedy Christmas on Mistletoe Farm, which is available to watch via the streaming service from Wednesday 23 November. Written and directed by Debbie Isitt (creator of the Nativity! franchise), Wright plays the village postman among an all-star cast including Ashley Jenson (After Life), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Kathryn Drysdale (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps). In the film, a widowed father inherits a farm at Christmastime and makes a bumpy adjustment to village life, while his kids hatch a plan to stay there forever.
Watch the Christmas on Mistletoe Farm trailer here.
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