Christmas Lectures – Son of Santa: Fathers and Christmas in Hollywood
With the University of Chester Running fromLast event: Wednesday 8 December 2021 at 1pm
- Free (drop in)
- Garret Theatre
Part of: Christmas at Storyhouse
Part of: Christmas at Storyhouse
It’s Christmas in Hollywood, and all Dad wants is a little bit of redemption. Whether it’s Tim Allen knocking Santa off the roof and becoming the next Father Christmas, or Michael Keaton being reincarnated as a walking, talking snowman, Christmas is a time of second chances for these less-than-perfect Hollywood dads. This lecture goes back to the 90s to take a festive look at fatherhood on film.
Presented by Dr Katie Barnett.
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2 hr 8 | Guardian angels listen to mortals and attempt to comfort them but one of them wishes to become human after he falls in love with the beautiful trapeze artist.
2 hr 28 | The story of Travis, a man who wanders out of Mexico and into Texas one day, in the blazing heat of the “Big Bend”.
3 hrs 25 | A devastating curse rises from the ashes in Verdi’s monumental tale of superstition and rivalry.
3 hr 25 | Magic and fairytale characters are brought to life through ballet in this well-known family favourite.
4 hrs | Director David McVicar brings out the revolutionary elements in Mozart’s great comic opera of intrigue, misunderstanding and forgiveness.
3 hrs | A new production of the much-loved Royal Ballet fairytale classic.
3 hr 20 | Puccini’s final opera is a glorious pageant of rich colour, dance and drama in Andrei Serban’s classic staging.
3 hr 10 | Christopher Wheeldon’s new full-length ballet brings the magic realism of this famous modern Mexican novel to The Royal Ballet.