” Children singing, police sirens ringing, chestnuts stolen from an orphan’s fire.  …..and in a filthy alley in Chinatown a department store Father Christmas lies dead in a pool of  his own blood – Aberystwyth at Christmas.”

The Queen of Denmark hires the only gumshoe private detective in Ceredigion, Louie Knight. In five days, with his trusty side-kick Calamity, he has to solve the case – if not, there will be no Christmas, no presents for the kids and no concert for the carol-singing penguins…

Following the success of Aberystwyth Mon Amour in 2016, Lighthouse Theatre returns with a stage premiere of another Malcolm Pryce Welsh Noir novel.

Directed by Llinos Daniel, with original music by Kieran Bailey, this is a co-production with Pontardawe and Aberystwyth Arts Centres with the help of Arts Council Wales and Ty Cerdd.

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Please email us at lighthousetheatreltd@gmail.com if you wish to attend.

Cast and Creatives

Louie Knight – Matt Addis

Calamity – Jemima Nicholas

Myfanwy – Ellen Jane-Thomas

Queen of Denmark – Sonia Beck

Sospan – Kieran Bailey

Eeyore – Adrian Metcalfe

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All photos by Kirsten McTernan