Let's Kill Santa (Michaelmas, 2017)

Let's Kill Santa (Michaelmas, 2017)

Is your eighth week looking empty? Do you want a show, a masterpiece of theater? A thriller, a drama, an epic? A tale for the ages?

…well, we don't have that. What we do have is a comedy musical featuring revolutionary elves, idiotic secret agents, evil confectionery and one very fabulous reindeer.

Cast

Narrator - Perry “For the Ages” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)

QWERTY

Bames Jond - Will “Typecast Misogynist” Mason
Tim Possible - George “Deep Agent” Tall (St Edmund Hall)
Margaret Washington - Em “The Mitochondrion is the Powerhouse of the Cell” Fawcett (Wadham)
Ivan Ivanovitch Ivanovsky - Tom “Я определенно не русский шпион“ Saer

Reindeer

Rudolph - Stephen “Oh dear” Walsh (Teddy Hall)
Dasher - Jack “Puns. I can do that.” Slater (St Edmund Hall)
Blitzen - Velina “Sarcasm. I can do that.” Robinson (Mansfield)
Vyclaudius Delamode - Jake “All T, All Shade” Griffiths (Brasenose)

Elves

Steve - Emma “What the Christmas?” Bates (Univ)
Bionicle - Tzveta “I don’t suppose you’re from Teddy Hall?” Pokrovska (Queen's)
Georgie - Matilda “Just wanted to proselytise” Tempest (Mansfield)

Assorted Humans

Elizabeth - Becky “I’m gonna go ahead and worry” Hicks (Oriel)
Victor - Valeriia “You should be more afraid of goats” Gladkova (Merton)
Hugo - Emma “Market Selfie” Bates (Univ)
Speck - Serena “Stealing is a crime” Barney
Reynard - RA “Stealing’s really fun” Neat
Barkus Meeken - Markus “Co-Dependency” Beeken (Brasenose)

Villains

Santa - Emma “It’s deeply uncomfortable and creepy to watch and do” New (St Hildas)
Cupcake - Berenika “And don’t come back!” Kotełko
Muffin - Lily “Basically an idiot” Miles (Hertford)
Douglas Capitalism Black - Efi “Don’ t get your sprinkles in a twist” Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's)
Polly - Ana “A girl has no a name” Pagu (St. Edmund Hall)

Assorted Mythical Beings

Reindeer Santa - Beth “Share some cider” Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)
Krampus - Jasper Rose “I’m a Demon” Russell (ex-Merton)
Jack Frost - Leo “Who wants to hear the funniest joke in the world?” Tucker (Wadham)
Easter Bunny - Lily “I am not telling that joke” Miles (Hertford)

Stall Holders

Bob - Will “Oh look, an attractive young prisoner” Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall)
Elwrong - Erin “I really hate pinecones” English (Wadham)

Production

Director - Beth “Just flounce and nobody stand behind George” Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)
Assistant Directors - Ana “I forgot I was directing” Pagu (St. Edmund Hall) and Matilda “I bought mince pies” Tempest (Mansfield)
Writer - Leo “No self control or artistic integrity” Tucker (Wadham)
Musical Directors - Perry “Admiral” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) and Emma “Queen” New (St Hildas)
Producer - Lily “Try to look less constipated” Miles (Hertford)
Stage Manager - Jake “Damn I’m glittery” Griffiths (Brasenose)
Costuming/Choreography Assistant - Efi “Embrace the Glitter!” Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's)

Song Writers

Perry “This is Going to get Interesting” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)
- “Santa Claus is Goin Down”
- “Police Brutality”
- “The Barricade”
- “Finale”
Judith “Cheating on Jake” Moore
- “I Put the Ho’ in Hoodwink”
Emma “What rhymes with Market” New (St Hildas)
- “Outsiders Market”
- “The Money Song”
- “The Gifting Song”
Lily “I expected less parodies” Miles (Hertford)
- “Finale”

Script and Programme

santa_script.pdf

Flosscar Wins

Best Song	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for “The Barricade”
Best Costume	Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Vyclaudius' Outfit
Best Ad-Lib	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for the “Look over here” song
Best Audience Participation/Heckle	Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for “He has a condition”
The “Ooh You Luvvie” Award for Actually Being Able to Act	Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall) as Rudolph

Flosscar Nominations

Best Heroic Character	Becky Hicks (Oriel) for Elizabeth
Best Villainous Character	Emma New (St Hildas) for Santa Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Douglas Capitalism Black Berenika Kotełko for Cupcake Lily Miles (Hertford) for Muffin Jasper Rose Russell (ex-Merton) for Krampus
Best Morally Ambiguous Character	Will Mason for Bames Jond Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Vyclaudius Delamode Lily Miles (Hertford) for The Easter Bunny Leo Tucker (Wadham) for Jack Frost Em Fawcett (Wadham) for Margaret Washington
Best Group/ Double Act	Will Mason, George Tall (St Edmund Hall), Em Fawcett (Wadham) and Tom Saer for QWERTY Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall), Jack Slater (St Edmund Hall), Velina Robinson (Mansfield) and Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for the Reindeer Police Berenika Kotełko and Lily Miles (Hertford) for The Confectionary Duo Leo Tucker (Wadham) and Lily Miles (Hertford) for Jack Frost and Easter Bunny Emma Bates (Univ), Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) and Matilda Tempest (Mansfield) for the Elves
Best Couple	Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) and Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall) for Vyclaudius and Rudolph Berenika Kotełko and Lily Miles (Hertford) for Cupcake and Muffin Erin English (Wadham) and Will Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall) for Elwrong and Bob
Best Spurious Accent	Will Mason for Bames Jond George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for Tim Possible Tom Saer for Ivan Ivanovitch Ivanovsky
Best Directing Team	Beth Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus), Ana Pagu (St Edmund Hall) and Matilda Tempest (Mansfield) for Let’s Kill Santa
Best Script	Leo Tucker (Wadham) for Let’s Kill Santa
Best Marketing Campaign	Lily Miles (Hertford) for Let’s Kill Santa
Best Song	Judith Moore (Balliol) for “I Put the Ho’ in Hoodwink”
Best Costume	Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Muffin and Cupcake's headbands Lily Miles (Hertford) for the Easter Bunny Jasper Rose Russell (ex-Merton) for Krampus
Best Worst Prop	Beth Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus), Ana Pagu (St Edmund Hall) and Matilda Tempest (Mansfield) for The Barricade Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for the Tinsel Shackles Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) for the secreted sweeties
Best Best Prop	Beth Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus) for the Backdrops Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for the Pinecone Lily Miles (Hertford) for the Police Batons
Best Cock-Up During a Performance	Will Mason and George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for skipping an entire scheme of QWERTY's lines Emma New (St Hildas) for forgetting Bob and just leaving him onstage
Best Cock-Up Backstage or During a Rehearsal	Tom Saer for writing an essay backstage halfway through a scene George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for “We wish you a merry Wednesday” Whoever was in charge of the Backdrops in
Best Ad-Lib	Emma New (St Hildas) for “I'm not disappointed, I'm just angry.” Jack Slater (St Edmund Hall) for “It's not gibberish, it's Welsh.” Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) for Bionicle birthing strawberry laces Lily Miles (Hertford) for “Muffin, don't you know anything?” “No, sir”
Best Audience Participation/Heckle	Markus Beeken (Brasenose) for “It's not a soliloquy, it's an aside”
Best Quote from a Script	Leo Tucker (Wadham) and Jack Slater (St Edmund Hall) for “Why are we goose stepping…shouldn't we be reindeer stepping?” Leo Tucker (Wadham) and Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall) for “Dasher, put that away” Leo Tucker (Wadham) for the Donkey Joke
The Branoc Richards Award for Best Worst Line Learner	Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Douglas Capitalism Black George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for Tim Possible
The “Ooh You Luvvie” Award for Actually Being Able to Act	Tom Saer for Ivan Ivanovitch Ivanovsky Emma New (St Hildas) for Santa
The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty	Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Vyclaudius' costume Matilda Tempest (Mansfield), Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) and Lily Miles (Hertford) Will Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall) for catching the collapsing set three time

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