====== Let's Kill Santa (Michaelmas, 2017) ======

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//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** - [[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury|Perry]] //“For the Ages”// [[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury|Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)//


==== QWERTY ====

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

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

  * **Steve** - [[member:Emma Bates|Emma]] //“What the Christmas?”// [[member:Emma Bates|Bates]] //(Univ)//
  * **Bionicle** - [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska|Tzveta]] //“I don’t suppose you’re from Teddy Hall?”// [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska|Pokrovska]] //(Queen's)//
  * **Georgie** - [[member:Matilda Tempest|Matilda]] //“Just wanted to proselytise”// [[member:Matilda Tempest|Tempest]] //(Mansfield)//
==== Assorted Humans ====

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

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

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

  * **Bob** - [[member:Will Ainsworth|Will]] //“Oh look, an attractive young prisoner”// [[member:Will Ainsworth|Ainsworth]] //(St Edmund Hall)//
  * **Elwrong** - [[member:Erin English|Erin]] //“I really hate pinecones”// [[member:Erin English|English]] //(Wadham)//

===== Production =====

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

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


===== Script and Programme =====
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===== Flosscar Wins =====

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

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


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