Local playwright and educator Jen Bryson Moorcroft is back with an immersive Christmas theatre experience,Rudolph’s Christmas Quest. The production was first staged at the East London Museum on Saturday, with visitors treated to four shows. It returns on December 17, with four more shows.
Rudolph’s Christmas Questis an interactive children’s theatre production that blends traditional Christmas charm with a South African flavour, offering families a lively holiday experience filled with movement, laughter and hands-on fun. “This is an interactive children’s theatre show that combines traditional and local Christmas elements and lots of fun activities for kids,” Moorcroft said. “It has lots of movement and involvement if kids and adults want to participate.” Featuring a vibrant cast of 14 performers supported by a crew of four, the show brings Christmas to life for children aged three to nine and the young at heart.
Moorcroft wrote the script with creative input from the performers. Activities for children include decorating a Christmas tree, helping elves with mischief, searching for the Grinch’s heart in green spaghetti, festive dance moves and Christmas crafts. “The production is non-religious and focuses on what makes the season fun and relatable for everyone,” Moorcroft said.
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I love that they were friendly the whole time with the kids. And they made it feel real, which I love, because it’s important to keep a child’s imagination alive. Cebisa Ndzimela, 33, who plays the role of the Grinch, says the character holds a special charm. “The Grinch is the character everyone loves to watch get up to mischief,” he said.
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