DECEMBER
2003

Excruciatingly funny, terribly naughty
and thoroughly entertaining!

Scottish Premiere
of an incredibly popular American play, which mixes serious contemporary issues with side splitting humour!

ADULTS ONLY

This gut-bustlingly funny - and completely outrageous – show, which is most definitely not for kids and should not be missed by adults, is shocking in a way theatre rarely is these days.
The Boston Herald

A scandal has just broken which has shocked the world. The implications for Santa Claus, Christmas, and the reindeer are deadly serious. The public eagerly wait for the “truth” to come out.

"That man has been a walking talking holly-jolly sex crime waiting to happen for years now"
- Cupid

The Eight – the official title for Santa’s reindeer – have decided to tell their own story. In turns hilarious, shocking, and deeply moving, Dasher, Dancer, Cupid, Comet, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen, and "Hollywood" each speak their minds, leaving us to piece together what really happened! 

But who is telling the truth?

"I used to be a ballet instructor, but I can't go back to that.  This whole movement just came at us from out of nowhere, deer were beaten to death for wearing tights or a tutu"
- Dancer

"I remember one summer I was at a benefit at the Playboy Mansion, and Hef saw me and asked if I would do a photospread for the December issue..."
- Vixen

In turns hilarious, irreverent, shocking, and deeply moving, THE EIGHT REINDEER MONOLOGUES is a scathing allegory of contemporary values and morals that skewers the media and public for their obsession with sex and celebrity.

Due to explicit adult language and themes, the play is strictly for adults only. 

"City people think they're tough, but they lose their s**t when they see a flying reindeer coming at their windshield"
- Comet

Adults Only - definitely not suitable for children under 17

"witty... tantalizing... highly recommended!"
---The Chicago Reader

"hard-hitting in-your-face black comedy"
---Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand

"wickedly topical"
---New York Times

"brisk, funny ... a nice jolt of fun"
---The New Yorker

"Brilliant. Clever. Wonderful. For those who appreciate stage excellence, this is a must see."
---Drama-logue

"brilliant satire of gender and sexual politics in contemporary America, filled with penetrating humor"
---L.A. Weekly

"refreshing, disturbing, hilarious"
---Naples Daily News

"delightfully perverse"
---The Chicago Reader

"savagely funny"
---Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Critics Choice – intense, fully realised characters…
I’ve also never laughed harder"
The Chicago Reader

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Directors
Thomas Gemmell
Abigail Gemmell

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