Magical Christmas space-inspired adventure on the Brighton stage

Motionhouse, creators of world-class dance-circus productions, turn festive as they head to Brighton this Christmas.

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00:00Good afternoon, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers. Lovely to

00:06speak to Kevin Finnan, who is the Artistic Director of Motionhouse. Now, you've got something

00:10really exciting coming to Brighton this Christmas, haven't you? Starkey Techs Save Santa. December

00:19the 22nd. Perfect timing. What's it all about?

00:25The Starkey Techs Save Santa. The Starkey Techs are a group of children who play together

00:31and they have sleepovers in each other's house. And it's Christmas time, so they're all going

00:38to celebrate and they're really excited about it all. And they're having a sleepover at

00:43one of their friends' houses at one point. So they're all round there and they look through

00:48the telescope to see if they can spot Santa. And they're watching Santa and, oh no, something's

00:57gone wrong.

00:58Dot, dot, dot, don't give any more away. So they've got to save Christmas.

01:03Exactly. Santa is missing. So the Starkey Techs have to do their very best to try and

01:08rescue Santa and save Christmas for us all. And so the whole show is a real high energy,

01:16full of fun Christmas celebration, really. And we love meeting audiences and we like

01:24having fun with the audiences while we do our shows. It's full of fun and surprises

01:29and sprinkled with humour and joy.

01:33And one of the appealing things, it's not for any particular age, it's for everyone, isn't it?

01:38It's for absolutely everyone. The dancing in it is incredible in places. It's really

01:45fantastic, high quality performance. And it's for everyone from zero to whenever you

01:53want to call. But it's any age and any atmosphere. We love it. It's really great.

01:59And Ariel work as well.

02:01Oh, yeah. The show contains Ariel. It has a beautiful interactive film and screens and

02:09things. It's really something to draw people in. That's why it's been so award winning

02:15show. It's great.

02:16I've got a picture of it on the next screen here and it just looks so attractive.

02:20That matters too, doesn't it? It's got to look good.

02:23Oh, yes, indeed. I mean, our aim is always to bring really high quality performance to

02:30every venue that we go to. So, yes, it's a dynamic, interactive video, dance, Ariel,

02:38circus, Santa extravaganza.

02:42You have covered all bases there for a fabulous Christmas show. It's in Brighton,

02:47December the 20th to the 22nd, Brighton Dome. Lovely to speak to you, Kevin. Thank you.

02:53It's lovely to see you. And in advance, a Merry Christmas and a Merry Christmas to all

02:58your viewers.

02:59And to you. And Happy New Year. All the best.