Sink The Pink Announce Ultimate Alternative Christmas Show At Pleasance

Truly alternative to the traditional, Sink The Pink announce a brand new Christmas production at London's Pleasance Theatre and it's set to scare. Their most ambitious project to date, this debut theatre residency closes a year's worth of 10th birthday milestones including a headline sold out Brixton Academy show for Pride in July.

Based on Victorian melodrama and the myth of the Krampus (a horned eastern Eurpoean Christmas beast with the head of a goat and long hideous claws, of course), the story follows the scandalous exploits of a part-time spirit medium/full-time con-artist. Her shadowy life takes an even darker turn when her made-up magic suddenly starts to get results. When faced with certain death and growing suspicion from everyone around her, can she catch the Krampus and save her own skin in the process?

Inspired by London's bawdy and dangerous theatrical past and a love of classic British Horror - think Sweeney Todd meets the Wicker Man - How To Catch A Krampus is a Christmas story that's strictly for grown-ups, promising a truly terrifying night at the theatre.

Written and directed by Ginger Johnson, whose credits include Sink The Pink's previous adventures Down the Rabbit Hole and The Queens Head at Selfridges, expect something altogether more shocking with How To Catch A Krampus. Starring a host of Sink The Pink faces, the cast also includes Lavinia Co-Op, a 67-year-old drag legend of famed radical drag troupe BLOOLIPS. The show will feature a specially commissioned, spine-chilling score, performed live each night by musical director Sarah Bodalbhai and sound designer Alicia Turner, as well as 'added deception' from award winning magician Tom Cassani.

Glyn Fussell, co-founder of Sink The Pink says "We're thrilled to be bringing this show to a theatre as it's always been a dream of Sink The Pink's. This production will be unlike anything we've done before. Following reactions to early workshops of the show, producers of have arranged for first aiders to be present at every performance, should audience members become unwell. Hang onto your wigs!"

As always with Sink the Pink "everyone is welcome and everyone is celebrated" - prepare to be spooked this Christmas...

An antidote to the soulless mega clubs, Sink The Pink are a collective of queens, club kids, pop superstars, creative juggernauts, flamboyant dancers, and acclaimed designers. Founded in 2008 by two best friends Glyn Fussell and Amy Redmond, Sink The Pink has grown from humble beginnings at Bethnal Green Working Men's club to be one of the biggest LGBTQ nights in the world, selling out venues such as the Brixton Academy, Roundhouse and Troxy.

As a registered charity in Scotland, England and Wales, the Pleasance Theatre Trust aims to create a compelling platform to discover, nurture and support fresh artistic talent from across the globe. As a not for profit organisation, all proceeds from the Festival and our London base are invested back into the development of new people and new ideas. The Pleasance Theatre Islington has been one of the most exciting Fringe theatres in London since it opened its doors in 1995, providing a launch pad for some of the most memorable productions and renowned practitioners over the past two decades, staying true to the Trust's mission of providing a platform for the talent of the future. This year-round programme compliments our world-renowned operations in Edinburgh. Since opening in 1985, the Pleasance has become renowned for delivering an inspiring programme year on year that uniquely embodies the spirit of the Festival Fringe. In 2018, the Pleasance presented a programme of 260 shows, with over a third of companies and performers making their debut at the Fringe and over 150 premieres. The 2018 Fringe programme won two Fringe Firsts, two Herald Angels and one Herald Archangel award, the Holden Street Theatres Award, and Pleasance acts won both Best Newcomer and Best Show at the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

The Krampus is a mythical Christmas demon common of European folklore, described as "half-goat, half-demon". In the ultimate naughty vs nice, the Krampus traditionally is a companion to Saint Nicholas and visits the villages and towns of Austria, Bavaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Northern Italy the night before his kindly counterpart, and punishes children who have misbehaved.

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