The stage is dark. There is howling wind. Dogs bark in the distance. A shadowy figure enters the stage, holding a candelabra to light his way

This Christmas Extravaganza was performed on 18 December 2004. We invited all the artists that had been working with us on projects such as THE PIRANHA LOUNGE and OneFourSeven and Mark O'Thomas created a very loose murder mystery scenario where acts from our collaborators could be slotted in. We had amazing acts from Bob Karper, Frank Wurzinger, George Little, Catherine Mobley, Francois Testorry, Pascale Gilet, Patrizia Paolini, Montse Gili, Vania Cardoso, Francis Watson and many others. This was our first attempt at creating a show for the Christmas season.
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