Special Delivery: Christmas Sparkle

Creative Day Care bring their Christmas show, Special Delivery: Christmas Sparkle, to the YMCA Theatre on Tuesday 15 December. It's a theatre and variety production performed by adults with learning difficulties who attend Creative Days Scarborough, a day care centre focused on performing arts and part of Creative Day Care Services. They've billed it as "an evening of First Class entertainment and magical Christmas moments, delivered to you!"

If you're not familiar with the venue, the YMCA Theatre is part of the Scarborough YMCA complex on St Thomas Street. It's a 290-seat house that puts on a fair few productions throughout the year, including its own summer season and a traditional pantomime, and it runs a wide range of family shows from panto and magic to tribute concerts and variety acts. It's a youth and community-oriented theatre that stages both professional and community productions, and it's popular with locals and tourists alike. The proceeds from the shows go to support the work of YMCA Yorkshire Coast, so your ticket does a bit more than just get you a seat.

As a variety show, Special Delivery: Christmas Sparkle pulls together different acts rather than following a single story. It is family friendly, though not specifically aimed at children. It's the kind of thing that works well in a room this size—small enough to feel close to the stage, but big enough to hold a proper crowd. With the date falling on a Tuesday in mid-December, it's a mid-week option for a family outing before the school holidays properly kick in.

The show starts at 7:00pm on Tuesday 15 December at the YMCA Theatre, St Thomas Street, Scarborough, YO11 1DY, and standard tickets are £8.50.