Silent Night, Raging Eve

Silent Night, Raging Eve opens at Volcano Theatre on 25 November, running through to 4 December. It's a dark comedy created by Joanna Simpkins and directed by Paul Davies, and it's back in Swansea after a successful run last year. The show follows Eve, who's on a desperate mission to throw the perfect Christmas party for a family that's impossible to please. It's not just dialogue, either — there's singing, dancing, a game of Monopoly, and a revolver. It skewers the pressures of the festive season and the casual cruelty of those obligatory family gatherings we've all dealt with, and it's been described as maddeningly hilarious.

Simpkins wrote the piece and Davies directed it, and the two are the names behind the production. It's a dark comedy, so it doesn't shy away from the more stressful side of the holidays, and it's built around that one party Eve is trying so hard to get right. The age guidance is 14+, so it's not one for the very young.

Swansea is just the start. After the run at Volcano, the production heads out on tour around Wales from 6 to 18 December, stopping in Narberth, Brecon, Holyhead, Weston Rhyn, Criccieth and Borth. If you're around for the first leg, it runs from 25 November to 4 December at Volcano Theatre.