Not long left to secure tickets for Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in Concert

Not long left to secure tickets for Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in Concert

Posted on: 19 Dec 2023

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of one of the UK’s most legendary author-illustrators at Bristol Beacon this Thursday with the Mozart Symphony Orchestra.

 

Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in Concert will take place at Bristol Beacon on Thursday 21 December 2023.

 

Join the exciting London-based orchestra for a magical seasonal concert celebrating the world of Raymond Briggs with the film playing on a big screen accompanied by live music and sound effects. There will also be appearances from children’s classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child – this is a Christmas concert like no other!

 

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Born in London in 1932, Raymond Briggs studied at Wimbledon School of Art before working briefly in advertising. He soon began to win acclaim as a children’s book illustrator, particularly for his work on a 1966 book of nursery rhymes, The Mother Goose Treasury.

 

Briggs quickly became a wildly popular figure in children’s literature, penning his own hugely successful strip illustration books Father Christmas (1973) and The Snowman (1978) – both of which led to popular on-screen adaptations. His other acclaimed works include Ethel & Ernest, Fungus the Bogeyman and nuclear war satire When The Wind Blows.

 

Thursday’s ‘Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in Concert’ event will begin with performances of Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, both for narrator and orchestra. Each character in the tales will be represented by a different instrument in the orchestra – guess which one the Gruffalo will be?

 

Presented by the exciting contemporary ensemble Mozart Symphony Orchestra, this concert is sure to prove the perfect antidote to panto and a wonderful Christmas treat for all the family!

 

 

Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in Concert will take place at Bristol Beacon on Thursday 21 December 2023 – secure your tickets HERE.

 

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.