A mouse, a few alley cats, a dog and some North Pole penguins busting a groove to Gangnam Style — what else could you want from a Queenstown Christmas show?
Organised by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the cast of about 60, the vast majority children, entertained 2500 people during two sold-out shows of Not a Creature Was Stirring (Not Even a Mouse), written by Margaret O’Hanlon, at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.
Council arts and events facilitator Jan Maxwell said she was "really heartened" to see the community support for the show, which sold out both performances.
Encouraged by Muffin the Cat (Kane Viggers) and Molly the Dog (Bethany Graf), Murray decided to visit Santa in the North Pole — along the way meeting a host of characters.
Along with once again enabling people in the community to gift a ticket to the show to someone in need, organisers also encouraged people to bring along new, unwrapped Christmas gifts to be delivered to children across the Wakatipu.
Salvation Army Queenstown community ministries director Andrew Wilson said there was a 30% increase in demand for food and gift hampers this year.
The deadline for dropping off gifts is December 20.
