An ode to friendship, wild swimming and seeking solace at Christmas
Written by award-winning writer and comedian Alison Spittle, dark comedy theatre show Glacier follows three women on Christmas day, all separately seeking solace at the tranquil Lake Foxleighmere. Lucy thinks it’s the perfect place for a good scream. Jools thinks it’s the perfect place to escape her family, just for an hour. Dawn thinks it’s the perfect place to become invisible. When all three create an unofficial tradition of swimming at the same place on Christmas Day every year, each character’s troubles bubble to the surface and friendships develop, with warmth, wit and the heartbreak of the festive season. Glacier is a fwonderful estive comedy for adults about wild swimming, female friendship, and what happens when you throw your wedding ring into a lake.
Clara Vaughan, CEO of Old Fire Station, Oxford, said “Glacier is the perfect blend of the two qualities we look for in an OFS Christmas show: it’s hilarious, and it’s poignant. Since 2016 we have built a yearly tradition of festive comedies for grown-ups and we’re thrilled to have Glacier as our 2023 show.”
The Old Fire Station is a centre for creativity in Oxford housing two organisations: the homelessness charity Crisis and Arts at the Old Fire Station (AOFS). AOFS encourages people from all backgrounds to understand and shape the world in which we live through stories, creativity and the arts, and by connecting with others.
Cast: Debra Baker is Dawn, Emma Lau is Lucy, Sophie Steer is Jools
Glacier: 4 – 23 December 2023
Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AQ
Further Information: Glacier by Alison Spittle | Old Fire Station, Oxford