Elf - The Musical is coming to Blackpool this Christmas

This version is created by Jon Conway, who has produced numerous Summer shows and musicals in the town and will recreate the staging of his acclaimed arena spectacular tour. Jon says “Only Blackpool Opera House has a stage big enough to recreate the amazing visual effects we created for the supersized ‘Elf’ arena show, with an amazing flying sleigh over the audience, twenty feet high growing candy canes, a giant LED screen with Pixar style animated backgrounds and aerial stunts.”

The part of Buddy The Elf, originated by Will Ferrell on screen, has been played in arenas for the last two years by Blackpool’s very own Tam Ryan, to universal acclaim in seven cities from Wembley to Dublin. He is thrilled to once again step into the floppy elf shoes and bring the stunning show to his hometown. Tam says, “We can create a marvellous atmosphere with over 800 in the socially distanced audience. We have tv cameras to relay the action in close-up onto our giant onstage LED screens, so even if you are in the rear circle you will have a front row seat.” 

Unlike other pocket-size Xmas shows this year, ‘Elf’ is a full-blown musical spectacular, with the same principal cast of fourteen performers who featured in the arena tours for the last two years.

Michael Williams, Managing Director, Winter Gardens Blackpool. “We’re delighted to announce Elf The Musical, a show that will bring Christmas joy to audiences in Blackpool this Christmas. 

“The scale and spectacle of this Arena spectacular will delight audiences at the end of what’s been an incredibly tough year. We can’t wait to reopen the doors and welcome audiences back to create a safe and magical Christmas this festive season.” 

The heart-warming tale of Buddy the Elf leaving Santa at the North Pole to seek his real father in New York is a Christmas classic.  This Spectacular production features a book written by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers and Hairspray) and an original score of great songs by Matt Sklar and Chad Begulin.

To allow for safety and adherence to government regulations the Opera House will operate on a limited capacity that allows audiences to safely socially distance. Audiences will be asked to follow the venues Safe and Sound policy for the safety of all patrons.

Tickets from £19.00 go on-sale for Elf The Musical at the Opera House Blackpool to Priority members from 10am Thursday 12 November. General sale begins on Friday 13 November at 10am. At www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk. 

Elf Update

As a venue we remain hopeful that come the governments review next week Blackpool will enter tier 2 following the dramatic decrease in infection rates locally. 

We anticipate any change made to Blackpool’s tier status will follow several days after the initial review, as such we have made the decision to postpone performances on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December to give customers as much notice to adjust plans as possible. Affected customers will be automatically moved to a new performance as detailed in the table below. 

Existing tickets will remain valid, customers may contact Ticketmaster to request a transfer to another performance or request a refund if they are no longer able to make the new dates. Customers are advised to use the following link to make a change to their booking - https://help.ticketmaster.co.uk/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000188797. 

Friday 18-Dec 19:00 moved to Monday 28-Dec 15:00

Saturday 19-Dec 11:00 moved to Sunday 27-Dec 11:00

Saturday 19-Dec 15:00 moved to Saturday 26-Dec 15:00

Saturday 19-Dec 19:00 moved to Saturday 26-Dec 19:00

Sunday 20-Dec 13:00 moved to Sunday 27-Dec 13:00

Sunday 20-Dec 17:00 moved to Sunday 27-Dec 17:00

From Monday 21-Dec 13:00 performances are unaffected.