Christmess at The Imaginarium

Christmess at The Imaginarium
18th November – 22nd December
Wednesday-Sunday 11am-8pm

If you’re looking to try something a little bit different this Christmas, then the new festive installment from Slap Ya Papa and Marbles & Ware, Christmess may just be for you. Popping up for a 6 week run, Christmess is a colourful foray into Nicky’s Imaginarium, a naughty and anarchistic world inhabited by St Nicky and his revolutionary theatrical entourage. Magically set in the Olde London world Borough Markets The Hunter Penrose, you can expect to be immersed in raucous parties, live jazz, cabaret and a glittering bazaar, with deep- Southern feasts and a pop up bar to keep you suitably merry.

Although the pop up offers enough to keep you entertained for hours, there is a story behind the madness to add an extra element of intrigue. Christmess is set in a parallel world where Christmas has been cancelled, and St Nicky is harboring a group of rebel elves in an undercover hothouse of revolution thinly disguised as a present destruction factory. At this unique festive residency, Ps & Qs are replaced with Gs & Ts, table etiquette consists of dancing on them, and everyone’s in the mood for mischief. And with all the joyous frolicking, the team have ensured you have enough food to keep your energy high.

Slap Ya Papa will be providing festive feasts, offering an indulgent 12 dish soulful lunch or dinner with plentiful platters of Cajun roasted turkey and candied yams, along with a bonanza of sweet things and other surprise treats. You get to down this feast with a tipple from Santa’s Whiskey Grotto, the Green Fairy’s absinthe bar, or the wine bar (if you’re feeling classy) whilst exploring the craftspeople in the elves makers market. Offering an abundant trove of stocking fillers including bespoke neon-signs, hand-drawn illustrations, vintage garments, antique curios and ceramics.

Makers will also be offering present making classes such as a Floral Wreath weaving from BLO:AUM and Beeswax candle making from Forest Garden. If all of this wasn’t enough to have you running to south London, then the entertainment offering is sure to tip you over the edge. Live music nights, mindful talks as part of the Imagination Series, Sunday storytelling from The Embers Collective, a comedy matinee of the Night before Christmas and many more resplendent events.

Public tickets are priced at £55 a head and private hire options are available for both lunch and dinner, featuring differing levels of debauchery.

ADDRESS The Hunter Penrose, 32 Southwark Street, SE1 1TU

WEBSITE: www.christmess.co

FACEBOOK: @ImaginariumLondon

Written by Jordan Crowley