sa国际传媒淎n oaken noggin? A type of wood? A wooden head? Made of oak,sa国际传媒� asked Jamesy.

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James and Jamesy, known as Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles respectively, are bringing their whimsical comedy back to the Okanagan with their holiday performance, O Christmas Tea. According to their website, their shows are investigations in participatory theatre merging physical comedy, clown and dance to create theatrical environments where audiences feel invited and compelled to participate.

O Christmas Tea varies from their other productions as being holiday-themed, but the pair noted the show is non-denominational overall so that people of all backgrounds will enjoy it.

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In partnership with David MacMurray Smith, James and Jamesy is a Canadian performance company that has sold more than 60,000 tickets and has performed shows more than 500 times across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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Their family-friendly comedy style is suitable for all ages and is sure to have audience members playing along inside their fantasy world. It is not uncommon for audience members to even take on roles in the performance as the show progresses.

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Malkin and Knowles said they often see repeat audience members when they return to this area, and they frequently hear that people enjoy their on-stage personalities. The characters, James and Jamesy, often represent opposites such as the sa国际传媒減roper and absurdsa国际传媒� or the sa国际传媒渋nwardly focused and outwardly focused.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淥ne thing that people time and time again say that they love most about our shows is the chemistry between us. Theresa国际传媒檚 no fall man, wesa国际传媒檙e there trying to get into each othersa国际传媒檚 worlds and support each other,sa国际传媒� said Malkin.

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Malkin said O Christmas Tea stands on its own and that the audience does not need to be familiar with their other shows to enjoy themselves. It does help, however, when the crowd knows to expect the unexpected.

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sa国际传媒淚n O Christmas Tea, the world is transformed in so many ways, from being on board a gigantic ship to being underwater, where the audience is deep sea creatures,sa国际传媒� said Knowles. sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e had people come up to me before and say theysa国际传媒檝e never felt that they were a different creature, and people will say, sa国际传媒業 was a sea anemone!sa国际传媒� after our show.sa国际传媒�

The two believe their acts spread an important message of having sa国际传媒渃ompassion for people who see the world through a different lenssa国际传媒�, and that it provides a sa国际传媒渞eason to support the cause of coming together.sa国际传媒�

O Christmas Tea will make its first stop in the Okanagan at the Venables Theatre in Oliver on Dec. 19. Next, they take the stage in Penticton at the Cleland Theatre on Dec. 19. On Dec. 20 the show stops at Mary Irwin Theatre in Kelowna and

Dec. 22 people can catch their act at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre in Vernon. Showtimes and ticket prices can be found online at .