It may be the season to be jolly, but things are going downhill fast for the Kendall family.
Father has been fired, and Christmas promises to be bleak, with a budget that’s stretched so tight there may not be any gifts this year.
On top of that, Uncle Roscoe is due to arrive any day for a visit — and since none of the Kendalls have met him, it’s hardly the best time to welcome a new relative into the family.
Add some gossipy neighbours, a couple of con men, some lively youngsters, a plastic-perfect newswoman and hilarious case of mistaken identity, and all the ingredients are in place for The Importance of Being Uncle Roscoe — a hilarious evening at the theatre.
Langley’s Lindsay McGaire plays Charlene Kendall, the teenage daughter of the family that is hurled into pre-Christmas chaos due to the new arrivals.
McGaire, a student at Walnut Grove Secondary school, has played at the Bernie Legge Theatre before, having been seen as the playful elf, Balderdash, in Dear Santa.
The Importance of Being Uncle Roscoe runs Dec. 4 to 21, Wednesday to Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
The Bernie Legge Theatre is located in Queens Park, New Westminster.
Tickets are $15 adult, $13, seniors/students.
There will be two-for-one previews on Dec. 4, 5 and 6.
For reservations or more information, call 604-521-0412.
