A Small Miracle

A lonely old woman struggles to find warmth and sustenance at Christmas. Robbed and abandoned, she falls into the snow – hungry, cold and exhausted. She seems certain to perish, but a small miracle begins as the wooden figures from a Christmas crèche come to life to help. A fusion of realism and fantasy, this story will tug at your heart-strings.

Dates: November 27 – December 20, 2026
Times: Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, first & third Saturdays at 7:30 pm, second and fourth Saturdays at 2:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm, closing on December 20.
Preview: November 26 ($20.00)
Opening: November 27
Talkbacks: Thursday, December 3 and Sunday, December 6
Matinées: All Sundays (Nov 29; Dec 6, 13, 20), two Saturdays (Dec 5, 19)
Extra performance: on the last Saturday (December 19) there are TWO performances, both a matinee and an evening show

For the best availability, we encourage season ticket holders to make their reservations online.

If a show appears to be sold out, please email patronservices@unitedplayers.com as tickets often become available through cancellations.

Many thanks to our Season Sponsor:
Lochmaddy Foundation

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15% Discount on food (on day of performance) at Nuba Taverna.
Valid for Kitsilano location only: 604-336-1797
3116 W Broadway, Vancouver BC

The Author: Peter Collington

Peter Collington grew up on the South Coast of England and studied photography at Bournemouth College of Art. Winner of the 1994 Bologna Book Fair Honor Award, he is the author of The Angel and the Soldier Boy, On Christmas Eve, and A Small Miracle. The Chicago Tribune praised him as a “master of wordless picture books.”

The Director: Lois Anderson

Lois Anderson has won multiple awards as a Vancouver-based theatre deviser, director, and actor. She received the Jessie Award for Best Direction for her adaptation of Pericles at Bard on the Beach, and the 2019 Critic’s Choice Award for Innovation for her adaptation of Lysistrata. Lois was an original creative member of Cirque Poule, The Leaky Heaven Circus, Neworld Theatre’s inaugural show Devil Box Cabaret, and Flying Blind which workshopped and toured in Australia and Canada (Legs on the Wall Australia, The Belfry, The Arts Club, ATP, and Axis Theatre.) Lois has been an Artistic Associate with the NAC, Runaway Moon and Leaky Heaven, focusing on theatre that develops community engagement. Additional directing credits include: Lysistrata, Henry V, My Granny The Goldfish, The Unplugging, Fun Home, BUFFOON, Peter Panties (with Steven Hill), Medea, Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Iphigenia at Aulis, CHILDISH, Gertrude and Alice, and You Used To Call Me Marie. Lois directed the NAC Grand Acts of Great Hope film entitled Siiye’yu which documented the site-specific collaboration of Coast Salish performance company Tsatsu Stalqayu and Mortal Coil. She directed the film Transcendence, based on the writings of Anosh Irani for Indian Summer Festival 2021. With Quelemia Sparrow she wrote Lysistrata and Camas Lilies, which was awarded the Nathan Cohen Award for Critical Essay. Lois has received Canada Council funding for Jane Jacobs: Seven Audience Experiments with Maiko Yamamoto and Joanna Clark, which focuses on urban planning and city development.