Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 December 2024

A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens, Adapted by Adam Zane
Directed by Adam Zane

The timeless Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol has become of the most famous stories ever told and the perfect family-friendly festive experience. The story sees one of the most famous literary characters of all time, Ebenezer Scrooge, endure a transformative evening in which he is visited by three spirits.

As Scrooge, an elderly miser, is exposed to faded memories of his past, the brutal realities of his present and the impending possibilities, he finds a renewed sense of kindness and festive spirit just in time for Christmas day. This heartwarming tale of emotional metamorphosis and reconciliation is a spell-binding tale of greed, grief, and isolation but, above all, the spirit of Christmas.

First performed as public readings by Charles Dickens himself over 127 times, A Christmas Carol was quickly turned into a stage production in 1844. Since then, the novella has never once gone out of print, and has become one of the most performed productions of all time.

Cast

Lily Peterkin – Girl, Violet Fezziwig, Angry Shopper 2, Brigit, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
Kate Wili – Boy, Mary Fezziwig, Girl 1, Mrs Cratchit, Susan McCallister
Jessica Reilly – Actor 1, Fan, Sarah Fezziwig, Mrs Dilber, Boy/Maid, Ghost of Christmas present
Anna Horsburgh – Lady Hobbs, Belle Fezziwig, Belinda Cratchit, Bick the Laundress
Rachel Burbridge – Miss Bailey, Robinson Crusoe, Mrs Fezziwig, Girl 2, Angry Shopper 1, Martha Cratchit, McClane, Caroline Mack
Joel Mutamiri – Bob Cratchit, Ali Baba, Dick Wilkins, Griswald
Bryan Stevenson – Jacob Marley, Sultan’s groom, Mr Fezziwig, Boy, Bertie Cratchit, Ralphie Walter, Mack, Poppy
Lucas Blackburn – Actor 2, Young Scrooge, Teenage Scrooge, Apprentice Scrooge, Grocer/Tiny Tim, Topper/Old Joe, Poulterer
Edward Burgess – Stage Manager, Ebenezer Scrooge
Maximillian Burnett – Fred, Ghost of Christmas Past, Peter Cratchit, Soke the Undertaker, Madden