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The Bridge Theatre has announced its programme planned for November 2020 – January 2021 beyond the current rep season of one-person plays. Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran and Eben Figueiredo will play all the parts in a new version of A Christmas Carol, devised and directed by Nicholas Hytner. Yolanda Mercy returns with more performances... Continue Reading →
Brian Conley will star as Ebenezer Scrooge this Christmas, as an exciting new, musical staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent's A Christmas Carol will play a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performances run from Monday 7 December 2020 to Saturday 2 January 2021. The musical brings Dickens’... Continue Reading →
Due to ongoing government guidelines restricting the reopening of theatres at full capacity, producer Eleanor Lloyd and Nottingham Playhouse have today announced that A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story a brand-new adaptation by Mark Gatiss, directed by Adam Penford has been postponed until 2021. Performances will now take place at Nottingham Playhouse from 29 October to 13 November 2021 and at the Alexandra Palace Theatre from 26 November 2021 to 9 January 2022. Originally... Continue Reading →
Alexandra Palace’s restored Victorian Theatre will present the London premieres of two new productions later this year; Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (30 September – 11 October) and a new adaption of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by Mark Gatiss (27 November – 10 January). A co-production between Alexandra Palace, Curve, Rose... Continue Reading →
Producer Eleanor Lloyd and Nottingham Playhouse have announced that a brand-new adaptation of Dickens’ classic Christmas tale written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Adam Penford will premiere at the Playhouse, prior to a Christmas run at London’s Alexandra Palace. A Christmas Carol will run at Nottingham Playhouse from Friday 30th October 2020, to Saturday... Continue Reading →
Ahead of their return to the historic Middle Temple Hall this December with the acclaimed sell-out musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Antic Disposition are delighted to announce the release of a cast album of songs and scenes from the show. The cast of fourteen multi-talented actor-musicians is led by West End star David Burt... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for European Arts Company’s production of A Christmas Carol. A festive treat using the same script that Dickens performed from more than 150 years ago, this intimate and poignant production kicked off its UK tour earlier this week at Theatre Royal in Margate, and is heading across the country until... Continue Reading →
Next month the historic Middle Temple Hall once again plays host to Antic Disposition's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol. I caught up with actor David Burt, who reprises his role as the ill-tempered Scrooge, to find out more about this festive show. How did you get into acting? I happened... Continue Reading →
Rachel Izen will make history as the first actres in the UK to play Ebenezer Scrooge in a new adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Bridge House Theatre. Directed by Artistic Director Guy Retallack and produced by Rob Harris, ‘A Christmas Carol’, featuring songs and traditional carols, will run from Tuesday 26 November to Sunday... Continue Reading →
Returning to the spectacular Middle Temple Hall, where Charles Dickens himself studied law, Antic Disposition’s acclaimed adaptation of A Christmas Carol is back for a fifth magical season this December. One of London’s most heart-warming festive treats, the production combines the ghostly tale of Ebenezer Scrooge with original songs inspired by traditional Victorian Christmas carols.... Continue Reading →
