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2020 certainly wasn't the year we were expecting, but despite many theatres sadly having to remain closed due to the pandemic we've still been able to get our theatre fix thanks to online productions. I've rounded up just a few of my favourites from the past nine months. What A Carve Up! Barn Theatre, Lawrence... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for A Christmas Carol, which is now playing at the Bridge Theatre. A Christmas Carol didn’t just invent Christmas as we know it. It’s also scary, joyful, spooky, hilarious, furious, beautiful, and a triumphant declaration that even the hardest hearts can melt. Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran and Eben Figueiredo... Continue Reading →
Polka may have been closed throughout 2020 but their re-told A Christmas Carol is the theatre’s gift to their supporters. Created by Ian Nicholson and Sam Wilde, the team behind the viral lockdown hit I Want My Hat Back, this free 15-minute short film is for the whole family to be enjoyed over the festive... Continue Reading →
A star cast will join Brian Conley in the new, musical staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent's A Christmas Carol, which is set to play a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performances run from Monday 7 December 2020 to Saturday 2 January 2021. I’m A Celebrity…2019 winner... Continue Reading →
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 →
