Synopses & Reviews
Using only Charles Dickens’ extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett’s A Christmas Carol brings a boldly theatrical imagination to bear on a classic story.
“Gets right to the frozen heart of Dickens’ classic Christmas tale . . . one of those rare festive offerings for which no adult will need the excuse of a child in tow.”—The Guardian
Synopsis
Oh, but he was a squeezing, wrenching, scraping, grasping kind of a Scrooge; a clutching, covetous old sinner...
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett's 'A Christmas Carol' is a bold theatrical reimagining of a classic christmas story. This stage version was adapted for the festive season of 2002-3, and played to full houses and critical acclaim at both the Lyric Hammersmith, London, and the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow.
Synopsis
A classic story filtered through a boldly theatrical imagination.
About the Author
Charles Dickens is one of the greatest and most widely read of novelists writing in English. "Great Expectations" is only one of some fifteen novels, all of whose titles are common currency and all of which have been repeatedly dramatized for stage, screen and radio.