Christmas Carol

The traditional Christmas classic novel by Charles Dickens adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Gary Owen. <br/><br/>Tucked up in his old decaying house on a cold Christmas Eve lonely curmudgeonly Scrooge hears the rattle of chains and strange wailing noises: it's the ghost of his old business partner Marley come to warn Scrooge that if he doesn't change his ways he will suffer a terrible fate. Whilst Scrooge meets the three Ghosts of Christmas Past Present and Future he must learn to embrace the true spirit of Christmas before it's too late. <br/><br/>Gary Owen's adaptation translates the novel's narrative fluently and portrays the Dickensian caricatures with flair and fun but not crudeness. Whilst translating the novel for the stage he also refreshes the 1843 morality tale of ghosts poverty avarice and the redemptive power of compassion for a 21st century audience.