Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol first published in England on December 19 1843 was almost single-handedly responsible for rejuvenating the old Christmas traditions of England such as carol singing while at the same time celebrating new traditions like the Christmas tree and sending Christmas cards. While the Christmas traditions portrayed in the novella are bursting with images of light joy warmth and life it also contains strong images of darkness despair coldness sadness and death embodied by the storys miserly protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge. Ultimately it is a tale of redemption and spiritual awakening to the needs of ones fellow man.Since its original publication A Christmas Carol has never been out of print. Its popularity has continued to swell for more than a century and a half and it has been repeated adapted in a a variety of artistic mediums including ballet opera films Broadway musicals a chamber orchestra presentation and even a mime production. There are of course multiple stage play adaptations of this beloved tale each with their own particular spin on the story.Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol by American playwright Ronnie Meek represents a faithful fast-paced version of the tale. All of the favorite characters are there from Tiny Tim to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The script is equally appropriate for large or small theatres.