A Christmas Carol
The Spiegeltent, Piece Hall, Halifax
December 2023
Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian London, miserable and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no love or compassion in his heart. However, that night he is visited by the spirit of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, and is taken on a mystical journey through Christmases past, present and future. Will he be able to see the error of his ways before it is too late?
Adapted by the directors from the novella by Charles Dickens.
CAST
Ebenezer Scrooge - Betsy
Child Ebenezer - Lael
Young adult Ebenezer / Mrs Oliver, a washerwoman - Kitty
Belle, Ebenezer’s young fiancée - Lily-Mae
Jacob Marley, Ebenezer’s dead partner / Wilkie Collins - Otto
Fred Hollowell, Ebenezer’s nephew - Patrick
Fezziwig, Ebenezer's jovial employer / Mr Jeeves, Charity Solicitor -Tom
Mr Howell, Charity Solicitor - Deri
Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer’s clerk - Finlay
Mrs Cratchit - Emelia
Belinda Cratchit - Samantha
Martha Cratchit - Francesca
Tiny Tim Cratchit - Seth
Mrs Dilber, a washerwoman - Madeline
Old Joe, a junk dealer - Cameron
Old Joan, a junk dealer - Freya
Child - Florentina
Spirit of Christmas Past - Leo
Spirit of Christmas Present - Eloise
Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come - James G
Charles Dickens - Edwin