A Christmas Carol

Don’t Miss These Great Christmas Shows

Features, News, West End
The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre

BritishTheatre.com is pleased top bring you our selection of fabulous Christmas shows which are now on sale for your enjoyment during the festive season. We hope that you and your family enjoy some of these amazing productions. SLAVA’S SNOW SHOW – ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL – BOOK NOW This is theatre like you’ve never seen before. Comedy and spectacle provide fun for the whole family, never more than when this incredible show fills the Royal Festival Hall with a heart-stopping blizzard of snow. No theatre or circus finale quite compares with this, and, as an added communal pleasure, Polunin and co release into the auditorium a batch of giant coloured balls that slowly bounce off upstretched arms, as if everyone had been invited to play a slow-motion, slightly ominous game of beach-ball. THE SNOWMAN – PEACOCK THEATRE – BOOK NOW When a young boy’s snowman comes to life on Christmas Eve, … Read more

Kettering Group Stages 5 Productions In First Year

Amateur Stage
Photo: The cast of Frankenstein, performed by Kettering-based C&D Productions earlier this year. (Photo: SCM Photography/Sheny Charlotte Mete)

Newly formed Kettering group C & D Productions has gone from strength to strength staging five productions in less than 12 months. Formed by Chris Lynch and Dan Pothecary the group has already successfully staged productions including Frankenstein, A Doll’s House and Alice In Wonderland, with their production of A Christmas Carol opening this week. The group is encouraging the involvement of younger members by not charging fees for participation and enlisting the support of corporate sponsors including Total Parking Solutions. The group will continue into 2015 with their next production, Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray already in planning stages. Read the full story at Amateur Stage Magazine

A Fresh Take On A Christmas Carol

News, Off West End
The cast of A Christmas Carol at The Old Red Lion Theatre. Photo: Anna Soderblom

This Christmas, The Old Red Lion Theatre will present a new take on Dickens’ Christmas classic in a new adaptation by Neil Bartlett. Using Charles Dickens’ original words in the bold theatrical reimagining of the much-loved Christmas story, the ensemble play all the roles – singing, creating sound effects and new stage configurations through their invigorating physicality.  Dickens’ quintessential story of ghosts, greed and goodwill is given a totally new slant in this chilling, contemporary, fresh production of love, compassion and forgiveness. The cast will be lead by Canadian Alexander McMorran in the role of Scrooge, with Liam Mansfield and Cat Gerrard. Director, Gus Miller says “A Christmas Carol is one of our best-loved stories for good reason. It’s vivid, joyous, moving and at times it’s downright scary. It’s impact is so powerful that it’s responsible for much of today’s Christmas tradition. A Christmas Carol will plat at The Old … Read more