Charles Dickens, Shaun Sutton
This version of the famous story contains nearly forty characters, but with reasonable doubling it can be performed by a cast of twenty — 10 men, 6 women, 2 boys and girls. The'story of Scrooge's conversion from miserliness to benevolence contains scenes that elaborate a Christmas play into a simple form of Christmas pantomime.
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870), one of the most popular and prolific writers of the 19th century, was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsea, England, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. His father was a clerk in the Naval Pay Office, and in 1824, he was arrested for debt. While his fa ...