A Christmas Carol (Old Vic stage version)

Overview

One bitter Christmas Eve, a cold-hearted miser is visited by four ghosts. Transported to worlds past, present and future, Ebenezer Scrooge witnesses what a lifetime of fear and selfishness has led to, and sees with fresh eyes the lonely life he has built for himself. Can Ebenezer be saved before it's too late?Jack Thorne's joyous adaptation of Charles Dickens's timeless classic premiered at The Old Vic, London, in 2017, in a production directed by Matthew Warchus, and starring Rhys Ifans as Ebenezer Scrooge.

It was revived at the Old Vic in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Authors

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens, one of the most popular and prolific writers of the nineteenth 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 family w ...

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Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne’s plays include: The Motive and the Cue (National Theatre and West End); When Winston Went to War With the Wireless (Donmar Warehouse); After Life (National Theatre); A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic/Broadway/The Old Vic: In Camera); Harry Potter and the Cursed Chil ...

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