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A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story By Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story by Charles Dickens


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Summary

A spine-tingling stage adaptation that is faithful to the heart and spirit of Charles Dickens' much-loved festive ghost story - with an emphasis on the ghostly.

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story Summary

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story by Charles Dickens

It's Christmas Eve. As the cold, bleak night draws in, the penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted by the spirit of his former business partner, Jacob Marley.

Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn't too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate. But first he'll have to face three more eerie encounters...

Mark Gatiss' spine-tingling adaptation is faithful to the heart and spirit of Charles Dickens' much-loved festive ghost story - with an emphasis on the ghostly.

Commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse, the adaptation premiered there in 2021, starring Nicholas Farrell alongside Gatiss, and directed by the theatre's Artistic Director, Adam Penford.

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story subsequently transferred to Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, produced by Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Eilene Davidson Productions.

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story Reviews

'Fabulous... irresistibly theatrical... Gatiss has pulled off a clever trick... a big, bold, inventive, yet remarkably faithful staging of Dickens's evergreen opus'

* Telegraph *

'Gatiss's script is surprisingly faithful... remind[ing] us of the inherent theatricality in Dickens's storytelling... Gatiss also includes Dickens's dark comedy that is so often overlooked... a clever twist and a great surge in festive feeling'

* Guardian *

'Superb... spooky and darkly funny... puts a smile on your face'

* The Times *

'Transports us with its magical stream of verbal and visual narratives... Gatiss's adaptation keeps much of the original text of the well-known classic story yet brings it even more alive by blending in deft verbal brushstrokes of natural language fashioned with such a keen ear for story-telling that he never loses the sense of history'

* Whatsonstage *

'Mark Gatiss gives us his own interpretation that demonstrates there are still new ways of looking at Dickens's 1843 novella... a slick, clever, uplifting production'

* British Theatre Guide *

About Charles Dickens

Mark Gatiss is a writer, actor and director, whose work includes The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who, Sherlock and Dracula.

Additional information

GOR012881087
9781839040566
1839040564
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story by Charles Dickens
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
20211111
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story