'David Edgar gave the RSC one of its biggest hits in its history with his eight-and-a-half-hour adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby... Now, forty years on, he has set to work on A Christmas Carol... a magnificent achievement'
* Telegraph *
'David Edgar's new version for the RSC... goes back beyond the sanitised version in popular consciousness to what Dickens actually wrote, and why'
* Financial Times *
'Dickens's message about the need to treat poverty as a rectifiable evil rather than a moral failing comes through loud and clear'
* Guardian *
'David Edgar cleverly ups the politics... A festive show that doesn't shirk from emphasising Dickens's still topical point'
* Sunday Times *
'This family show radiates old-fashioned comfort and joy'
* Mail on Sunday *
'David Edgar's adaptation retains the overall message of redemption while introducing a lot of humour as a counterpoint to the social commentary... dark, yet heartwarming'
* The Reviews Hub *
'This politically charged new version feels both plausibly Victorian and sharply relevant'
* Evening Standard *
'A mix of wit and grit... a Christmas stocking of a show: full of goodies alongside an evergreen message about the importance of empathy'
* The Stage *
'A festive delight... Edgar's adaptation lacks none of the textural depth and emotional resonance of Dickens' original piece of social commentary... entertaining, lively and full of fun'
* Whatsonstage.com *
'An inventive version of Dickens's great seasonal fable... you would have to be quite a Scrooge not to fall for it'
* The Times *
