A Christmas Carol

Synopsis

On a foggy, freezing Christmas Eve, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge is disturbed by the ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley. To help Scrooge avoid the ghastly fate that awaits him beyond the grave, Marley arranges for him to be visited by three spirits. But can the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come persuade Scrooge to open his heart to the magic of Christmas before the sun rises?

Our Review:

2 December 2009

When talking of the latest spectacular Christmas offering from one of the Midlands best producing houses, it is a far cry to call its stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 'traditional'; however, this is certainly works to the production's advantage.

By taking an adaptation by of Dickens text by Bryony Lavery, and Music and lyrics by Jason Carr the show's director, Nikolai Foster, has transformed the piece into a living vision of the darker side of the ghoulish tale.

The opulent design of grotesque characters and gothic, twisted proportioned set pieces by Colin Richmond can not help but evoke the masterful work of cinematic legend Tim Burton. It is in Richmond’s imaginatively stunning design that the magic of the production lies, it becomes remarkable that a tale we know so well somehow become unpredictable; always wanting to know how the next event will happen, even though we know what will happen.

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Latest User Review

james - 13 February 2010:

After seeing the Rep's christmas shows scince 2003's The Wizard of Oz - this production has been the worst Rep (if not any) theatre show i have seen. I know A christmas carol is a ghost story, but I didnt like how it was emphasised in this play... okay okay I admit that I prefer the nice christmassy versions like Scrooge the musical (which was fantastic last october with tommy steele at the hippodrome - that was 5star material!!) and even the muppet's version, but I know alot of 7year olds or even 8,9 or 10 year olds who would hate this production! The scenery was boring and basically just black everywhere, it didnt make me feel christmassy at all! so please, when the rep reopens in 2013 please leave the rep's christmas show's to the true proffessionals meaning Rachel Kavnaugh and her creative team as the wizard of oz and peter pan were brilliant! i was so exited to see that the next production would be a christmas carol but assuming it would be a little bit different as it was going to be directed by nikaloi foster and not rachel kavanaugh... but now i feel sorry for those poor people of yorkshire who wil watch it next christmas! IMPROVE, REP!!!!!!!...

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