A Christmas Carol
From: Thursday, 9th December 2010
To: Friday, 31 December 2010
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Synopsis
Dicken's original story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come. This story has been adapted many many ways but the true magic and the great mix of fright and delight comes only from returning to the original.
Our Review:
14 December 2010
Two versions of A Christmas Carol seen at Harrogate Theatre and Hull Truck within 18 hours of each other could not have been more different. Both use narrators rather than relying totally on dramatisation, but Nick Lane’s adaptation for Hull Truck makes much less use of Dickens’ words, though some of the most affecting parts are those closest to the original and both adapters realise that Dickens’ final paragraphs may be cut down, but cannot essentially be improved on.
Nick Lane’s adaptation and production comes up with a cosier and jollier tale, aimed directly at the very young. This means he sometimes seems to lack confidence in the original story and feels the need to bolster it with obvious humour: in the first office scene Bob Cratchit is portrayed as dopey and lazy, the charity collectors turn into one extremely deaf lady who comes out with comic distortions of everything Scrooge says, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come becomes a youth in ...
Creative
Charles Dickens (Author)
Hull Truck Theatre (Producer)
Nick Lane (Adaptation)
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