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Full cast for A Christmas Carol at the Lowry confirmed

Jack Thorne’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic has its first UK staging outside of London

| Salford |

22 October 2026

acrhs — Laura Baldwin and Christian Edwards, left photo supplied by the show, right by Roy J Baron

The full cast has been announced for A Christmas Carol at Lowry in Salford, where the Old Vic’s production will run from 11 December 2026 to 10 January 2027.

Directed by the Old Vic’s artistic director Matthew Warchus and adapted by Jack Thorne, the production will be staged on UK shores outside London for the first time since its premiere in 2017.

John Thomson will play Ebenezer Scrooge, joined by Laura Baldwin as Belle, Hayley Canham as Little Fan, Marilyn Cutts as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Hadrian Delacey as Father/Marley, Jamie Doncaster as Swing, Peter Dukes as Nicholas/Schoolmaster, Christian Edwards as Bob Cratchit, Kamilla Fernandes as the Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs Fezziwig, Seb Harwood as Ferdy/George, Emma Lucia as Mrs Cratchit, Rachel Moran as associate choreographer and offstage cover for Mrs Cratchit and Jess, Annell Odartey as Jess, Ben Redfern as Fezziwig, Joe Usher as Fred and Connor Wood as Young Ebenezer.

Ronan Caldwell, Chloe Gay, Franklin Gimson and Kharia Thompson will share the role of Tiny Tim.

The creative team includes set and costume designer Rob Howell, composer and arranger Christopher Nightingale, lighting designer Hugh Vanstone, sound designer Simon Baker, casting by Grindrod Burton Casting and movement by Lizzi Gee. Jamie Manton is associate director, with Jessica Ronane credited for the original casting.

Warchus said: “For ten years now this production of A Christmas Carol has been delighting audiences from London and beyond and I am immensely proud of the impact it continues to have on audiences – whether it be their first time seeing the show or one visit of many. To now be able to share the joy of this production with the Lowry and its audiences makes this year a truly special one.”

The production will also return to The Old Vic for its tenth consecutive year, with Giles Terera starring as Scrooge in the London run. It has played to almost one million people in London, America and Australia, and was also streamed internationally as part of Old Vic: In Camera in 2020.