Esteemed writer Jack Thorne's joyous, atmospheric adaptation of the timeless Charles Dickens classic returns to The Old Vic folowing a successful run last Christmas. This new adaptation comes from the Olivier Award-winning playwright of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Jack Thorne, who returns to the theatre following Woyzeck, alongside Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus at the helm.
On a bitter Christmas Eve night a cold-hearted miser is visited by four ghosts. Transported to worlds past, present and future, Ebenezer Scrooge witnesses what a lifetime of fear and selfishness has led to and sees with fresh eyes the lonely life he has built for himself. Can Ebenezer be saved before it’s too late?
If you were feeling like a Scrooge before you arrived at The Old Vic for this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, it doesn’t take long for your senses to be filled with festive spirit. The cast, dressed in crisp period costume, wander the stage adorned with over a hundred dangling lanterns, handing out fresh mince pies and clementines to the audience; this show even smells like Christmas.
Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will return to the Old Vic this Christmas, it has been announced. Matthew Warchus’ production starred Rhys Ifans when it ran last December, alongside John Dagleish, Alex Gaumond, Erin Doherty and Melissa Allan. Casting for the 2018 revival is yet to be announced. A Christmas Carol will return to the Old Vic from 27th November to 19th January, with an official opening on 5th December.
BAFTA Award-winning Welsh Superstar Rhys Ifans will make a return to The Old Vic this festive season, when he takes on one of Charles Dickens' most iconic characters in Ebenezer Scrooge in a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Jack Thorne - the Olivier Award-winning playwright of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The Old Vic's Artistic Director Matthew Warchus will helm the production, which is set to begin previews on 18 November 2017, before an official opening on 29 November and a limited run through to 20 January 2018.
