Cast announced for A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A GHOST STORY at Birmingham Rep

Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

Full casting has been announced for the Nottingham Playhouse production of A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story, Mark Gatiss’ supernatural stage adaptation of the Dickens’ classic, which plays at Birmingham Rep from 14 November 2024 – 5 January 2025.

Joining the previously announced Rufus Hound (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum, Lido 2 Paris) as Jacob Marley and Matthew Cottle (The Deep Blue Sea, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Ebenezer Scrooge are Karendip Phull (Anita & Me, Birmingham Rep) as Caroline and Mrs Bonniface, Lance West (The Trials, Donmar Warehouse) as Fred, Young Scrooge and Peter Cratchit, Kalifa Taylor (Noises Off, West End) as Belle and numerous other roles, Oscar Batterham (All’s Well That Ends Well, RSC) as Bob Cratchit, Grace Hogg-Robinson (The Ocean at the End of the Lane, West End) as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Mark Theodore (The Tempest, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as the Ghost of Christmas Present, with Olivia-Faith Kamau (SUNSET BLVD, West End), and Iverson Yabut (Chariots Of Fire, Sheffield Theatres) as On Stage Swings.

Reprising their roles from the original Nottingham Playhouse production are Geoffrey Beevers (The Audience, West End) as the Narrator, Rebecca Trehearn (Becoming Nancy, Birmingham Rep) as Mrs Cratchit, and Ryan Weston (Gabby Ellison, Kiddlowe Productions) as Tiny Tim.

The creative team comprises director Adam Penford, set designer Paul Wills, lighting designer Philip Gladwell, sound designer Ella Wahlström, video designer Nina Dunn, movement director Georgina Lamb, musical director Tom Attwood, puppet designer and director Matthew Forbes, composer Tingying Dong, and casting director Ginny Schiller.

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