Casting and dates announced for A Christmas Carol at the Watermill Theatre
Photo credit: Philip Tull
Casting and a revised performance schedule have been announced for A Christmas Carol at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury.
The production will now play from 3 December - 3 January 2021, opening a week later than originally planned.
It's Christmas Eve, and whilst London is alive with festive cheer and seasonal goodwill, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge grows meaner by the minute. A heartless money lender, who cares more about counting his coins than for his fellow man, Scrooge despises Christmas and everything to do with it. But will a timely visit from the haunting ghosts of Christmas past, present and future change his wicked ways before it’s too late?
Two actor-musicians introduce us to Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and a host of extraordinary characters as you have never seen them before in a festive retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
Pete Ashmore will star as Scrooge and Tilly-Mae Millbrook will play the Narrator. They will also work together as joint Musical Directors to create a magical festive soundscape.
The adaptation is by Danielle Pearson, with direction by Georgie Staight, set design by Isobel Nicolson, lighting by Harry Armytage, sound by Tom Marshall and costume by Emily Barratt.
Artistic Director Paul Hart said: “I'm incredibly proud that once again the team here will be opening a show so quickly - in fact we'll be open the very next day after restrictions are lifted and hope to welcome as many audiences as is safely possible over the Christmas period. Despite everything this year we've still managed to launch five new productions, welcoming 3438 audience members, 1774 outreach participants and employing 79 talented freelancers. I think we all need some Christmas joy more than ever and I've no doubt this production will deliver exactly that in a bold and innovative new version of this perennial favourite."
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