Full casting announced for Mark Gatiss' adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Nottingham Playhouse have today announced full casting for Mark Gatiss’ brand-new adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, running from 29 October-20 November, ahead of its London premiere at Alexandra Palace from 26 November-9 January.
Directed by Adam Penford, the production stars the previously announced Olivier award-winner Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) as Jacob Marley in his own retelling of Dickens’ classic winter ghost story, alongside Nicholas Farrell (Chariots of Fire, The Crown) as Scrooge; James Backway (Holes, War Horse) as Fred; Angelina Chudi (Dear Elizabeth, Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her)) as Caroline; Jo Eaton-Kent (The Watch, Carousel) as the Ghost of Christmas Past; Zak Ford-Williams as Tiny Tim; Aoife Gaston (Barbarians, Love & Information) as Belle; Christopher Godwin (Amadeus, This House) as the Narrator; Edward Harrison (Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies) as Bob Cratchit; Sarah Ridgeway (HALO, Fury) as Mrs Cratchit and; Joe Shire (Witness for the Prosecution, The Island) as Ghost of Christmas Present.
Filled with Dickensian, spine-tingling special effects, prepare to be frightened and delighted in equal measure as you enter the supernatural Victorian world of A Christmas Carol.
It’s a cold Christmas Eve and mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Nicholas Farrell) has an unexpected visit from the spirit of his former business partner Jacob Marley (Mark Gatiss). Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn’t too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate, but first he’ll have to face three more eerie encounters…
The production is designed by Paul Wills, with lighting by Philip Gladwell, sound by Ella Wahlström, video by Nina Dunn, composition by Tingying Dong, puppet direction by Matthew Forbes, and musical direction by Tom Atwood.
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