Nicholas Farrell joins Mark Gatiss in new adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Nicholas Farrell will join the cast for Mark Gatiss’ brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, premiering at Nottingham Playhouse from 29 October-20 November ahead of its London premiere at Alexandra Palace from 26 November-9 January.

Olivier award-winning Mark Gatiss will star as Jacob Marley in his own retelling of the classic winter ghost story alongside Nicholas Farrell (Chariots of Fire, The Crown, The Iron Lady and 37 Days) as Scrooge. 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…

Directed by Nottingham Playhouse’s Artistic Director Adam Penford, the production is designed by Paul Wills, with lighting by Philip Gladwell, sound by Ella Wahlström, video by Nina Dunn, composition by Tingying Dong, and puppet direction by Matthew Forbes.

Tickets for both venues are on sale now here.