A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Dickens' celebrated classic is brought to life in this delightful 'One Man Show'.
The magic and wonder of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a festive favourite for many. In Australia it’s a chance to escape the heat and immerse yourself in the romantic white Christmastime of Victorian England that has come to be deemed quintessentially Christmas. Robbie Burns brings the charm and pure Englishness of Dickensian London to the stage perfectly! Picture it – a big leather armchair, a tall desk and a small desk, each equipped with nineteenth century paraphernalia – and a huge thick tome that serves not only as a ledger but also the story itself. As Burns lights a candle we all settle back into our comfortable chairs and are instantly swept up in the tale.
This production embodies all the characters of this festive masterpiece. One cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge is unkind to his clerk, Bob Cratchit, refuses to give to charity and then rude to his nephew Fred when he invites him to spend Christmas with him. When Scrooge gets home, he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner Jacob Marley - and then by three ghosts! They are the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come!