Synopsis
A Christmas Carol
Gary Owen from Charles Dickens
Published by Methuen
Large Mixed Cast
Tucked up in his old, decaying house on a cold Christmas Eve, lonely, curmudgeonly Scrooge hears the rattle of chains and strange wailing noises ...
... it's the ghost of his old business partner, Marley
And he's come to warn Scrooge that if he doesn't change his ways, he will suffer a terrible fate
Scrooge meets the three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future and learns he must embrace the true spirit of Christmas before it's too late
Gary Owen's adaptation translates the novel's narrative fluently and portrays the Dickensian caricatures with flair and fun but not crudeness
He also refreshes the 1843 morality tale of ghosts, poverty, avarice and the redemptive power of compassion for a 21st century audience
"Gary Owen's new version of A Christmas Carol is an impressive adaptation for our times" ~ Guardian
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