Charles Dickens News

Broadway Palm welcomes the holidays with one of the most beloved holiday stories of all-time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, playing now through December 27, 2014. From a cold-hearted miser to a lovable softie, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge gives hope in the power of love and the spirit of Christmas. This classic story captures the essence of the holidays and is perfect entertainment for the entire family.

Opening November 30th at the Players Theatre, 'A Christmas Carol' is a warm and uplifting adaptation of the classic Dickens tale celebrating holiday spirit. With original music by Michael Sgouros, played by a live percussion trio, the show is wrapped in the warmth of joy, suspense and a sprinkling of tender-hearted redemption.

Funny and irreverent, Chaffin's Barn's A Christmas Carol-featuring a witty new adaptation by Lydia Bushfield-gives audiences the perfect entree into the whole crazy-wonderful holiday season, replete with sentimental carols, fruitcake jokes, horrid Christmas sweaters and Warren Gore on his knees.

Next year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of the 'Queen of Crime', Agatha Christie, and the 10th anniversary of the Agatha Christie Theatre Company. To mark both occasions, her most popular and best-selling thriller AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, is set to return to the stage for a UK tour - visiting Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Monday 2 - Sat 7 February 2015.

Starting December 5th, the Players' Ring continues its holiday tradition with their local adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. The show runs from December 5 to December 23, with shows on Thursdays and Fridays at 8PM, Saturdays at 3PM and 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM and 7 PM (please see our full schedule online). Ticket prices are $15 general admission, $12 students and seniors, with discounts provided for members of the Players' Ring. Early reservations are recommended and can be made at www.playersring.org or by calling the Players' Ring at (603) 436-8123.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run tonight, November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre.

Houston's seasonal favorite A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas returns to light up the Holiday Season at the University of Houston tonight, November 21 to December 24, the third production in the 'Alley Theatre @ UH' season.

Trustus Theatre is reviving its hit production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol on the Thigpen Main Stage this November.

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the reprise of its annual community production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Eric Hill and co-directed by Eric Hill and Travis G. Daly and presented for the fourth time at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. This year's production includes 30 talented young Berkshire county actors many of whom are returning to the Colonial Theatre and some who are performing for the first time.

A freeFall tradition is reinvented as an all-new cast joins us this holiday season for Keith Ferguson's and Bruce Greer's enchanting new musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. With a soaring and inspirational score, and faithful incarnations of all of the memorable characters, Dickens' ghost story leaps from the page and delights with stunning theatricality, lush scenery & costumes, and surprising special effects. Plan early to get your seats for this perfect holiday outing. A Christmas Carol, will run November 29 thru December 24, 2014. Special performances are scheduled the week before Christmas in order for patrons to share this classic with their family and friends visiting for the holidays.

Ford's Theatre 2014-2015 season continues with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and adapted by Michael Wilson, tonight, November 20, 2014 to January 1, 2015. Acclaimed Washington stage actor Edward Gero returns for the sixth year to play Ebenezer Scrooge. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show below!

Flat Rock Playhouse and Executive Producer, Pardee Hospital will kick off the holiday season with the Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol on the Clyde and Nina Allen Mainstage beginning tonight, November 20th and running through December 21st.

Broadway Palm welcomes the holidays with one of the most beloved holiday stories of all-time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, playing tonight, November 20 through December 27, 2014.

The show is wonderful to begin with. Theatre Three's annual production of Charles Dickens' classic...

Toronto based Alexander Showcase Theatre will perform Charles' Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" from Nov. 28-30 and Dec. 4-7 at the PapermillTheatre (67 Pottery Road). Tickets are available now at www.alexandershowcasetheatre.com, by emailing tickets@alexandershowcasetheatre.com or by calling (416) 324-1259.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater brings its uplifting production of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic A Christmas Carol to The Pabst Theater this December.

Hale Centre Theatre (HCT), Utah's Premiere Family Theatre, has reached a milestone with its 30th annual production of A Christmas Carol, the beloved theatre and community tradition, running Saturday, December 6 through Wednesday, December 24.

Get introspective with New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY), as Naked Girls Reading presents DEAR DIARY! Join your favorite naked readers as they share selections from personal journals, historical chronicles, memoirs, musings and first-person accounts. Revisit the great diarists of fiction, history and literature in-the-buff with the Naked Girls (and without having to break the lock on your sister's journal!)

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) brings audiences a fresh take on a beloved classic, A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol, developed with hip-hop sensations the Q Brothers and CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton. After a special work-in-progress presentation last season, Chicago Shakespeare is proud to premiere this hip-hop reinterpretation of the perennial holiday favorite by Charles Dickens. A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol rocks the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare for a limited engagement tonight, November 19-December 31, 2014.