A CHRISTMAS CAROL Coming to Toronto This Holiday season

The Humber River Shakespeare Company proudly presents its annual production of Dickens' holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.

With a heart locked up tighter than a cash box, Scrooge must encounter visits by three spirits for the chance to open up his heart and relish in the joys and aspirations of his fellow man.

This adaptation of Dickens' classic tale reawakens the true spirit of Christmas in a heart-stirring tale of profound beauty and redemption.

With Victorian costumes, enchanting masks and an antique trunk of story-telling treasures, five actors transport you from Scrooge's cold bedroom, to Fezziwig's joyful party, the Cratchit's meager table, to the dismal churchyard and the brightness of a

Christmas morning fresh with snow. It's an exercise in imagination, and an hour-long treat that audiences of all ages have embraced as an annual tradition.

This year's tour of A Christmas Carol will visit 8 unique venues, including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, The Alton Mill Arts Centre, Montgomery's Inn Museum, Black Creek Pioneer Village and the Stephen Leacock Theatre.

Now entering its ninth season, the Humber River Shakespeare Company continues to offer professional and accessible theatre year-round to communities in the Humber Watershed and beyond - from touring Shakespeare-in-the-Park in the summer, to

innovative and original Canadian works in unique spaces in the fall.

The company's Artistic Director Kevin Hammond explains the motivation behind the production: "Performing 'A Christmas Carol' is our way of giving back and sharing a universal message of hope and charity and

Kindness in these times of global strife. This particular tale is especially heartwarming and appropriate at this time because it reminds us to be compassionate and loving towards our fellow men, women and children. It is a treat and an honour to perform the show each year and I am always amazed at how moved the audiences are".

Whether by the fire in a Victorian era hotel at Montgomery's Inn, in a picturesque gallery of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, by gas lamp at Black Creek Pioneer Village, or in the beautifully

refurbished Alton Mill, this charming one hour performance will warm the hearts of Tiny Tims and Scrooges alike.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: 2015 Touring Schedule

December 5, 2pm Montgomery's Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke)

December 6, 2pm Stephen Leacock Theatre (130 Gwendolyn Blvd, Keswick)

December 9, 7pm Black Creek Pioneer Village (1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Toronto)

December 10, 7pm Montgomery's Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke)

December 11, 7pm Montgomery's Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke)

December 12, 2pm Aurora Cultural Centre (22 Church St., Aurora)

December 13, 1:30pm McMichael Canadian Art Collection (10365 Islington Ave, Vaughan)

December 15, 7pm St Paul's Church (404 Willard Ave., Etobicoke)

December 16, 7pm Black Creek Pioneer Village (1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Toronto)

December 17, 7pm King Museum (2920 King Rd, King City)

December 18, 7pm Alton Mill Arts Centre (1402 Queen St. W., Alton)

December 19, 2&7pm Montgomery's Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke)

December 20, 7pm Montgomery's Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke)