Charles Dickens News

Any Charles Dickens' tale basically has the same theme, working through adversity to get to hope. But even with that simplistic theme his characters are extremely nuanced and complex. And any production of a Dickensian play needs those nuances lest the show just turn into melodrama. Unfortunately the current production of "Oliver!" at the 5th Avenue Theatre is lacking in that nuance as well as much spark so that it mostly comes across as going through the motions.

Director Elaine Gatchell is proud to present Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", at Leddy Center's beautiful theatre at Verdant Pastures on Ladd's Lane in Epping, NH,December 6-15. As is tradition at Christmas shows at Leddy Center, eggnog with whipped cream and nutmeg will be offered at intermission! Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoons and one Wednesday afternoon, December 11, at 2:00pm. Steve Koch stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this timeless classic presented ten Christmases over the past 38 years by Leddy Center. Dr. Henry Ferrell is Bob Crachit, Melissa Ransdell is Mrs. Crachit, and Damian Raymond is Marley. Don LaDuke of Litchfield is the Ghost of Christmas Present, Kathy St. Germain of Fremont is the Ghost of Christmas Past and Noah Anzalone of Fremont is Tiny Tim. A beautiful acappella quartet performs Christmas carols throughout the production!

The Footlight Players, South Carolina's longest-producing theatre company, is proud to bring this musical interpretation of A Christmas Carol to the region for the first time with a talented cast, crew, and a score to knock your socks off in tow. A Christmas Carol tells Charles Dickens' timeless tale adapted by Bobby Cronin with original music, lyrics, and vocal arrangements by Angelyn Benson and Bobby Cronin. The story comes alive on stage December 6, 7, 12-14, and 19-21 at 8:00pm as well as December 8, 15, and 22 at 3:00pm.

A Christmas Carol at The Players' Ring is not only a long standing holiday tradition for the community, it is also a rite of passage for anyone who has stepped foot in the theater as a performer or director. This wonderful adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic by Players' Ring founder Gary Newton has seen many interpretations over the years in the hands of different directors. This year it falls to Christopher Savage to masterfully bring to life this heartwarming holiday tale for all audiences to enjoy!

The creative team and cast has been announced for Oliver!, which begins its limited holiday run December 6 at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, NY. Performances run through December 22, 2013.

Director Elaine Gatchell will present Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", at Leddy Center's beautiful theatre at Verdant Pastures on Ladd's Lane in Epping, NH, December 6-15.

Trustus Theatre is bringing a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol To the Thigpen Main Stage this December. This new script by Patrick Barlow, the Tony-award winning playwright of The 39 Steps, is a whirlwind telling of the classic holiday story where five actors take on all of the roles. Trustus will be one of only four theatres who have the rights to produce this new adaptation as the show also makes its Off-Broadway premiere this holiday season. Scrooge and all of his ghostly counterparts will come to the Thigpen Main Stage as A Christmas Carol opens tonight, December 6th at 8:00pm.

Hedgerow Theatre continues its holiday tradition with its 21st annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which runs from tonight, December 6 to 31.

Director Elaine Gatchell presents Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', at Leddy Center's beautiful theatre at Verdant Pastures on Ladd's Lane in Epping, NH, tonight, December 6-15.

Acclaimed new musical version of A Christmas Carol plays a limited 3 week season in London at Charing Cross Theatre from 16th December - 4th January.

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents a singing and dancing spectacular not to be missed: Lionel Bart's beloved classic, Oliver!, the holiday treat that will have audiences saying 'Please sir, I want some more.' The iconic musical returns to the celebrated 5th Avenue stage for the first time in 20 years, and will feature stunning costumes, dazzling sets, and a massive local cast of 66 (including 36 youngsters), singing and dancing their way through the streets and alleys of Victorian London. Based on the classicCharles Dickens novel, Oliver! is filled with memorable tunes including 'Who Will Buy?', 'I'd Do Anything,' and 'As Long As He Needs Me.' Oliver! features direction by David Armstrong and will starDavid Pichette as Fagin, Grayson Smith as the Artful Dodger, Hans Altwies as Bill Sikes, andMerideth Kaye Clark as Nancy. Oliver Twist will be played by Jack Fleischmann and Mark Jeffrey James Weber at alternating performances.

Now in its 50th year, the American Repertory Ballet's holiday presentation of THE NUTCRACKER delights young and old with humor, spectacle, and stirring music.

While more Americans would be familiar with Bart's adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist from its Oscar-winning film version, the stage show is a craftier invention.

The American Century Theater presents a live re-creation of the classic 1936 A Christmas Carol Radio Drama via FREE Teleconference on Sunday, December 22, at 8:00 PM EST.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The New American Shakespeare Tavern presents the 10th Anniversary of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, running today, December 5-23, 2013.

Blessed Unrest presents a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Matt Opatrny, and directed and choreographed by Jessica Burr. A Christmas Carol runs from tonight, December 5 - 22, 2013 in a limited engagement at The Interart Theatre, located at 500 West 52 Street (at the corner of 10th Avenue) in New York City. Previews begin December 5 for a December 7 opening. Get a first look at the cast below!

A Christmas Carol, the classic Christmas tale of a greedy humbug's last-minute redemption, ushers in the holiday season at Hershey Area Playhouse starting December 5, 2013! This original musical, based on the Charles Dickens novel, is written by Lancaster theatre veteran, Barry Kornhauser. With over 30 years of involvement with the Fulton Theatre and scores of awards, Kornhauser's works have taken the local playwright to the White House, Tony Award-winning stages, the Kennedy Center, and more.

'Oliver' at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn is a musical theater treasure for audiences of all ages during the holiday season.

To capture the long standing tradition of The Milwaukee Rep's adaptation of A Christmas Carol that opened last weekend at the Historic Pabst Theater, many families or friends crowd around the grand Christmas tree adorned and standing in the center of Milwaukee's Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex. They punch the button on their smart phones; take pictures of these memories withstanding the test of time, an annual event to be cherished. The Rep's production of A Christmas Carol has run consecutively each December for 38 years, a holiday present waiting to be opened again and again.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) and hip-hop sensations the Q Brothers are back at it again turning up the volume with a fresh take on a beloved classic. The Q Brothers and CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton have come together to develop A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol-a hip-hop reinterpretation of the perennial holiday favorite by Charles Dickens. Now, alongside Chicago theaters' familiar renditions of this heartwarming tale, audiences will participate in the creation of an energized, reinvented tradition. Work-in-progress performances of A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol will run in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!