Photo Flash: First Look at A (SCARBOROUGH) CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Stephen Joseph Theatre

The Stephen Joseph Theatre is presenting a sparkling new version of A Christmas Carol with a Scarborough flavour, opening tonight 7 December and running through 31 December 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

It's a festive classic: the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the meanest man who ever lived, given a horrible shock on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley, and guided on a journey of learning by three spirits, a time worm and a woman with a nut for a head. Wait, what? A woman with a what?

The team that brought you last year's Christmas hit at the SJT, Pinocchio, is back with a new version of Charles Dickens' most enduring tale, but not as you've ever seen it before. Will Mr Scrooge learn his lesson before the rattling chickens get him? And will his servants live to tell the tale? Come along and find out!

Written by Nick Lane and composer/lyricist Simon Slater, and directed by Paul Robinson, A Scarborough (Christmas) Carol is a fun, interactive, musical retelling of this classic story.

The show stars Anne-Marie Piazza and Elliott Rennie, who will be familiar to SJT audiences from Pinocchio, along with SJT newcomers Joey Hickman and Alicia Mckenzie. The four actors portray between them nearly 30 different characters, and play live music on stage.

A (Scarborough) Christmas Carol features all-new music and lyrics by Simon Slater, who was born and grew up in Scarborough. Simon was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2013 for his sound design on Constellations in the West End, and was Musical Director on the National Theatre's lauded production ofAmadeus which, following its sell-out run in 2016/17, returns to the NT in January 2018.

The show's designer is Helen Coyston, with lighting design by Paul Stear and choreography by Erin Carter.

A (Scarborough) Christmas Carol can be seen at the Stephen Joseph Theatre from Thursday 7 to Sunday 31 December, at various times and dates. Tickets cost from £9 to £16, and are available from the box office on 01723 370541 or via the website: www.sjt.uk.com.

Photo Credit: Tony Bartholomew

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