Returning after a sell-out run, actor Clive Francis returns to the Tabard this Christmas with his acclaimed adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Francis plays the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge in this delightful one-man show for family audiences. Inspired by Dickens’ first reading and performance of A Christmas Carol in December 1853, Clive Francis re-enacts this festive masterpiece with words penned by Dickens, while playing every notable character from the original, haunting story. “Performance of his career” Daily Telegraph “Touches the heart” Independent “Wondrous old skinflint” Daily Mail “Spell-binding” The Sunday Times “Clive Francis’ storytelling is enthralling a if it had only this minute sprung to life” The Irish Times “Clive Francis’s Scrooge is the best!” Birmingham Mail Running Time Aprox. 1 Hour 10 Minutes, no interval. Latecomers Latecomers will not be admitted.
- Alan Menken
- Charles Dickens
- David Armstrong
- Dennis Powers
- Dick Gallagher
- Laird Williamson
- Lee Holby
- Lynn Ahrens
- Mark Waldrop
- Michael Legrand
- Mike Ockrent
- Orson Bean
- Sheldon Harnick
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Ages: Age Guidance Suitable for age 8+. Parental discretion advised - this is authentic Dickens in the original language
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