A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story (stage version)
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol ? A Ghost Story of Christmas (Wilson)
by Charles Dickens, Michael Wilson
Highlights
120 mins 19th Century Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Expandable Casting Flexible Cast Size Roles for Children Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes
Synopsis
This theatrical and spirited version of A Christmas Carol puts the phantasmagoric qualities of Charles Dickens’ classic tale center stage.
A swirling, dancing chorus of ghosts weave through this uplifting holiday story of redemption, magic and hope.
The play has been performed for almost a million people over the years at Houston’s Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage and the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Press Reviews
"If Alfred Hitchcock had done A Christmas Carol, he’d have done it exactly like this. Wilson’s high-spirited and intelligent handling of the 1843 novella is scary, delightful, dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny."
— Hartford Advocate
"Michael Wilson’s adaptation of Dicken’s classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge distills the essence of the holiday spirit in a series of sights, sounds and splendors that all but guarantee audiences leave bursting with a feeling of Christmas."
— Hartford Courant
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Mrs. Dilber His housekeeper |
| Jacob Marley Doubles with Mrs. Dilber |
| Bob Cratchit His clerk |
| Fred His nephew |
| First Solicitor |
| Second Solicitor |
| Bettye Pidgeon A doll vendor |
| Bert A fruit and cider vendor |
| Mr. Marvel A watchworks vendor |
| Spirit Of Christmas Past Doubles with Bettye Pidgeon |
| Spirit Of Christmas Present Doubles with Bert |
| Spirit Of Christmas Future Doubles with Mr. Marvel |
| Rich Lady |
| Undertaker |
| Scrooge At fourteen |
| Young Scrooge |
| Mr. Fezziwig |
| Mrs. Fezziwig |
| Nichola Fezziwig’s daughter |
| Wendy Fezziwig’s daughter |
| Fiddler |
| Dick Wilkins |
| Party Guests Two or more |
| Belle Affianced to Scrooge |
| Mrs. Cratchit |
+ 19 more characters
Publication
A Christmas Carol ? A Ghost Story of Christmas (Wilson) is a play written by Charles Dickens and published by Dramatists Play Service .
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