"While the production (sub-headed 'A Ghost Story') is utterly, and fabulously, theatrical, Gatiss has, as if in reverence to Dickens's original stage prose presentations, inserted a narrator (played as an all-knowing Cockney by Christopher Godwin). Mark Brown of The Daily Telegraph was rather more generous, giving the production five stars out of five. The end brings a clever twist and a great surge in festive feeling, with carol singing and general good cheer. But when the human drama slows down, it gains an emotional catch, such as a romantic pause between Belle (Aoife Gaston) and the young Scrooge, and the final scene between Scrooge and Bob Cratchit (Edward Harrison) we wish for a few more of these. Some key moments feel too fleeting and don't carry enough emotion, including Tiny Tim's deathbed scene. This reminds us of the inherent theatricality in Dickens's storytelling, heightened with the use of puppets and some bewitching surprises such as a delightful cloud of ghosts that suddenly emerge and swing around the auditorium. Gatiss's script is surprisingly faithful, given his flair for imaginative reworks of canonical stories (from Dracula to Sherlock), and some dialogue is unchanged along with the words of the narrator ( Christopher Godwin). Giving the stage show three stars out of five, Arifa Akbar, the critic for The Guardian wrote, The production will star Keith Allen as Scrooge with Peter Forbes as Marley. The production will be revived at the Nottingham Playhouse from 28 October to 18 November 2023, before transferring again to the Alexandra Palace from 24 November 2023 to 7 January 2024. The production was filmed live for a cinema release during the run at the in London and received a cinema release on the 27th November and 1st December 2022 before it was shown on BBC Four on 25 December 2022. It was eventually produced at the Nottingham Playhouse from 29 October to 20 November 2021 before transferring to the Alexandra Palace in London where it ran from 26 November 2021 to 9 January 2022 with a cast of 15 playing 50 characters. The production was originally scheduled to open in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The adaptation was directed by Adam Penford, designed by Paul Wills with a lighting design by Philip Gladwell, sound design by Ella Wahlström, video design by Nina Dunn, movement direction by Georgina Lamb and composition by Tingying Dong. Production history Nottingham and London (2021) Nottingham Playhouse by night Joe Shire as the Ghost of Christmas Present/ Fezziwig. Jo Eaton-Kent as the Ghost of Christmas Past.Mark Gatiss as Jacob Marley/Old Joe/ Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.Cast (original 2021 production) Mark Gatiss adapted the drama and appeared in it as Jacob Marley, among other roles To do so, however, he must first face three more ghosts. Fettered in heavy chains as a consequence for a lifetime of greed, Marley tells Scrooge that it isn’t too late for Scrooge to save himself from the same fate by changing his ways. On Christmas Eve, seven years after the death of his partner Jacob Marley, the solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge receives a visit from the ghost of his former partner. Poster for the cinema release of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2022)Ī Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story is a play based on the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Mark Gatiss.
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