A Christmas Carol Tickets
About A Christmas Carol
Enjoy the Christmas festivities in London this winter at Jack Thorne’s A Christmas Carol. The hit play returns to the Old Vic in 2022.
Jack Thorne’s A Christmas Carol adaptation premiered at the Old Vic in 2017, starring Rhys Ifans as Ebenezer Scrooge. It’s since become a winter theatre institution, running at the Old Vic each Christmastime. Over the years, actors including Paterson Joseph, Andrew Lincoln, and Stephen Mangan have played Ebenezer Scrooge. This year, Owen Teale leads the cast.
With a theatre transformed into the round and charming seasonal hymns, the play rejuvenates the Charles Dickens story. London Theatre raved about the 2021 production, saying: “The music, beautifully arranged, saturates an evening that cuts to the soul, and to the essence of the theatrical, too.” You’ll want to make sure A Christmas Carol is part of your theatregoing plans.
Based on Charles Dickens's beloved work, the play follows Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. As Scrooge is visited by three ghosts in one evening, can Scrooge take stock on his life and find a new spirit by Christmas morning? The Old Vic is filled to the brim with mince pies, music, and plenty of merriment. God bless us everyone!
A Christmas Carol matinees begin at 1:00pm and A Christmas Carol evening performances begin at 7:00pm.
A Christmas Carol runs for 2 hours and 5 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
Audio Described Performance: Fri 09 Dec 7pm (Touch Tour 5pm)
Captioned Performance: Mon 12 Dec 7pm Relaxed Performance (will be audio described and captioned): Sat 10 Dec 1pm
Run time
2hrs 5min (incl. interval)
Venue
Categories
Age
Recommend age: 8+
Start date
24th November, 2018
End date
19th January, 2019
Venue
Directions
Location: West End
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 521, X68; (Mepham Street) 211, 243, 507
Night bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 139, 176, 188, N1, N68, N171; (Mepham Street) 243
Car park: Waterloo Station (4mins)
Directions from tube: (7mins) Take Mepham Street (100 metres) down to Waterloo Road. Turn right on Waterloo Road, but keep left as the theatre is 100 metres further along on the opposite corner.
More information about A Christmas Carol
Jack Thorne’s treatment of this seasonal staple is moody, thoughtful, and heartfelt. Thorne is a master of bringing much loved stories to life onstage, also working on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Thorne’s script coupled with Matthew Warchus’s atmospheric direction delivers the perfect blend of Dickensian mirth and Gothic darkness. Though the story is internationally known, this production breathes wintery life into the beloved masterpiece.
What to Watch For:
- At this production of A Christmas Carol, mince pies are handed out to audience members. There’s nothing like a good theatre coupled with a warm snack.
- Jack Thorne also writes for television. His credits include The Fades, and This Is England.
- A Christmas Carol won five Tony Awards in 2019. A Christmas Carol won all the categories it was nominated in.
- Hymns in A Christmas Carol include “O Holy Night,” “Joy to the World,” “Ding Dony Merrily on High,” and “I Saw Three Ships.”
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