“If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserly loner, destined to spend his afterlife making up for all the mistakes he made on earth – until, that is, a chilling encounter with the spectre of his late business partner, Jacob Marley, sets him on a different path. Can Marley’s ghost – and those of Christmas Past, Present and Future – transform the unfortunate Scrooge in time, or is it already too late to save him? See this charming Fireside Folktales adaptation of the classic Christmas tale by Charles Dickens and find out for yourself…
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Upcoming shows
Catch us at The Coach & Horses, Barnes, SW13 9LW
Dates: Fri 16th & Mon 19th December 2022 at 7.30pm
Adult: £15 – includes a free glass of mulled wine!
Child: £10
Audience reviews
~ Thank you for a brilliant & professional performance this afternoon. The changes of emotions & clothing with such integrity of acting was quite moving. So pleased to be with you - a gem of an afternoon!
John P
The Mulberry Centre
~ A beautiful production! Very emotional. Well done
Michelle
Audience reviews
~ Thank you for a brilliant & professional performance this afternoon. The changes of emotions & clothing with such integrity of acting was quite moving. So pleased to be with you - a gem of an afternoon!
John P
The Mulberry Centre
~ A beautiful production! Very emotional. Well done
Michelle
~ This was amazing, would love to view again
J Zaman
~ Such an innovative and engaging performance! My 4 year-old son and I enjoyed it - and we especially loved the future spirit and the magical tunes!
A.V. Elliot
~ Really enjoyed the play. Very inventive & full of energy
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Really talented bunch, a really impressive interpretation & dramatisation - so creative with the props and the overall format. Brilliant & congratulations!
Anonymous
Southside House
~ What a show. Beautifully adapted and Scrooge's transformation is heart-wrenching, then fabulously joyful! Merry Christmas Everyone!
Jane B.
St Mary's, Barnes
~ I now feel full of Christmas Spirit! Thank you so much. You are resourceful, imaginative and great at what you do.
Gill W.
Morden Hall Park
~ This was an excellent production. I found myself entirely engrossed in the tale. Well done!
Jim
~ A brilliant evening, such a slick performance, you were all wonderful!
Anonymous
Southside House
~ Thank you for a marvellous performance of my favourite festive story.
Camilla
Morden Hall Park
~ Simply wonderful afternoon and I hope to see more of what you do come Easter?
Françoise G
~ Very creatively done! We loved all the carols interwoven into the play. Engaging to watch!
Njen & Manny
Morden Hall Park
~ A beautiful programme - very moving and the puppets /spirit of christmas yet to come were amazing. My friends' teenage daughter joined us and she loved the performance as well.
Yvonne
Southside House
~ Stunning and talented. Thank you
Anonymous
~ Heartwarming and spine tingling at times. And beautiful singing! Well done!
Helen Bladen
St Mary's, Barnes
~ As the bartender, it was one of the most enjoyable shifts of my career!
The Bartender
The Coach & Horses
~ Absolueltty fantastic. Tears for Scrooge then my jaw was sore from smiling at the end.
Gary B.
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Made my day! Great acting and brilliant singing.
Anonymous
St Mary's, Barnes
~ No Christmas for me is complete without seeing A Christmas Carol - you did not disappoint. My Christmas is complete. Thank you!!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ We thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Costumes and puppetry were stupendous! Excellent acting and good value. Thanks!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Absolutely brilliant - We had an amazing evening. The girls were so good and completely held their audience.
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ What a fantastic Christmas performance. Thank you.
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ A wonderful start to Christmas. So well acted. Thank you.
Kate
The Coach & Horses
~ A very enjoyable performance. Intimate and touching. Thanks very much and good luck!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Such an enjoyable evening. Fabulous production - well done!
Clare Regonell
Southside House
~ Great fun and excellent!
Richard Simmons
Southside House
~ Quite wonderful!! I love your version. Well done and thank you
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Wonderfully entertaining production. So imaginative. Thank you.
Joan B.
Southside House 2019
~ We loved it! Marvellous!
Lucy & Michael Perkin
Southside House 2019
~ Magnificent performance! Nous avons adore! Joyeux Noel & Bonne Année!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Delightful! We thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you.
Lyndsey
Southside House
~ I loved it! Utterly magical. Thank you.
Anonymous
Southside House
~ Stunning & talented.
Maeve Y.
The Mulberry Centre
~ Wow! Thanks you were wonderful
Lili L
~ Excellent performance
Eida
The Mulberry Centre
~ Wow! What a fantastic show.
Nicky
The Mulberry Centre
~ Absolutely fantastic show. Well done everyone.
Anonymous
Teenage Cancer Trust
~ A beautiful production, very emotional. Well done.
Michello
The Mulberry Centre
~ This was amazing, would love to view again.
Toola Z.
Teenage Cancer Trust
~ Well done from an old pro.
Kathy Denby
Brinsworth House - Royal Variety Charity
~ Excellent! I very much enjoyed it!
B. Mary Owen
Brinsworth House - Royal Variety Charity
~ Looking forward to the next time
Biddy de Nordwall
Brinsworth House - Royal Variety Charity
~ Real - I loved it very much!
Margaret K.
The Mulberry Centre
~ Great performance - thank you
John
The Mulberry Centre
~ Thank you!
Daphne Shadwell
Brinsworth House - Royal Variety Charity
~ Very professional performance. Lovely performed.
Anonymous
The Mulberry Centre
~ Thanks so much for coming! Great performance.
Sarah
Teenage Cancer Trust
~ Really enjoyed the show. Thank you.
Barbara
Brinsworth House - Royal Variety Charity
~ Fantastic performance.
Alison & Rhonda
Morden Hall Park
~ I loved it!
Emy
The Coach & Horses
~ Thank you for a wonderful show. Excellent acting. Merry Christmas.
Q. Khan
Morden Hall Park
~ A moving performance - recalling Christmas past - a lovely prelude to Christmas.
Fiona S.
The Coach & Horses
~ Thank you for an amazing start to Christmas. Much enjoyed & captivated
David & Theresa
Morden Hall Park
~ I really like the show. It was really good!! I liked the spirit costumes!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Great fun. Thank you!
Claire Boyling
The Coach & Horses
~ Thank you! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Jenny & Rennee
Morden Hall Park
~ What a wonderful performance! Thanks for a great show. Merry Xmas!
Rosille & kids
Morden Hall Park
~ Great show and wonderful acting
Anonymous
Morden Hall Park
~ Such a good performance. So inventive and so well performed by all the cast - thank you.
Caroline Pertwee
The Coach & Horses
~ Thank you for such an engaging, eloquent and brilliant show! Thank you and well done for preserving through these trying times! Keeping the arts alive! Merry Christmas
Anonymous
Morden Hall Park
~ My family and I had a great time watching your play. My mother understood everything even though her English is not great! X
Anonymous
Morden Hall Park
~ The songs were amazing
Sarah
Morden Hall Park
~ I loved the show!
Clementine, aged 4
Morden Hall Park
~ What a lovely show, so talented for such a small troupe. Look forward to any more that come.
Rosemary & Chris L.
Morden Hall Park
~ Wonderful production - we loved it!
The LLewellyn Family
The Coach & Horses
~ Amazing!
E.
The Coach & Horses
~ I loved the characters and a Merry Christmas.
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Fantastic performance, my first Christmas Carol ever - one to remember! Well done & thank you.
Devon
The Coach & Horses
~ Really enjoyed the show. I am now ready for Christmas day.
George
The Coach & Horses
~ What a lovely production and so well done! I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
Giovanna Madigan
The Coach & Horses
~ Great play - really enjoyed it. Thank you!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Thank you for an amazing performance. We enjoyed it very much!
Anonymous
The Coach & Horses
~ Definitely brought in the spirit of Christmas - what a talented and enjoyable group of actors - I loved it for its simplicity and clever interpretation. Well done!
Venzi
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Excellent start to the Christmas season
Anonymous
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Great production.
Michael & Rachel Duffin
St Mary's, Barnes
~ We absolutely loved your show and energy, you brought it all to life. Thank you - And brilliant puppets and props.
Christopher & Alice M.
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Well done to Emma and your colleagues. A great, imaginative staging with impressive acting, singing and costumes. Good luck for your remaining performances.
Colin D.
St Mary's, Barnes
~ This was a great show. Exciting. Touching. Classy. Great characters. And nice singing too. Well done.
David Courtney-Hatcher
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Excellent! Very well acted and the story brought to life. Lovely singing too!
Anonymous
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Fantastic performance!
~ Very enjoyable. Great fun!
~ Happy Christmas - happy ending!
Anonymous
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Beautifully done - I had a really great time. Well done.
Anne Millins
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Amazing show with great use of props & great voices. Merry Xmas.
Anonymous
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Amazing performance. we came as a family and were impressed with all your amazing talent! Congratulations!
Juliana & family
St Mary's, Barnes
~ A lovely rendition of the play. Great costumes and amazing singing.
Kate & family
St Mary's, Barnes
~ A wonderful heartwarming tale. Brilliantly written and amazing acting!
Chloe B.
St Mary's, Barnes
~ Good production. Well done.
Pete & Lilah
St Mary's, Barnes
~ We really enjoyed tonight's performance, the great acting and the lovely singing. Thank you!
Fouki & William
St Mary's, Barnes
You might like to know...
- This production runs for around 1hr 30 minutes and is best performed with an interval.
- It can be performed in a wide variety of indoor spaces and different configurations – though the most popular is end-on. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
- A Christmas Carol would be an obvious choice for venues looking for festive entertainment for the visiting public; for Christmas celebrations, whether private or corporate; for Dickens fans and for school groups, many of whom are studying the novella as part of the curriculum.
- Certain of the puppets used at points throughout the play may make it a little frightening for young children. This is not specifically a ‘child’s play’, although it has been seen and enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
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