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Jim Broadbent as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Monday 31 August 2015

Academy Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes his long-awaited return to the stage to play Scrooge in a new version of A Christmas Carol adapted by Patrick Barlow from Charles Dickens' classic story of greed, grief, ghoulish ghosts and eleventh-hour redemption.

From Scrooge and Tiny Tim to Bob Cratchit and Mrs. Fezziwig, Patrick Barlow's imaginative adaptation of A Christmas Carol will bring some of Dickens' most memorable characters to life at the Noël Coward Theatre this winter. Jim Broadbent will be joined by an exciting group of performers, to be announced shortly.


Coming together to create this innovative new work are some of our most loved and mischievous maverick theatre-makers. The play is written by Patrick Barlow (who also wrote the huge, long-running hit The 39 Steps) with whom Jim Broadbent performed for many years in Barlow’s cult comedy troupe The National Theatre of Brent. A Christmas Carol is directed by Olivier award-winning Phelim McDermott, Artistic Director of Improbable, one of Britain’s most inventive theatre companies, who is responsible for the iconic production Shockheaded Peter. McDermott also directed Theatre of Blood at the National Theatre in which Broadbent last appeared on stage. Joining them is the critically-acclaimed designer Tom Pye (The Testament of Mary, The Death of Klinghoffer, The Low Road) and Toby Sedgwick (War Horse, The 39 Steps) as Director of Movement, Peter Mumford will design the lighting and Gareth Fry will design sound.


A Christmas Carol and The Mackintosh Foundation are proud to be supporting St Martin-in-the-Fields’ Christmas Appeal by donating 50 pence for each ticket purchased. The appeal raises money to assist homeless people with shelter, food, help and advice. Customers, as part of the purchasing process, will be asked if they would also like to donate 50 pence with each ticket purchased. Registered charity no 1156305/261359.


Listings

Performances:

Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm (Wednesday 9 December at 7pm)

Matinee performances on Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30pm

No matinee on Wednesday 2 December or Wednesday 9 December

Additional matinee on Friday 11 December at 2.30pm

Noël Coward Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, London

First performance: Monday 30 November 2015
Final performance: Saturday 30 January 2016

Press Night: Wednesday 9 December 2015, 7pm


Christmas Schedule:

Monday 21 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Tuesday 22 December at 7.30pm

Wednesday 23 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Thursday 24 December at 2.30pm

Friday 25 December NO SHOW

Saturday 26 December NO SHOW

Monday 28 December at 7.30pm

Tuesday 29 December at 7.30pm

Wednesday 30 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Thursday 31 December at 2.30pm

Friday 1 January at 7.30pm

Saturday 2 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

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