A Christmas Carol was performed at Middle Temple Hall, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
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David Burt to play Scrooge for fifth time in Antic Disposition’s A Christmas Carol
West End and Olivier Award-nominated star David Burt will re-create his critically acclaimed performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in Antic Disposition’s popular musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless A Christmas Carol for the fifth time this festive period.
Musicals Mash Up: 23-30 October 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports.
Musical Theatre Review critics offer their Top 5 theatre picks from 2020
As each year draws to a close, Musical Theatre Review usually pulls together a round-up of all the productions covered that have received four and five star reviews. After such an extraordinary year, during which any production staged has been a triumph over adversity, such an approach seemed inappropriate. Instead, I asked a small group […]
Watermill’s Christmas Carol to be released online
A filmed version of the Watermill Theatre’s acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol will be available to watch on demand from 18 December 2020. Announcing the online release of the film, artistic director Paul Hart said: “We’re so thrilled with the response to A Christmas Carol and we’re very keen to make it available to […]
A Christmas Carol – The Musical Staged Concert – Dominion Theatre
A Christmas Carol – The Musical Staged Concert at the Dominion Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nobody set out to be an Ebenezer Scrooge this year, but some are being forced into it by circumstance. We are pinching every penny in anticipation of the economic fallout of the pandemic […]
A Christmas Carol – Watermill Theatre, Bagnor
A Christmas Carol continues at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor until 3 January 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There have been so many versions of A Christmas Carol both on stage and screen, some with big star names and even bigger budgets, but this production at the Watermill proves that less […]
Further casting for A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre
First pictures have been released of Brian Conley and co-stars in rehearsals for the eagerly-anticipated new concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre this festive season. With performances due to begin on 7 December, the rehearsal shots feature Conley, Matt Jay-Willis, Jacqueline Jossa, Lucie Jones, […]
Jacqueline Jossa, Matt Jay-Willis, Lucie Jones, Cedric Neal and Sandra Marvin join Brian Conley in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre
Busted star Matt Jay-Willis will play Bob Cratchit opposite Brian Conley’s Ebenezer Scrooge in the new concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre. The singer who previously appeared in the West End in Wicked and Little Shop of Horrors will play Scrooge’s downtrodden employee alongside […]
Brian Conley to star as Scrooge at the Dominion
Brian Conley will take centre stage as Ebenezer Scrooge at the Dominion Theatre this Christmas in a new concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol. The comedian turned musical theatre favourite will take on the iconic role in a special production featuring a cast of over 50 and the […]
Local Hero’s Old Vic summer run postponed – Festive fourth season for A Christmas Carol planned
This summer’s Old Vic run of the world premiere production of the musical version of 1980s film Local Hero has been postponed due to the ongoing national emergency. With rehearsals due to begin soon in preparation for the show’s planned London debut in June, The Old Vic’s artistic director Matthew Warchus made the announcement of […]
A Christmas Carol – Barn Theatre, Cirencester
A Christmas Carol continues at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester until 11 January 2020. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Scottish singer-songwriter Finn Anderson is on a roll. Straight from a London production of Islander, for which he won the Musical Theatre Review award for Best Musical at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he […]
Classic musicals and new British work to play Hope Mill Theatre in 2019
The highly successful partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment continues with a 2019 season that will include the UK premiere of a new version of the Broadway musical RAGS, the first UK revival of classic musical Mame and new British musical The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, inspired by A […]
A Christmas Carol – Chickenshed Theatre
A Christmas Carol continues at Chickenshed Theatre, London until 5 January 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Move over Cecil B DeMille. This 1930s take on A Christmas Carol has a cast of 800. Chickenshed does nothing by halves. The company’s diverse, inclusive USP is ensemble, ensemble, ensemble with some talented adults (mostly former Chickenshed […]
LMTO’s A Christmas Carol – full cast confirmed
Full casting has been revealed for this year’s London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol. Now firmly established as one of the highlights of the festive season following sold-out performances in 2016 and 2017, LMTO’s version of the 1994 Broadway musical reworking of Charles Dickens’ […]
Griff Rhys Jones to star as Scrooge in LMTO’s A Christmas Carol
Griff Rhys Jones will star as Ebenezer Scrooge in this year’s London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s concert staging of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol. Now firmly established as one of the highlights of the festive season following sold-out performances in 2016 and 2017, LMTO’s version of the 1994 Broadway musical reworking […]
London Musical Theatre Orchestra announces concert versions of Camelot, Girlfriends & A Christmas Carol
Lerner and Loewe’s haunting Camelot will return to the West End for the first time in decades this autumn when London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents a special concert version at the London Palladium. The multi-award-winning story of King Arthur and his knights of the round table is one of three more productions announced for the […]
A Christmas Carol – Windsor Castle
A Christmas Carol continues at Windsor Castle until 4 January 2018. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the most frequently told Christmas stories each festive season, and this one is no exception, with productions at The Old Vic, RSC and now Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle […]
A Christmas Carol – Lyceum Theatre
A Christmas Carol at the Lyceum Theatre, London (the show will also be performed on 18 December). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ At the front of the stage are lined up the cream of musical theatre and enough talent to fill several theatres. At the back is a 16-strong chorus, many […]
LMTO’s A Christmas Carol – final casting revealed
London Musical Theatre Orchestra has announced the full casting for the 2017 production of its concert version of A Christmas Carol which returns to London’s Lyceum Theatre with two performances of the festive favourite on 11 and 18 December. Now confirmed to star alongside previous names announced are: Olivier Award nominee Sophie-Louise Dann (Lend Me […]
David Burt returns to Antic Disposition’s A Christmas Carol
West End actor and Olivier Award-nominated David Burt will re-create his critically-acclaimed performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in Antic Disposition’s popular musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless A Christmas Carol this festive period. Returning to the spectacular setting of London’s Middle Temple Hall, the production will feature Burt (Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar) in the central […]
LMTO’s A Christmas Carol – Michael Xavier, Gemma Sutton and Hugh Maynard join cast
London Musical Theatre Orchestra has announced further casting for its 2017 concert production of A Christmas Carol which returns to the Lyceum Theatre in London with two performances on 11 and 18 December. Multi award-winning stage and screen actor Robert Lindsay (Citizen Smith, My Family, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) returns to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. […]
Windsor Castle to host unique version of A Christmas Carol
Windsor Castle will be the majestic setting for nine performances of Charles Dickens’ timeless A Christmas Carol this festive period. Presented by theatre company Watch Your Head, the family-friendly, immersive performances of the much-loved story tale of Scrooge and his ghostly visitors will be staged in the rooms where the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret […]
LMTO 2017 season – Mack & Mabel and A Christmas Carol complete line-up
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is celebrating its second birthday by announcing details of the last two concerts in its already successful 2017 season. Following on from the LMTO’s return to Cadogan Hall on 21 July with Leonard Bernstein and Hugh Wheeler’s Candide, there will be a performance of Jerry Herman’s Mack & Mabel at […]
A Christmas Carol – Lost Theatre
A Christmas Carol continues at the Lost Theatre, London until 31 December. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ It can feel as if there are as many variant adaptations of Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol as there are of Peter Pan. When it comes to musical versions, many people’s personal favourite […]
Robert Lindsay to star in LMTO’s A Christmas Carol concert
Triple Olivier Award-winning Robert Lindsay will take on the central role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s concert staging of the 1994 Broadway musical reworking of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Based on Dickens’ timeless tale of Scrooge and his ghostly visitors the show features music written by Tony, Olivier and eight-time […]
A Christmas Carol – Middle Temple Hall
A Christmas Carol continues at Middle Temple Hall, London until 30 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Middle Temple Hall allows an audience to step back in time and enter into the world of Scrooge with its site-specific stage space. Stepping away from the city’s busy streets, the theatre offers a […]
David Burt and David Hunter to star in A Christmas Carol
David Hunter will play downtrodden Bob Cratchit alongside David Burt’s Scrooge in Antic Disposition’s musical version of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. Following on from sell-out seasons in 2012 and 2014, A Christmas Carol will play London’s historic Middle Temple Hall from December 22 until December 30. With Olivier nominated Burt (Les Misérables, Evita) […]
Chichester Youth Theatre to revive A Christmas Carol – music and lyrics by Jason Carr
Following a highly acclaimed production of Running Wild during Festival 2015, Chichester Festival Youth Theatre returns at the end of their 30th anniversary year with a revival of A Christmas Carol, adapted from the Charles Dickens novel by Bryony Lavery (playing from 18 December 2015 to 2 January 2016). Dale Rooks, Chichester’s Youth Theatre and Education director co-directs this production with […]
Antic Disposition’s A Christmas Carol returns to Middle Temple Hall in December
Award-winning Antic Disposition, founded in 2005 by director Ben Horslen and director/designer John Risebero, is to celebrate its tenth anniversary with two productions, both performed in spectacular site-specific locations in central London. Alongside Henry V, staged in Temple Church from 24 August to 5 September, is the return of A Christmas Carol which will be performed in the spectacular Elizabethan setting of Middle […]
A Christmas Carol – Middle Temple Hall
A Christmas Carol continues at Middle Temple Hall, London until 30 December. Site-specific theatre inevitably adds an extra dimension to the experience as we saw so thrillingly with the recent pie-and-mash-shop Sweeney Todd, and, with A Christmas Carol playing there, a first visit to the magnificent Middle Temple Hall, where Twelfth Night premiered at Candlemas 1602, was a chance […]
Olivier nominee David Burt stars as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Middle Temple Hall
West End star David Burt has been cast as Scrooge in Antic Disposition’s musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ festive classic, A Christmas Carol, which returns to the Elizabethan setting of Middle Temple Hall in central London from Saturday 20 to Tuesday 30 December, following a sell-out run in 2012 (press night is 22 December). On Christmas Eve, […]
A Christmas Carol – Charing Cross Theatre
A Christmas Carol continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 4 January 2014. Charles Dickens’ transformative Christmas favourite A Christmas Carol – a show that’s no stranger to musical adaptation – gets a heartwarming new airing at the Charing Cross Theatre courtesy of Talkwood Productions. A relatively new group, Talkwood formed in 2008 and specialises […]
