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A Hope Mill Theatre Production
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle in this Musical version brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once On This Island), and breathes fantastic new life into the classic tale of A Christmas Carol.
Claire Moore, whose previous credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Oliver!, The King and I, The Great British Bake Off Musical and Calendar Girls, will take on the lead role of Scrooge in the production. She previously starred alongside Kelsey Grammer in the 2004 TV version of the musical as Mrs Fezziwig. Commenting on her role, Claire said: “I am so excited to be invited to play one of Charles Dickens’ most iconic characters, Scrooge, in A Christmas Carol the Musical. I am especially delighted to be portraying Scrooge as a woman; the first time this has been done in this version of the story…”
Scrooge believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!”, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve which lead’s Scrooge on a journey through the Past, Present and Future.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Musical
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Original choreography by Susan Stroman
Originally directed by Mike Ockrent
Additional information
Running Time: 90 minutes (no interval)
Age Recommendation: 8+
Accessible Performances
Audio Described by Emma Jane Mansfield & Dementia Friendly performance | Saturday 21 December 2024, 4pm. Touch Tour at 3pm.
Extant in partnership with The Lowry – presents Enhance Touch Tour | Thursday 19 Dec, 6.30pm touch tour, show at 7.30pm
BSL Interpreted by Cheryl P Walker | Saturday 21 December 2024, 7.30pm.
To book accessible performances, please email access@thelowry.com or call 0161 876 2183
Extant in partnership with The Lowry – presents Enhance.
A Christmas Carol
Visually impaired access has been created for this show post-production, devised by an Extant visually impaired facilitator. This is not audio description, but instead an ‘enhanced’ way of providing access that has been tried and tested by Extant.
We invite visually impaired audiences to come along and experience the programme notes and touch tour before the show beginning at (time). The notes encapsulate the visual aspects of the show and are written with access for visually impaired audiences at the core. The Touch Tour offers exploration of set, props and costume: offering an immersive space in which to imagine the work before the show begins.
‘Very descriptive and it allowed me to create a visual picture in my head.’
Extant Enhance 2023-26 is funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Arts Council England.
