‘A Christmas Carol’
Over the 2010 - 2011 festive season I was asked to join Horla for their revival of Joanna Volinska's adaptation of the Dickens classic, 'A Christmas Carol' at London's Trafalgar Studios. This was very much an ensemble piece with emphasis on physical storytelling, live music and multi-role playing, in which I took on nine different characters including Martha Cratchit, Fanny Scrooge and Miss Fezziwig.
"If your deeds come to haunt you, it is time to make amends.…"
The heart of Ebenezer Scrooge is as cold as ice. Christmas, for the bitter old miser, is not a good enough reason to be jolly. But one Christmas Eve he is visited by the spirit of his late business partner Jacob Marley and three other ghosts...
Horla's adaptation of Charles Dickens' melancholy tale will stay true to the original novel, concentrating on the darker aspects of the story and making the embittered Scrooge's redemption all the more joyous and uplifting.
"May it haunt their houses pleasantly."
Cast: Adam de Ville, Chris Courtenay, Elisa Boyd, Kathryn O'Reilly, Anna Westlake, Martin Hearn, Dave Roberts and Alison Ward.
Director: Alistair Green
Adaptor / Producer: Joanna Volinska
Assistant Director / Stage Manager: Ben Mills
www.horla.co.uk
" ... this vibrant Dickens classic is loaded with feel-good Christmas spirit."
Evening Standard
"Horla's revived production of Joanna Volinska's adaptation is full of innovative, creepy little flourishes ... the ghosts are restrained and effective ... David Roberts' Ebeneezer is a genuinely compelling reading of the part ... Horla's production locates the humanity at the story's core."
Time Out
"In the framework of an old-fashioned tale well told Volinska and Green add plenty of thoughtful touches to make this one of the most compassionate of Carol versions."
The Stage