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A Christmas Carol

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'Marley was dead: to begin with...' One ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge gets the fright of his life, discovers the truth about himself, and learns to love his neighbour. This adaptation by David Edgar of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol - one of the best-loved stories ever written - rediscovers the social conscience of the timeless tale. It was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon for Christmas 2017, returning for Christmas 2018. 'Not for many years has London's theatre seen anything so richly joyous... we come out not merely delighted but strengthened, not just entertained but uplifted, not only affected but changed' Bernard Levin in The Times on David Edgar's adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby 'David Edgar's adaptation retains the overall message of redemption while introducing a lot of humour as a counterpoint to the social commentary... dark, yet heartwarming' - The Reviews Hub 'This politically charged new version feels both plausibly Victorian and sharply relevant' - Evening Standard 'A mix of wit and grit... a Christmas stocking of a show: full of goodies alongside an evergreen message about the importance of empathy' - The Stage 'A magnificent achievement' - Telegraph 'A festive delight... Edgar's adaptation lacks none of the textural depth and emotional resonance of Dickens' original piece of social commentary... entertaining, lively and full of fun' - Whatsonstage.com 'An inventive version of Dickens's great seasonal fable... you would have to be quite a Scrooge not to fall for it' - The Times 'There is much to savour... Dickens's message about the need to treat poverty as a rectifiable evil rather than a moral failing comes through loud and clear' - Guardian

Author Biography:

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. His major works include: The Pickwick Papers (1836), Oliver Twist (1837-9), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-9), A Christmas Carol (1843), Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4), David Copperfield (1849-50), Bleak House (1852-3), Hard Times (1854), Little Dorrit (1855-7), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-1), Our Mutual Friend (1864-5) and the unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), as well as other novels, books and short stories. None of his major works has ever gone out of print. David Edgar is a leading UK playwright, author of many original plays and adaptations. He also pioneered the teaching of playwriting in the UK, founding the Playwriting Studies course at Birmingham University in 1989. His plays include: A Christmas Carol, adapted from the story by Charles Dickens (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017); If Only (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); Written on the Heart (RSC, 2011); a version of Ibsen's The Master Builder (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); Arthur and George, adapted from the novel by Julian Barnes (Birmingham Rep & Nottingham Playhouse, 2010); Testing the Echo (Out of Joint, 2008); A Time to Keep, written with Stephanie Dale (Dorchester Community Players, 2007); Playing With Fire (National Theatre, 2005); Continental Divide (US, 2003); The Prisoner's Dilemma (RSC, 2001); Albert Speer, based on Gitta Sereny's biography of Hitler's architect (National Theatre, 2000); Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Birmingham Rep, 1996); Pentecost (RSC, 1994); The Shape of the Table (National Theatre, 1990); Maydays (1983); The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (RSC, 1980); Destiny (1976); and The National Interest (1971). His work for television includes adaptations of Destiny, screened by the BBC in 1978, The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, televised by the BBC in 1981, and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, televised by Channel 4 in 1982, as well as the plays Buying a Landslide (1992) and Vote for Them (1989). He is also the author of the radio plays Ecclesiastes (1977), A Movie Starring Me (1991), Talking to Mars (1996) and an adaptation of Eve Brook's novel The Secret Parts (2000). He wrote the screenplay for the film Lady Jane (1986). He is the author of How Plays Work (Nick Hern Books, 2009; revised 2021) and The Second Time as Farce: Reflections on the Drama of Mean Times (1988), and editor of The State of Play: Playwrights on Playwriting (2000). He was Resident Playwright at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1974-5 (Board Member from 1985), Fellow in Creative Writing at Leeds Polytechnic, Bicentennial Arts Fellow (US) (1978-9) and was Literary Consultant for the RSC (1984-8, Honorary Associate Artist, 1989). He founded the University of Birmingham's MA in Playwriting Studies in 1989 and was its director until 1999. He was appointed Professor of Playwriting Studies in 1995.
Release date Australia
December 7th, 2017
Contributor
  • Adapted by David Edgar
Pages
144
Edition
RSC stage version
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Nick Hern Books
Dimensions
130x198x10
ISBN-13
9781848426672
Product ID
26648073

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