A Christmas Carol
Act I
Scene 1 - A Street in London
Half A Day to Christmas, Balloons, Hot Chestnuts, Prime Norfolk Turkey
Balloon Lady: Vanessa Jones with company including Hot Chestnut seller (right) Mike Beavan
Left: Mike Beavan sings Hot Chestnuts
Right: Poulterer Gavin Johnson sings Prime Norfolk Turkey
Scene 2 - Scrooges Office
Christmas is Humbug, Charity is Humbug, Half a Day to Christmas
Scrooge Tim Driscoll with Bob Cratchit Iain Campbell
Bob Cratchit writes whilst Fred Liam Daly talks to his uncle Scrooge
Mrs Goodheart Hayley Dunne (left), Miss Goodheart Anna Constantinou (right) enter asking Scrooge for money for their charity
Scene 4 - Scrooges Bedroom
Fine Man of Business, I wear the chain I forged in life
Marley's Ghost Phil Davies appears in the mirror
Jacob Marley (Phil Davies) appears through the fireplace as Scrooge (Tim Driscoll) cowers by his chair
Jacob Marley sings I wear the chains I forged in life
Scene 6 - A School Room
Going Home
Left: Boy Ebenezer Gwyn Hampton-Watkins sat at his desk
Right: School Master Mike Beavan enters as Scrooge (Tim Driscoll) watches intensely
Scene 7 - Street
Scrooge (Tim Driscoll) with Ghost of Christmas Past Becky Church
Scene 8 - Fezziwig's Office
Heart of Gold, Fezziwig's Ball, Heart of Gold (reprise)
Left: Mr Fezziwig Howard Turnbull with Belle Helen Sturchecher as Dick Wilkins Richard Jones writes at his desk
Right: Belle sings Heart of Gold with Young Scrooge Joey Gilles as Scrooge watches
Dick Wilkins (Richard Jones) toasts the Fezziwig's
Mr Fezziwig (Howard Turnbull) & Mrs Fezziwig Sue O'Halloran (centre) dance with company during the song Fezziwig's Ball
Act 2
Scene 9 - Scrooges Bedroom
Left: Scrooge (Tim Driscoll) hears a humming coming from his bed
Right: The Ghost of Christmas Present Mike Beavan climbs out from the bed singing Good King Wenceslas
Scene 10 - Street in London
Snow in London
S
Scrooge (Tim Driscoll, centre) moves amongst the villagers as they sing Snow Falling in London
Scene 11 - Cratchit's Kitchen
A Christmas Carol, A Story
Christmas Present (Mike Beavan) takes Scrooge to the cratchit house to see their christmas. Mrs Cratchit Fiona Jackson (right) is joined by the Cratchit children; Peter Luke Burling, Henry Connor Dunne, Violet Freya Roberts, Ann Angharad Keyse, Mary Elinor Brockhurst, Belinda Libby Beavan & Martha Alice Liney
Bob Cratchit (Iain Campbell) carries in Tiny Tim Dylan Jones
The Cratchit's all gather around to baste the goose
Tiny Tim Dylan Jones sings A Christmas Carol as Scrooge watches closely
Bob Cratchit (Iain Campbell) sings A Story to the children as Scrooge & Christmas Past (Mike beavan) watch intensely
Scene 13 - Fred's Parlour
A Lady who can Cook
Fred (Liam Daly) pours the wine to his wife Vanessa Jones & his Wife's sister Anna Constanitnou with Topper Harry Bate sitting close by
Fred (Liam Daly) starts to think of a game to play which excites Scrooge who wants to join in
Fred thinks of something to play & asks the rest to guess what he is thinking of, Fred however is only allowed to reply with Yes No answers. Scrooge joins in even though he cannot be seen or heard by the others. Christmas Present (Mike Beavan) watches this game escalate
Scene 14 - Street
Christmas Present (Mike Beavan) grows tired as the night draws in. Ignorance Nesta Comerford & Want Mari Boundy cling to Christmas Present which frieghtens Scrooge (Tim Driscoll)
Scene 15 - Street in London with Old Joe
He's Dead
Left: The Poulterer (Gavin Johnson) & Holly Seller Angela Driscoll sing He's dead
Right: Old Joe Steve Williams watches on
The Poulterer, Holly Seller & Old Joe all sing He's Dead
The Charwoman Fleur Greening & Mrs Dilber Karen Thomas try & sell what they have taken from Scrooges mansion to Old Joe (Steve Williams) who examines their items
Scene 17 - Graveyard
Tiny Tim
Left: Some of the Cratchit's stand over Tiny Tim's Grave mourning their loss singing Tiny Tim. The Ghost of Tiny Tim (Dylan Jones) can be seen on the right next to the Spirit of Christmas Future Richard Jones
Right: The rest of the Cratchit's enter to say their goodbyes as the Spirit stands pointing to Ebenezer's Grave
Scrooge kneels beside Tiny Tim's Grave pleading with the Spirit not to let this happen to him & that he will change his ways.
Scene 19 - Street in London
Fine Norfolk Turkey reprise, A Christmas Carol reprise
After Scrooges dream he starts out to correct his ways singing Prime Norfolk Turkey (reprise) with the villagers all in a happy joyous mood on Christmas morning
Scrooge (Tim Driscoll) apologises to Mrs Goodheart (Hayley Dunne) & Miss Goodheart (Anna Constantinou) for chucking them out of his office & offers to give their charity a healthy sum.
Fred (Liam Daly) has been called on the notion that his uncle Scrooge has been acting strangely. Scrooge offers to look after Tiny Tim so that he will survive & he accepts Fred's offer to spend Christmas with him & his family.
The Full Cast & Company sing A Christmas carol reprise to end the production on a happy note.