A Christmas Carol
December 2008
Christmas Eve, 1851
A mean-spirited, miserly old man named Ebeneezer Scrooge sits in his counting-house on a frigid Christmas Eve. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire. Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, pays his uncle a visit and invites him to his annual Christmas party. Two portly gentlemen also drop by and ask Scrooge for a contribution to their charity. Scrooge reacts to the holiday visitors with bitterness and venom, spitting out an angry “Bah! Humbug!” in response to his nephew’s “Merry Christmas!”
Need we say more?
Cast
Narrator
Lynda Collins
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Lol Smith
Bob Cratchit
Adam Hillier
Jacob Marley
Richard Fitt
Fred
Robbie Brittain
Mr Williams
Lawrence Allwright
Mrs Foster
Julie Allwright
Ghost Of Christmas Past
Melanie Smith
Ghost Of Christmas Present
Ian Francis
Ghost Of Christmas Future
The Unknown
Young Fan (Buckden Only)
Deborah Jarvis
Young Fan (St Neots Only)
Rhiannon Benevento
Fezziwig
Richard Simons
Belle Melina
La Firenze
Belle’s Daughter (Buckden Only)
Brittany Martillo
Belle’s Daughter (St Neots Only)
Paige Wiseman
Belle’s Husband
Colin Cox
Mrs Cratchit
Natasha Woodcraft
Peter Cratchit / Ben (St Neots Only)
James Allwright
Belinda Cratchit (Buckden Only)
Matilda Haymes
Belinda Cratchit (St Neots Only)
Saffie Usher
Tiny Tim / Jenkins (Buckden Only)
Zack Guest
Tiny Tim / Jenkins (St Neots Only)
Tom Francis
Topper
Martin Findlay
Betsy
Katie Dunston
Angela
Sian Francis
Want (Buckden Only)
Judith Jarvis
Want (St Neots Only)
Katie Allwright
Ignorance / Young Scrooge / Toby Fish
Ben Fletcher
Old Joe
Les Roberts
Mrs Dibler
Lauren Bachman
Girl in The Street
Laura Collins
Girl In The Street
Becky Smith
Carol Singers
Rebecca Hendle
Katy Leach
Hannah Caw
Megan Caw
Becky Smith
Natasha Fisher
Abi Guest
Laura Collins
Crew
Production Managers
Richard Fitt & Brendan Sheppard
Director/Story Adaptation
Brendan Sheppard
Assistant Director
Glenys Shaw
Stage Manager
Jonathan Shadlock
Carol Singer Tutor
Marina Coleman-Rivers
Choreographer
Yvette Curtin
Lighting Designer
Simon Yapp
Sound Manager
Matthew Dilley
Sound Assistant
Richard Bland
Music
Iilan Eshkeri
Costume Designer
Susan Smith
Properties
Georgie Fay
Make-Up Artist
Tessa Johnson
Assistant Make-Up Artist
Vivien Ward
Publicity Manager
Ian Francis
Front of House Manager
Ian Jackson