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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story artwork. Text reads: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. Adapted by Mark Gatiss.' The text is above a candle that has almost burnt out. The candle is illuminating the shadow of the ghost of Marley, a figure with big, metal chains on his arms. The image has a blue hue except for the candle, which burns brightly in the centre.
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Full Cast Announced for A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

Today we’re delighted to announce the complete cast of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story!

Joining previously announced Rufus Hound as Jacob Marley and Matthew Cottle as Ebenezer Scrooge will be a hugely talented cast of Karendip Phull as Caroline, Lance West as Fred, Kalifa Taylor as Belle, Oscar Batterham as Bob Cratchit, Grace Hogg-Robinson as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Mark Theodore as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Olivia-Faith Kamau and Iverson Yabut as On Stage Swings. Takunda Khumalo, River Mahjouri and Logan  Meers will be sharing the role of Edwin Cratchit and Sophie John, Corrina Onyiukah and Orla Rae Wilson will be sharing the role of Grace Cratchit.

Also, reprising their roles from the original Nottingham Playhouse production are Geoffrey Beevers as the Narrator, Rebecca Trehearn as Mrs Cratchit and Ryan Weston as Tiny Tim.

Joining both writer Mark Gatiss’ and director Adam Penford in this supernatural stage adaptation of the Dickens’ classic, the creative team comprises of Paul Wills (Set Designer), Philip Gladwell (Lighting Designer), Ella Wahlström (Sound Designer), Nina Dunn (Video Designer), Georgina Lamb (Movement Director), Tom Attwood (Musical Director), Matthew Forbes (Puppet Designer & Director), Tingying Dong (Composer), Kay Welch (Voice and Dialect Coach), Ginny Schiller (Casting Director), John Bulleid (Illusion Designer), Emily Oulton (Associate Director), Laura O’Connel (Associate Designer), Jason Addison (Associate Lighting Designer), Tom Shipman (Associate Sound Designer), and Hannah Schlenker (Associate Video Designer).

This spine-tingling and supernatural re-telling of Dickensian England is set to frighten and delight from Thu 14 Novr 2024 – Sun 5 Jan 2025.

Birmingham Rep presents A Nottingham Playhouse Production in association with Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Eilene Davidson Productions

Full Cast

Promotional image 'To meet the cast of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story' featuring a grid of headshots of the diverse cast members. Each actor is presented within individual frames, set against a dark background. The production details and the logo for The Rep are included at the bottom.

(from top left to bottom right):

1st row: Matthew Cottle, Rufus Hound, Geoffrey Beevers, Mark Theodore and Oscar Batterham

2nd row: Rebecca Trehearn, Kalifa Taylor, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Ryan Weston and Lance West

3rd row: Karendip Phull, Olivia-Faith Kamau, Iverson Yabut, Takunda Khumalo, Sophoe John

4th row: River Mahjouri, Corrina Onyiukah, Logan Meers, Orla Rae Wilson

 

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