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Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol

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Presented by AboutFACE Ireland

AboutFACE’s much-loved festive “radio-play-within-a-play” for the whole family returns for an extended run this December at The New Theatre.

In this fast-moving, heartfelt comedy based on true events, young radio superstar Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre gang are presenting “A Christmas Carol” in New York live ON-AIR on Christmas Eve 1938 … having just lost their Scrooge. Can Orson and his overworked cast survive the last minute chaos and pressure to give this Christmas Carol a happy ending?

Featuring a 45-minute version of “A Christmas Carol” in the 1930’s radio style with live sound effects and carols, this is a Christmassy treat for the whole family, with a touch of old Hollywood glamour …

Cast and Creatives

Paul Nugent

Writer

Kathleen Warner-Yeates

Director

Lizzy Morrissey

Cast (Agnes Moorehead)

Michael Mullen

Cast (Joseph Cotten)

Anna Nugent

Cast (Benny)

Paul Nugent

Cast (Orson Welles)

Eoin O’Sullivan

Cast (Ernest Chappell)

David Ryan

Cast (George Coulouris)

Tana Walsh

Cast (Arlene Francis)

Cathy O'Carroll

Lighting Design

Sonia Haccius

Set Design

Tara McKeever

Costume Design

Owen Day-Jones

Sound Mixed

Charlie Kranz

Graphic Design

Graham Keogh

Publicity Photography

Ciara Cochrane

Stage Management

Reviews

  • “The piece works extraordinarily well.”

    “Nugent plays the hassled Welles and his radio roles to great effect.”

    “They deliver a delightfully credible version of A Christmas Carol with special plaudits for a variety of authentic accents.”

    -- Sunday Independent
  • “..a delightful convergence of history and nostalgia, in which fact and fiction are topped and tailed with some tasty seasonal trimmings..”

    -- The Arts Review
  • “cleverly put together”

    “a feeling of being transported into a radio studio during a live performance.”

    “the concluding scene after the show has finished has its own poignancy with a smart little twist for film buffs.”

    “This is a Christmas Carol which places Charles Dickens’ famous story in the early days of radio broadcasts…It is a pleasure to see the story in this widened context.”

    -- No More Workhorse
  • Praise for past productions:

    “Clever, humorous and full of heart… A rich theatrical experience with plenty of laughs.” – The Irish Independent

    “Another fine production from the AboutFACE theatre company…”

    -- The Irish Times

Booking Info

Get €14 tickets for groups of 8+ (available online when booked together)

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Event Dates:
03/12/2019 - 14/12/2019
Category:
Theatre
Warnings:

Suitability: 8+

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