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A Christmas Carol

Playwright

Tomás Mac Anna
Adapted / Translated From

Charles Dickens
Setting
London, Christmas Eve, 1840.
Synopsis
On Christmas Eve 1840, miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner Marley, and by the spirits of Christmas past, present and future.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

Full-Length
Cast Size Male

23
Cast Size Female

9
Cast Notes
All other parts played by members of the company. Cast Doubling is possible.

Original Cast
Joe	Jim Norton
Bob Cratchit	Jim Norton
Mrs Cratchit	Anna Manahan
Charwoman	Anna Manahan
Fred's Wife - Scrooge's Niece	Brenda Fricker
Marley's Ghost	Bill Golding
First Merchant	Bill Golding
Dick Wilkins	Bill Golding
Ebenezer Scrooge	Arthur O'Sullivan (2)
Second Gentleman	Bob Carlile
Ghost of Christmas Past	Bob Carlile
Undertaker's Man	Bob Carlile
First Gentleman	John Franklyn
Ghost of Christmas Present	John Franklyn
Scrooge as a young man	Chris O'Neill
Third Merchant	Chris O'Neill
Fred	Conor Evans
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come	Philip O'Brien
Miss Fezziwig	Susan Hallinan
Young Singer	David Fleming
Mrs Fezziwig	Eithne Quinn
Laundress	Eithne Quinn
Mr Fezziwig	Steve Brennan
Elderly Singer	Steve Brennan
Second Merchant	Steve Brennan
Ignorance	Dermot Ryan
Scrooge as a boy	Dermot Ryan
Want	Geraldine Brady
Fan	Geraldine Brady
Martha Cratchit	Marion Richardson
Peter Cratchit	Eugene Hyland
Tiny Tim	Peter Gallagher
Tiny Tim	Pierce Mehigan

Territory
All Territories
Rights Type
All Rights
Contact
Tomás MacAnna
Address
C/O The Abbey Theatre
26 Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1
Republic of Ireland
Phone
+ 353 (0)1 887 2200
Website
www.abbeytheatre.ie

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.