Review by Hunter King ★★★ Fringe alumni David Alnwick has returned to Edinburgh this holiday season to mix his signature spooky vibes with a story that was originally written by one of the most iconic holiday storytellers of all time: Charles Dickens. Admittedly, I was excited to once again venture deep into the bowels of … Continue reading Review: David Alnwick presents Charles Dickens’ The Signal-Man – Krampus Fest at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/iyWDB962pOw From the Work of Charles Dickens Adapted by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Directed by Andrew Panton Musical Direction by Isaac Savage Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ There was a time when we boxed it all away. Unsure if we would even ever open it again. We stored away plans and adventures as we waited for … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Dundee Rep
Written by Gary McNair after Charles Dickens Directed by Andy Arnold Tickets from £15.50 ★★★ With a gloriously apt title to capture the Scots' more cynical outlook (or perhaps something more earnest), Gary McNair’s new incarnation of Charles Dick’s literary epic Great Expectations condenses the beats of the story into a slow-burning and infectiously Glaswegian Nae Expectations, which … Continue reading Nae Expectations – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
From the Novel by Charles Dickens Directed by Angela Harkness Robertson ★★★ Puppets, cartoons, re-visionist history, musicals, futuristic, Bill Murray: filmmakers and playwrights have endeavoured to re-tell Charles Dicken’s tale of redemption and guilt for decades. A Christmas Carol, The quintessential festive ghost story of the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge’s visits from the deities of history – spectres … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Assembly Roxy
From the Novel by Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Tony Cownie ★★★★ The ghost of an idea. This is how Dickens described his significant contribution to the literary and cultural world, particularly as we enter the final days of the year. A story which takes the spectres of remorse, redemption, and guilt and channels … Continue reading An Edinburgh Christmas Carol – Royal Lyceum Theatre
Based on Charles Dickens Classic Written by Neil Bartlett Directed by Dominic Hill ★★★★★ More than ever, the tale of the gnarled heart of a man with wealth, enough wealth to change the lives of many, but turns an eye is an all too familiar tale in contemporary life. As the Westernised ideal of Christmas … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Citizen’s Theatre/Tramway
https://youtu.be/gyXVIhSsalI Written by Charles Dickens Adapted by David Morris Directed by Jacqui Morris ★★★★ Conceivably this year, Christmas finds itself closer to its Victorian traditions than before. With the grandeur and event-styled nature limited this year, Christmas looks to be closer to home; intimate, and family-centric. Regardless of how one chooses to spend the festive … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Review
Adapted and Directed by Tony Cownie From the novel by Charles Dickens Instilling our most cherished festive tale, with the façade of our fair city, should be a winning combination which sits alongside holly and ivy, wine and mistletoe or the Queen’s Speech and a power nap. An Edinburgh Christmas Carol places Ebenezer Scrooge, the original curmudgeon, … Continue reading An Edinburgh Christmas Carol – The Royal Lyceum
