A Christmas Carol is an absolute British Christmas classic, so when it comes to Manchester in any form, we’re pretty excited about it. Now, as part of Hope Mill Theatre‘s future development, the venue is expanding their operations to produce its award-winning musicals on a larger scale in other venues and their production of A Christmas Carol will run at the Lowry, Salford from Friday 6th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025.
Based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella of the same name, A Christmas Carol comes complete with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens. It was a New York festive staple from 1994 to 2003 where it was presented annually at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and in 2004 it was adapted for television by Hallmark Entertainment for NBC starring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge.
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true Broadway spectacle in this musical version brought to you by Manchester’s own incredible Hope Mill Theatre. As the story goes, Scrooge believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!“, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve which leads Scrooge on a journey through the Past, Present and Future.
Starring alongside Claire Moore as Scrooge in this first-of-its-kind production will be Josie Benson (Mrs Fezziwig), Alexander Evans (Mr Fezziwig), James Hume (Ghost of Christmas Present), Barry Keenan (Marley), Matthew Jeans (Mr Cratchit), Mari McGinlay (Ghost of Christmas Past), Marienella Phillips (Mrs Cratchit) and Chomba S.Taulo (Fred).
Hope Mill Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol will play at the Lowry, Salford from Friday 6th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 − you can find tickets here.