A Christmas Carol 2023

Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, Tony Award-winning, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark Materials) and starring Emmy Award-winner Christopher Eccleston (Accused, The Leftovers) as Ebenezer Scrooge.

A Christmas Carol  fills the auditorium to the brim with mince pies, music and merriment. A unique staging immerses the audience in London’s longest running adaptation of this beloved festive favourite.

Christopher Eccleston – Ebenezer Scrooge
Jeremy Batt – Swing
Rob Compton – Bob Cratchit
Geraint Downing – Ferdy/George
James Hume – Nicholas
Hana Ichijo – Jess
Jessica Joslin – Mrs Cratchit
Julie Jupp – Ghost of Christmas Past
Gemma Knight Jones – Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs Fezziwig
Andrew Langtree – Father/Marley
Matthew Maddison – Young Ebenezer
Frances McNamee – Belle
Rachel Moran – Swing/ Dance Captain
Alastair Parker – Fezziwig
Rose Shalloo – Little Fan
Samuel Townsend – Fred
Casey-Indigo Blackwood-Lashley – Tiny Tim
Alexander Joseph – Tiny Tim
Freddie Marshall-Ellis – Tiny Tim
Freddie Merritt – Tiny Tim

Alan Berry – Musical Director
Luke Daniels – Melodeon/Whistle
Justin Pearson – Cello
Martin Robertson – Whistle/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Clare Taylor – Violin

Jack Thorne – Adaptation
Matthew Warchus – Director
Rob Howell – Set & Costume
Christopher Nightingale – Composer & Arranger
Hugh Vanstone – Lighting
Simon Baker – Sound
Jessica Ronane CDG – Casting
Lizzi Gee – Movement
Alan Berry – Musical Director
Mike Steel – Musical Director
Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth – Voice
Penny Dyer – Dialect
Josh Seymour – Associate Director
Simon Greiff – 2nd Associate Director
Bec Chippendale – Associate Set
Megan Rouse – Associate Set
Irene Bohan – Associate Costume
Sam Waddington – Associate Lighting
Emma Laxton – Associate Sound
Helen Siveter – Associate Movement
Campbell Young  Associates – Hair, Wigs & Make-Up
Lisa Buckley – Props Supervisor
Sarah Van Parys – Baylis Assistant Director
David Gallagher – Musicians’ Contractor

Ellie Williams – Company Stage Manager
Maria Gibbons – Deputy Stage Manager
Georgia Dacey – Assistant Stage Manager