A Christmas Carol for Melbourne

GWB Entertainment will present the Australian production of The Old Vic’s multi award-winning A Christmas Carol in November and December 2022

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Starring David Wenham as Ebenezer Scrooge, the production will feature Bernard Curry (Savage River, Wentworth) as Bob Cratchit, Debra Lawrance (Please Like Me, Five Bedrooms, Home and Away) as The Ghost of Christmas Past and Samantha Morley (Girl From The North Country, Billy Elliot) as The Ghost of Christmas Present. The cast also includes Emily Nkomo (Jagged Little Pill) as Little Fan, Anthony Harkin (Kinky Boots, The Sound of Music, Next to Normal) as Jacob Marley, Sarah Morrison (Come From Away, Ladies in Black, Mamma Mia!) as Belle, Nicholas Kong (Spring Awakening, Anything Goes) as Fezziwig, Andrew Coshan (A View From The Bridge, Merrily We Roll Along) as Fred and Stephanie Lambourn (Broadway cast of A Christmas Carol) as Mrs Cratchit, and is completed by Cameron Taylor, Melanie Bird, Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Benjamin Colley, Jan Di Pietro and Embla Bishop.

Speaking about the casting, Australian producer Torben Brookman for GWB Entertainment said: ‘We are thrilled to announce this incredible Australian cast to join David Wenham in bringing this classic tale of community, hope and redemption to the stage. A Christmas Carol is the perfect production for the entire family to see this Christmas season in Melbourne.’

The Australian premiere takes place on 12 November, with tickets sale at christmascarolaustralia.com.au for performances until Christmas Eve.

Two Tony Award® winners — director Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) and playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) — have created a new interpretation of Charles

Dickens’ timeless story, a winner of five Tony Awards®, making A Christmas Carol the most awarded play of 2021.

After premiering at London’s The Old Vic in 2017, A Christmas Carol has become a much-loved festive staple over the past six seasons.

Dickens’ 1843 novella tells the story of a selfish and greedy old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates everything related to Christmas. Ultimately a tale of compassion and redemption, after being visited by Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Scrooge is changed into a better man.

Scenic and costume design by Tony Award® winner Rob Howell, music and arrangements by Tony Award® winner Christopher Nightingale, lighting design by Tony Award® winner Hugh Vanstone, sound design by Tony Award® winner Simon Baker, movement by Lizzi Gee.

An Old Vic Production

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A version by Jack Thorne

Conceived and Directed by Matthew Warchus

Presented by GWB Entertainment

Starring David Wenham

Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

12 November – 29 December 2022

Tickets from $49.50 (plus booking fee)

christmascarolaustralia.com.au

Image: David Wenham in A Christmas Carol. Photographer: Jeff Busby