Marshall Vielle at Theatre Calgary (2019) • Set & Projection by Scott Reid • Lighting by Michael Walton • Costumes by Deitra Kalyn • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
“Geoffrey’s version is smart, witty, concise, heartfelt and incredibly honest to Dickens’ story. His Scrooge has a humanity I have been searching for, for a long time.”
-Stephen Hair, Theatre Calgary’s Scrooge 1993 - 2020
A Christmas Carol
20+ actors | 105 minutes
3 actors | 75 minutes
Christmas Eve, 1843. Marley is as dead as a doornail.
Scrooge is forced to confront the impact of his life as he follows the spirits of Christmas past, present and future through his city on a cold winter’s night.
As timeless as it is fresh; a faithful rendition of a beloved story and a message of connection in an increasingly individualized world.
This play has been adapted as both a large cast, two-act play as well as a condensed three person, 75-minute one-act.
Read script sample (large cast) | Read script sample (condensed cast)
“Theatre Calgary has pulled out all the stops and spared no expense or talent to create its most spectacular A Christmas Carol in 33 years... None of these wonderful effects and frivolity would matter a wit if they didn’t have a strong script to hold it all together and that is what Geoffrey Simon Brown has provided in his adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved novella.”
-Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Herald
Haysam Kadri & Jamie Tognazzini at Theatre Calgary (2021) • Set, Projection, & Lights by Scott Reid • Costumes by Deitra Kalyn • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
Full cast of A Christmas Carol at Theatre Calgary (2019) • Set & Projection by Scott Reid • Lighting by Michael Walton • Costumes by Deitra Kalyn • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
2018 – Comissioned by Theatre Calgary
2019 – World Premiere of the full 20+ actor adaptation at Theatre Calgary, Directed by Stafford Arima
2020 – Condensed, 3-actor adaptation filmed and released online by Theatre Calgary, Directed by Stafford Arima
2021 – Live stage premiere of the condensed 3-actor adaptation at Theatre Calgary, Directed by Stafford Arima
2023 – Remount of the full 20+ actor adaptation at Theatre Calgary, Directed by Stafford Arima
Dramaturgy by Jenna Turk and Jenna Rodgers
Jamie Tognazzini, Stephen Hair, & Marshall Vielle at Theatre Calgary (2020) • Set, Projection, & Lights by Scott Reid • Costumes by Katie Klingvall • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
Stephen Hair, Graham Percy, Cash Davis, Jackson MacNeil, Ava Hornung, Marina Kadri, Oliver Woodruff, & Anna Cummer at Theatre Calgary (2019) • Set & Projection by Scott Reid • Lighting by Michael Walton • Costumes by Deitra Kalyn • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
Jackson MacNeil, Marshall Vielle, Allison Lynch, Brian Jensen, & Vanessa Leticia Jetté at Theatre Calgary (2019) • Set & Projection by Scott Reid • Lighting by Michael Walton • Costumes by Deitra Kalyn • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
Jamie Tognazzini & Stephen Hair (2020) • Set, Projection, & Lights by Scott Reid • Costumes by Katie Klingvall • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee
Karen Johnson-Diamond, Vanessa Leticia Jetté, Mike Tan, & Allison Lynch at Theatre Calgary (2021) • Set, Projection, & Lights by Scott Reid • Costumes by Deitra Kalyn • Direction by Stafford Arima • Photo by Trudie Lee