A Christmas Carol: The Musical - Quays Theatre, Lowry

[stevej678]

Presented by Hope Mill Theatre in the Quays Theatre at The Lowry for Christmas 2024.

www.whatsonstage.com/news/a-christmas-carol-musical-to-run-at-the-lowry-next-christmas_1558146/

[BurlyBeaR]

A Hope Mill Theatre Production

The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle in this Musical version brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once On This Island), and breathes fantastic new life into the classic tale of A Christmas Carol.

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 lead’s Scrooge on a journey through the Past, Present and Future.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Musical
Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Original choreography by Susan Stroman

Originally directed by Mike Ockrent

6th Dec - 4th Jan

[marob]

Am I right in thinking this is the first Hope Mill show that’s not at the Hope Mill? Proper fully staged show I mean, not counting the Gypsy fundraiser.

According to google Hope Mill has 145 seats, Quays Theatre 440. They always seem to be struggling, so hopefully a month long run with nearly 300 extra seats to sell will be the beginning of them turning things around. If they can’t sell A Christmas Carol at Christmas there’s something badly wrong…

[david]

marob I think you are right about it being their first show staged outside of HM. I’ve got this and HOME’s “Miracle on 34th Street” booked in for a double show day and a nice pre-Christmas trip to Manchester.

[unseaworthy]

This looks great, a lovely show at a great theatre

[oxfordsimon]

It is a good score

[benny20]

Got my tickets. Love Hope Mill so will support them over at The Lowry. Wonder if they will have any "names" in it to sell tickets...hope so as long as they can sing..

[thedrowsychaperone]

Just announced Claire Moore as Scrooge! Very interested to see how a female Scrooge affects the story (if at all)

Also fun that she appeared in the TV Movie version of this musical adaptation as Mrs Fezziwig!

[Someone in a tree]

Great bit of casting.

[BurlyBeaR]

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