The Telling
What the Dickens?
Clare Norburn, Nicholas Renton, Clive Hayward, Karen Ascoe, Alexander Knox, Rosa Lennox, Steven Edis, Rosalind Ford
It’s Charles Dickens’ last Christmas Eve: 1869. Against his doctor’s wishes, he gives one of his acclaimed theatrical readings ofA Christmas Carol,but from the moment the lights go down, his life becomes strangely entangled with his character, Scrooge. Dickens’ carefully managed image as a family man, which has created the very quintessence of Christmas, starts to unravel as he is haunted by the women he mistreated who force him to face up to his past, present and future. Can Dickens learn from the ghosts, repent - and be saved, as Scrooge was saved?
“mesmerising” - The Guardian on The Telling
“an exploration of the boundaries between art and life...intelligent… finds new terrain” - The Guardian on Clare Norburn’s writing
- Wed 27 November 2024
- OSO Arts Centre, London
- 7:30pm
- £0-19
- ➕10 other performances
Full Event Details
A spellbinding theatre piece with music by award-winning writer Clare Norburn and BAFTA-nominated director Nicholas Renton, soundtracked by colourful Victorian popular songs and street music, old carols and lively folk dance music performed by a multi-talented cast of seven who act, sing, dance and play instruments: sometimes all at the same time!
It’s Charles Dickens’ last Christmas Eve: 1869. Against his doctor’s wishes, he gives one of his acclaimed theatrical readings ofA Christmas Carol,but from the moment the lights go down, his life becomes strangely entangled with his character, Scrooge. Dickens’ carefully managed image as a family man, which has created the very quintessence of Christmas, starts to unravel as he is haunted by the women he mistreated who force him to face up to his past, present and future. Can Dickens learn from the ghosts, repent - and be saved, as Scrooge was saved?
“mesmerising” - The Guardian on The Telling
“an exploration of the boundaries between art and life...intelligent… finds new terrain” - The Guardian on Clare Norburn’s writing
Venue Details & Map
Location
OSO Arts Centre, London
OSO Arts Centre, 49 Station Rd, London SW13 0LF, UK
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:
What the Dickens?
- Fri 22 November 2024
- Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
- 7:30pm
- £16-20
What the Dickens?
- Tue 26 November 2024
- OSO Arts Centre, London
- 7:30pm
- £0-19
What the Dickens?
- Thu 28 November 2024
- OSO Arts Centre, London
- 7:30pm
- £0-19
What the Dickens?
- Fri 29 November 2024
- OSO Arts Centre, London
- 7:30pm
- £0-20
What the Dickens?
- Sat 30 November 2024
- OSO Arts Centre, London
- 7:30pm
- £0-20
What the Dickens?
- Sun 1 December 2024
- All Saints Centre, Lewes
- 7:30pm
- £5-22
What the Dickens?
- Tue 3 December 2024
- St Edward's Church, Cardiff
- 8:00pm
- £5-20
What the Dickens?
- Wed 4 December 2024
- Ballroom, Folkestone
- 7:30pm
- £5-20
What the Dickens?
- Sat 7 December 2024
- Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
- 7:30pm
- £5-20
What the Dickens?
- Sun 8 December 2024
- Silsden Town Hall, Keighley
- 7:00pm
- £0-28