There’s a chance to see some top rank Doctor Who stars this month as Colin Baker and Peter Purves appear in a touring production of A Christmas Carol. And to add to the excitement, Tom Baker is making a filmed appearance as Jacob Marley.
The show is presented as an audio drama, with Colin playing Scrooge and Peter the legendary story’s author, Charles Dickens. Sound effects will be played live in what is sure to be a very atmospheric evening. The blurb runs like this:
On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is warned by the ghost of Jacob Marley that he will be visited by three Spirits – Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet To Come. They whisk Scrooge to the past and his happy boyhood Christmastimes, to the present to meet Tiny Tim at Bob Cratchit’s Christmas feast, and to the future and Scrooge’s own miserable grave – all to show him the error of his ways. But will Scrooge wake on Christmas morning a changed man?
Watch a trailer for A Christmas Carol:
And Tom Baker has recorded a short preview:
The tour started in November but there is still time to catch it on the following dates:
Tuesday 3 December, 19:30 – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
Thursday 5 December, 19:30 – Electric Palace, Bridport
Saturday 7 December, 19:30 – Palace Theatre, Paignton
Sunday 8 December, 19:30 – Kenton Theatre, Henley
Tuesday 10 December, 19:30 – Stourbridge Town Hall
Wednesday 11 December, 19:30 – MMC Venue, Leicester
Thursday 12 December, 19:30 – Prince Of Wales Theatre, Cannock
Saturday 14 December, 19:30 – Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
Sunday 15 December, 19:30 – Regal Theatre, Stowmarket
The show is presented by the Crime and Comedy Theatre Company and full details including booking information can be found on their website.
