ONE CHRISTMAS CAROL
play by DOUGLAS H. BAKER
based on the book by CHARLES DICKENS
performed by NATASCHA GIRGIS
ONE CHRISTMAS CAROL is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com
BACK FOR A LIMITED RUN!
One actor. 35 distinct characters. The timeless Dickens holiday classic is completely reimagined in ONE CHRISTMAS CAROL! After thrilling and delighting audiences last holiday season, multi-award-winning Alberta actor Natascha Girgis is BACK in this one-person tour-de-force.
Dickens’ famous story about selfishness and selflessness is stripped down to its bare essence, forgoing the usual opulence of the holidays and focusing on what is of utmost importance during the season. Dickens’ colourful characters are fully embodied as Girgis flawlessly transforms into Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Fezziwig, Belle, the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future right before your eyes. Experience awe and wonder with this powerful live theatre performance, which is nothing short of magical. ONE CHRISTMAS CAROL is an intimate and spirited evening of theatre that everyone in the family will love! God bless us, everyone!
"Girgis’s performance reminds us what a master storyteller Dickens was and what a treasure she is."
– Calgary Herald
"The experience of the pandemic has taught us all the necessity of living in the past, the present, and the future. This production is... the perfect encapsulation of theatre's healing and catharsis. How can anyone leave this show and not feel merry and light? Live theater is back, and in the words of Tiny Tim, god bless us everyone."
– Entertainment Weekly
Check out the 2023 production reviews.
CALGARY HERALD - https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/review-storybooks-one-christmas-carol-keeps-audiences-spellbound
December 8th to 23rd, 2024
Sun, Dec 8 at 7pm
Mon, Dec 9 at 7 pm
Wed, Dec 11 at 7pm
Sun, Dec 15 at 7pm
Wed, Dec 18 at 2pm
Sun, Dec 22 at 7pm
Mon, Dec 23 at 7 pm
VENUE:
Beddington Theatre Arts Centre
RUNNING TIME:
85 minute show
TICKET PRICES:
GENERAL: $22.50
PREMIUM: $25.00
RECOMMENDED FOR:
ages 10+
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Strong language, flashing lights, fog, loud sounds, manipulation of time.
THEMES & TALKING POINTS:
Greed, forgiveness, generosity, compassion, redemption, family, tradition, and magic.
Video courtesy of StoryBook Theatre, starring Natascha Girgis, directed by JP Thibodeau.
MEET THE CAST
NATASCHA GIRGIS
Natascha returns to present this magical holiday classic at StoryBook Theatre.
Selected: Dark Lady, Complete History Abridged, Blues in the Night (LBT); Mousetrap, Humble Boy, Counsellor-At-Law (TC); Drowning Girls (Cross Canada Tour); In Wonderland, Around the World in 80 Days, Blue Light (ATP); Dracula: Bloody Truth, Sherlock Holmes, Ends of the Earth, Mystery of Edwin Drood (Vertigo); Nine Dragons (Gateway); Becoming Dr. Ruth (TNW); The Gig (Aquarius); Coyotes, Abundance, Beggar's Opera (Caravan); Thousand Splendid Suns (Grand); Titus Andronicus, Richard III (Shakespeare Co.); What You're Missing (Chutzpah Festival); Communion, Palace of the End, Life Skills (Network); Heroine, Love (Northern Light); Speaking in Tongues (Shadow); Trespassers (Belfry, Vancouver Playhouse); Lion in the Streets (Sage); Suite Surrender, Unnecessary Farce, Fiddler on the Roof, 39 Steps (Stage West); Amadeus, Macbeth, Constant Wife (ATF); Speak (Globe); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Theatre North West).