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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Streaming tickets for our annual Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol will be available in December.
CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL
An Original Adaptation by Anthony Lawton
In Collaboration with Christopher Colucci and Thom Weaver
Presented in Association with Mirror Theatre Company

STREAMING ON DEMAND
December 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025

LIVE ON STAGE
Returns in December 2025

In this wonderfully clear and direct telling of Charles Dickens' beloved novella, acclaimed playwright and actor Anthony Lawton brings the story vividly to life as only theater can. Come rediscover Dickens' timeless story of a miser's miraculous redemption from a life of bitterness, greed, and isolation. Back by popular demand for its seventh consecutive year, this heartwarming adaptation has captured the hearts of theater critics and audiences alike, inspiring a new Philadelphia holiday tradition.

"Electrifying!" –The Wall Street Journal
"A 95-minute masterpiece... brilliantly performed and staged." –The Philadelphia Inquirer
A CHRISTMAS CAROL on THE LANTERN SEARCHLIGHT BLOG
Written by Lantern Dramaturg Meghan Winch, these articles are hosted on Medium and will load in a new browser tab. No sign-in required!

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Artist Interview: Actor and Playwright Anthony Lawton
In this December 2023 interview, the creator and star of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol shares the memories he drew on to create the performance and why he returns to Dickens' timeless tale year after year

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol
The fascinating circumstances surrounding the writing of the quintessential holiday classic

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Why Dickens Needed to "Invent" Christmas
Victorian literature scholar Michael Brooks on A Christmas Carol: the story, the holiday, and the social conditions of the time

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Anthony Lawton, Co-Creator  •  Christopher Colucci, Co-Creator / Sound Designer  •  Thom Weaver, Co-Creator / Scenic & Lighting Designer  •  Kierceton Keller, Costume Designer

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Header Photo: Lawrence Stallings in the world premiere of Me and the Devil (2021); Anthony Lawton and Dave Johnson in Travesties (2022); Melissa Rakiro and Joanna Liao in Twelfth Night (2023); and Paul L. Nolan, Sally Mercer, and Charles McMahon in Copenhagen (2018). Photos by Mark Garvin.

Lantern Theater Company acknowledges that it is situated on Lenapehoking, the ancestral and spiritual homeland of the Unami Lenape, and we pay respect to them as this region's original storytellers.

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