2023/24 Season – 30th Anniversary 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
LIVE AT THE DRAKE THEATRE
December 2 – 27, 2023
STREAMING ON DEMAND
December 15, 2023 – January 7, 2024
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 live 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 sixth 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
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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.
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