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| Broadcast by Clydeside radio this show has played to great success all over the world. Fabulous opportunities for singers, dancers & actors |
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Based On 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens
Book by Peter Quartermain
Lyrics by Olga Lowe
Music by David Aman |
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This award winning musical has been performed with great success all over the world and broadcast by Clydeside Radio as their major Christmas broadcast. This brilliant stage musical provides many opportunities for actors, dancers, singers, directors and choreographers. Although there are many speaking and singing parts, many of these can easily be doubled, thus making this the ideal show for both large and small companies alike. There is a large amount of chorus work which provides, in addition to well harmonized vocal arrangements, an opportunity to develop characterisations and changes of style.
The exciting score by David Aman interpolates many of the best loved traditional carols and the libretto by Peter Quartermain is of the highest standard one would expect from two such experienced and successful writers.
For many years the play adaptations of 'A Christmas Carol' have proved to be one of the greatest box office successes of commercial theatre - now characters that the whole world loves come to life in musical theatre. |
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| Synopsis of Scenes |
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| ACT I |
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| Scene 1 |
Outside the office of 'Scrooge & Marley' Christmas Eve 1851 |
| Scene 2 |
Inside the Offices - a few minutes later |
| Scene 3 |
The Streets of London - a few minutes later |
| Scene 4 |
Scrooge's Room - a few hours later |
| Scene 5 |
Fezziwigs Office |
| Scene 6 |
London |
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| ACT II |
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| Scene 1 |
A Lake |
| Scene 2 |
Bob Cratchit's House |
| Scene 3 |
The Streets of London |
| Scene 4 |
Bob Cratchit's House |
| Scene 5 |
Scrooge's Room |
| Scene 6 |
A Street |
| Scene 7 |
Outside the offices of 'Scrooge & Marley' - Christmas Morning |
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| CAST |
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| The Chestnut Man |
H. Baritone Tenor |
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| Costermonger |
H. Char. Baritone |
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| Sewerman |
Char. Baritone |
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| Street Walker |
Mezzo |
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| A Woman |
Non Singing |
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| Pickpocket |
L. Baritone |
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| Street Sweeper |
B. Baritone |
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| Poor Woman |
Soprano |
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| Ebenezer Scrooge |
Char. Baritone |
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| Bob Cratchit |
L. Baritone |
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| Fred - Scrooge's Nephew |
H. Baritone / Dancer |
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| Mr. Rutherford |
Baritone |
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| Mr. Shaw |
Non Singing |
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| A Scholar |
Char. Baritone |
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| Jacob Marley |
Non Singing |
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| Ghost - Christmas |
Non Singing |
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| Young Scrooge |
H. Baritone |
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| Dick Wilkins |
Baritone |
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| Mr. Fezziwig |
B. Baritone |
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| Mrs. Fezziwig |
Con. Mezzo |
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| 3 Fezziwig Daughters |
Sop/Mezz/Con |
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| The Fezziwigs Cook |
Soprano |
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| Belle |
Strong 'Pop' Mezzo |
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| Belles Husband |
Non Singing |
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Ghost
(Christmas Present) |
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| Tiny Tim |
Boy Soprano |
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| Vicky - Fred's Wife |
Dancer - Non Singing |
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| Tilly - Her Sister |
Non Singing |
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| Topper - Fred's Friend |
Non Singing |
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| Mrs. Cratchit |
Soprano |
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| Peter Cratchit |
Alto |
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| Belinda Cratchit |
Soprano |
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| Martha Cratchit |
Contralto |
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Ghost
(Christmas Yet To Come) |
Mime Part |
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| Mrs. Dilber |
Mezzo |
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| Sam |
Baritone |
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| Mrs. Colby |
Soprano |
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| A Butcher |
Non Singing |
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| Other Parts Include |
3 Small Boys & 3 Small Girls Who Play A Variety Of Parts / Chorus Of Londoners / Phantoms / Party Guests. |
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| Musical Numbers |
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| IT'S HUMBUG / LITTLE SOLDIER / BEHIND EVERY MAN / LOOK FOR THE RAINBOW / LIGHT A CANDLE FOR CHRISTMAS / STREET OF NO RETURN / NICK IT |
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| Orchestral Breakdown |
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| Piano / Flute (doubling Piccolo) / Clarinet / Trumpet / French Horn / Cello / Double Bass / Violin / Percussion (including Timps, Glockenspiel, Xylophone & Tubular Bells. |
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| Disclaimer |
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| Reading copies are available on loan but please note all our scripts are copyrighted. Once you have been issued with a licence scripts can be purchased from us and we will be pleased to assist you with any queries you may have re staging, costuming etc |
