Guaranteed to get audiences into the festive spirit, A Christmas Carol visits the Theatre Royal Bath appearing on Sunday 3, Monday 11 and Monday 18 December at 2pm and 7pm. The perfect Christmas treat, Charles Dickens’ classic fable is performed by Olivier Award-winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many hit solo shows including Under Milk Wood and Animal Farm.
Famed for his talent of bringing multiple characters to vivid life, Guy Masterson becomes Scrooge, Marley, the Fezziwigs, the Cratchits and, of course, Tiny Tim in a riveting performance that will enchant and linger long in the memory.
A Christmas Carol is directed by Nick Hennegan, who has also adapted the original performance text by Charles Dickens for this production, and features original music by Robb Williams.
Guy Masterson said of A Christmas Carol:
“It really is a great story and, in our commercial, consumeristic society, a timeless and important reminder of what Christmas is really about. I am thrilled at the prospect of many a great festive night sharing this classic fable with audiences of all ages.”
Guy Masterson is an actor, theatre director, writer and Olivier Award-winning producer. He returns to Bath following his sell-out success with A Christmas Carol at the Ustinov Studio in 2019 and 2022. During a career spanning four decades, Guy has become widely known for his solo theatre performances, including Animal Farm, A Christmas Carol and Under Milk Wood, which he has performed over 2000 times across the world. The most successful and award-winning independent theatre producer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he has presented over 130 shows in 27 seasons, with notable productions including 12 Angry Men, The Odd Couple and Morecambe, which transferred to London’s West End and won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Most recently, Guy directed the Olivier Award nominated West End and Broadway hit, The Shark is Broken, which completed its 2023 New York run in November.
Nick Hennegan, who has adapted and directed A Christmas Carol, enjoyed success with his first play in 1992, Henry V - Lion of England, which played Edinburgh, Stratford-upon-Avon, and toured in America, Ireland and the UK. His second Shakespeare adaptation, Hamlet - Horatio’s Tale, featured Sir Derek Jacobi. He won a Guinness Award for his domestic ghost story, A Ghost Of A Chance, through the National Theatre; and his tragicomedy P.A.L.S., attracted critical acclaim and was reprised at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, along with his new adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. Nick has also written, produced and presented numerous radio documentaries and presented for many commercial and BBC radio stations in the regions and in London.
Composer Robb Williams co-founded the award-winning Maverick Theatre with Nick Hennegan in 1994. He has scored numerous productions including Henry V - Lion of England, a one-man adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play; Hamlet & Horatio's Tale; A Ghost Of A Chance; Birmingham People's Company production of Henry V and Hancock's Finest Hour. Robb has also composed music for television advertising and documentaries.
Author Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) was forced to leave school aged 12 to help support his family when his father was sent to prison for debt. He started writing as an office boy, but was soon reporting for two major London newspapers. Dickens also started publishing Bentley's Miscellany Monthly in which he serialised his first novel, Oliver Twist, which was extremely well received in both England and America, where dedicated readers eagerly anticipated each monthly instalment. From 1838 to 1841, he published The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby Rudge, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and A Christmas Carol. In 1842, Dickens embarked on his first US tour and became an instant celebrity. From 1849 to 1850, Dickens worked on David Copperfield. During the 1850s, his novels included Bleak House (1853); Hard Times (1854); Little Dorrit (1857) and A Tale of Two Cities (1859), followed by Great Expectations (1861) and Our Mutual Friend (1864). At the time of his death, his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, was unfinished.
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