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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Owen, Gary

Paperback

Series: Modern Plays

Plays

ISBN10: 1408129469
ISBN13: 9781408129463
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Sep 1 2011
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.60
Language: English

The traditional Christmas classic novel by Charles Dickens adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Gary Owen.

Tucked up in his old, decaying house on a cold Christmas Eve, lonely, curmudgeonly Scrooge hears the rattle of chains and strange wailing noises: it's the ghost of his old business partner, Marley, come to warn Scrooge that if he doesn't change his ways, he will suffer a terrible fate. Whilst Scrooge meets the three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, he must learn to embrace the true spirit of Christmas before it's too late.

Gary Owen's adaptation translates the novel's narrative fluently and portrays the Dickensian caricatures with flair and fun but not crudeness. Whilst translating the novel for the stage, he also refreshes the 1843 morality tale of ghosts, poverty, avarice and the redemptive power of compassion for a 21st century audience.

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