Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula, Doctor
Who) stars as Jacob Marley in his own ‘Irresistibly theatrical’ (★★★★★ The Telegraph)
retelling of Dickens’ classic winter ghost story, A Christmas Carol,
alongside Nicholas Farrell (Chariots of Fire, The Crown, The
Iron Lady) as Scrooge. This powerful tale of life, love, loss and
redemption is as relevant today as when it was first published 179 years ago. A
Nottingham Playhouse production, it was filmed live for cinemas during the 2021
stage run at London’s sumptuous Alexandra Palace Theatre and filled with
Dickensian, spine-tingling special effects, prepare to be frightened and
delighted in equal measure as you enter the supernatural Victorian world of A
Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story on the big screen.
It’s a cold Christmas Eve and mean-spirited miser Ebenezer
Scrooge has an unexpected visit from the spirit of
his former business partner Jacob Marley. Bound in chains
as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn’t
too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same
fate, but first he’ll have to face three more eerie encounters…
Running time:
tbc