A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Jeff Siamon

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol was NFLT’s fall play in 2005. We wanted to revive that show, as Dickens’ message is certainly relevant to today’s world. However, due to the pandemic, we’ve decided to produce a virtual, dramatic reading of the original story rather than stage it.
xxxWhat we would like to do is video actors reading from the text at our Tichborne rehearsal hall. We would be following covid guidelines, either recording actors one at a time, or have two actors maintian two metre distancing. However, if families would like to participate, those distances could be reduced.
xxxOur plan is to record the readings like shooting a movie. Not with the entire cast present (which is against covid restrictions) but shooting all the actors lines in scenes together. For example: all the Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooges scenes together. Then in the editing of the video, inserting them where they belong.
There are a wide variety of parts, the largest being the Narrator and Scrooge. Some with one line to read. Others with a larger part throughout the story, such as Scrooge’s nephew, Fred.
xxxWe recorded the play in early in October, 2020 over three weeks. That resulted in five parts and five separate videos uploaded to the theatre’s YouTube channel:
Part 1: Marley’s Ghost
Part 2: The Ghost of Christmas Past
Part 3: The Ghost of Christmas Present
Part 4: the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Part 5: Christmas Day