A one-man performance of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with Mat Jones bringing the original 1853 reading script to life on a sparse stage.
Mat Jones brings A Christmas Carol to Stoke Rep Theatre on Tuesday 8 December, a one-man performance that takes Dickens' original reading script and puts it on stage. It's not an adaptation or a modern reinterpretation; it's the story as it thrilled audiences 183 years ago, staged just as Dickens himself performed it in 1853.
Jones carries the whole thing through voice and presence alone on a sparse stage with no spectacle. He builds the world from nothing, evoking Scrooge's office, Fezziwig's party, the Cratchit family and the spirits' visitation without any sets or special effects to lean on. It's a stripped-back approach that puts the focus entirely on the storytelling. Reviews have called it a 'bravura performance' and 'meticulous, measured, authentic'.
It's not the first time the show has come to the city, either. It returns after last year's sold-out run and forms part of the Staffordshire Christmas Pulse, so it's a bit of a local return rather than a one-off. If you missed it last time, this is your second chance.
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The performance runs from 19:30 to 21:15 at Stoke Rep Theatre, Leek Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 2TR. Tickets are £21.
