One-man theatre night in which Jonathan Goodwin plays Charles Dickens bringing A Christmas Carol to life.
Middleport Pottery is hosting a theatre night on Tuesday 24 November, with Jonathan Goodwin taking on A Christmas Carol. It's a one-man show, so it's just Goodwin on stage for the whole thing, and he's also co-directed it alongside Gary Archer.
The way it's set up is a bit different from the usual adaptation. Instead of playing the characters, Goodwin plays Charles Dickens himself, and the night is built around him bringing the story to life. He takes you through the ghost story as he tells it, so you're watching Dickens as much as you're watching the tale he's recounting.
As for the story, it's the one we all know: revenants and redemption, hauntings and humbug, seasonal spooks and sentiment. It's a tale of ghosts and a change of heart, and Goodwin carries the whole thing on his own, playing the narrator and the voices within the story. With just one person on stage, the focus stays on the storytelling and the performance rather than a big cast.
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It's a one-off night at Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, and since it's a one-man show, it's a fairly stripped-back way to see a story that usually fills a whole stage. Doors open at 6pm, the show starts at 7pm, and there's an interval in the middle. Tickets are £16.
