A Christmas Carol, Octagon Theatre, 2017 (Christmas Show)

Charles Dickens’ cherished festive tale was brought to life afresh for Bolton audiences in this enchanting stage adaptation full of joy, song, and magic!

Featuring a host of classic Christmas carols, a cast of seven actor musicians and a local, young company of twelve, this heartwarming and uplifting story brought the festive spirit to generations young and old.

Creative Team & Cast

Writer: Charles Dickens

Adaptor: Neil Duffield

Director: Ben Occhipinti

Designer: Liz Cooke

Music Director: Rob Hiley

Lighting Designer: Arnim Friess

Sound Designer: Kay Buckley

Assistant Director: Amy Hailwood

Cast, Marc Small, Robert Jackson, Sue Devaney, Martina Isibor, Richard Colvin, Ruby Ablett, Samuel Martin and 12 young company members.

A Christmas Carol

“I am highly ambitious for the reach of the work I want to make. I want to make it in Greater Manchester and take it to the wider world.”
Two white woman in black, Victorian dress stand on stage in a low blue light.
A black woman with a loose headscarf and three white children gather round a table of food on stage. The black woman has just removed the lid of the main dish.
Six actors in Victorian dress dance energetically on stage as a violinist plays in the background and snow falls.
A black male actor in a white shirt, grey trousers, maroon waistcoat and grey necktie stands on stage as a jade green light behind him casts beams out in a circle around his head.
In a large, brightly lit rehearsal studio, a company of over twenty actors sit in a large circle. They are listening to one actor who has his arms outstretched animatedly.
In a brightly lit rehearsal studio with drawings on the walls, a short white female actor stands with her arms outstretched and her mouth wide open to speak.
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