What do you get when you relocate one of the nation’s favourite Christmas stories to a wintry setting on a farm in the wilds of Yorkshire in the 1950s? Why, a Yorkshire Christmas Carol, of course, with Scrooge (who was clearly modelled by Dickens on a typical Yorkshireman, hand clasped firmly on his wallet) as the farmer with lots of skeletons in his closet – some of whom come back to haunt him as ghosts.
But this production is far from doom and gloom, as it’s full of good humour and jollity, carols and songs, plus an extra added touch of magic and invention through the use of puppets. In fact it’s an excellent way for all the family to get into the Christmas spirit of bonhomie and goodwill to everyone.
The Badapple Theatre Company first produced A Yorkshire Christmas Carol last year and it was so well received that they just had to bring it back this year.
A Yorkshire Christmas Carol was written and is produced and directed by Kate Bramley (formerly of Hull Truck Theatre) who has just had another astounding run with Back to the Land Girls (see our review here).
Rob Angell plays Scrooge (and other parts) and he’s worked with Kate before at Hull Truck. He recently appeared in TV’s Waterloo Road, and was touring with Hull Truck earlier in the year in their production of John Godber’s April in Paris (next to Wendi Peters – Coronation Street and Loose Women).
Christopher Jordan (who plays Cratchitt, et al) is a stand-up comedian and actor with many stage appearances, including York’s Theatre Royal. He took eight different roles in a recent touring production in the Dales for the Blaize Theatre Company.
Acclaimed musician Jez Lowe has written a Christmas cracker full of new songs for the show. The puppets were made by the multi-talented Samantha Edwards (she played one of the lead roles in the two-hander Land Girls).
This production is supported by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
A Yorkshire Christmas Carol starts on 1 December in Long Marston and will play at venues across Yorkshire – for a full breakdown of pantos and Christmas productions across the county including all of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol’s dates, please see here:
North Yorkshire Christmas plays and pantos
West Yorkshire Christmas plays and pantos
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