Sherman Theatre has confirmed the cast of its production of A Christmas Carol (23 Nov 2024-4 Jan 2025), the return of the hit 2021 festive show for everyone aged 7 plus, adapted by Gary Owen.
Hannah McPake reprises the role of Ebbie Scrooge in this acclaimed Christmas treat by one of Wales’ greatest playwrights and writer of the Sherman’s recent hits Iphigenia yn Sblot and Romeo & Julie.
Keiron Self also returns to the production as Jacob Marley/Mr Fezziwig/The Ghost of Christmas Future, in what will be his 10th Sherman Theatre Christmas show.
The cast also includes Oliver Hoare, writer and performer in Dance to the Bone (Neon Candle, Ceriann Williams & Sherman Theatre), Owen Alun who wowed audiences in Sherman Theatre’s Peter Pan last year, Catrin Mai Edwards who recently performed in Taking Flight Theatre Company’s You’ve Got Dragons and Emily Ivana Hawkins who performed in the O.G. Prince of Wales script-in-hand concert performance last month. Final casting will be announced shortly.
Cardiff, 1843. Money is all Scrooge has. She has lots of it. It’s all she has ever had but it’s never made her happy. But on Christmas Eve she will meet three ghosts who will teach her the most important lesson of all. By Christmas morning she will have learned how to live for the first time.
Experience the full joy of Christmas with this hilarious and heartfelt adaptation of Dickens’ uplifting story, performed by an exceptional cast of actor-musicians.
Joining Director Joe Murphy in the creative team are Composer Lucy Rivers, Musical Director Barnaby Southgate, Designer Hayley Grindle, Sound Designer & Sound Operator Josh Bowles and Lighting Designer Andy Pike. The original sound design is by Ian Barnard.
Over the past four decades, Christmas productions made at Sherman Theatre have introduced generations of children from across south Wales to the magic of theatre – always with a twist. This year, the company is producing A Christmas Carol alongside a brand new production of Little Red Riding Hood (in English) and Yr Hugan Fach Goch (in Welsh), supported by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, which will be performed at the Sherman Theatre and also tour south Wales.
