‘A Christmas Carol’ Performance

The English department invited the Manchester Actors Company into school to put on a performance of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ for Year 10 and Year 11 across two days. The performance was an abridged version of the novella carried out by three actors across 50 minutes. The actors employed a clever array of props and costume changes to indicate the many characters present in the play; changing as they went along to signify the different people who Scrooge comes into contact with. The play uses dialogue from the novella, coupled with a high energy performance to bring the text alive for the pupils. The energetic and enjoyable performance went down well with pupils and staff alike. The play stands as a perfect way for pupils to revisit their understanding of this iconic GCSE examination text.