It is1843 and Dickens is desperately short of cash, unable to sustain his lavish lifestyle or meet financial obligations.
In desperation, he plunges headlong into writing “A Christmas Carol.” Six feverish weeks later the novel hits the bookstalls. The author anticipates that, by Christmas 1843, he will be moderately rich. But will he? This is a light-hearted look at the exhilarating and emotionally exhausting process that brought us one of the greatest and much loved stories of all time.
Act One
1843 - 1 Devonshire Terrace, London, the home of Charles Dickens, with brief visits to the slums of London’s East End, a graveyard at midnight and St James’ Hall Piccadilly.
Act 1 - Lasts for 60 minutes
Interval
Refreshments will be on sale - 20 minutes
Act Two
15th March, 1870 - St James’ Hall, Piccadilly, London. In this hall Charles Dickens read his abridged version of “A Christmas Carol” for the last time.
