Christmas
A Christmas Carol - A One-Man Performance - Southwoldat The Swan Hotel
Email Address swan.hotel@adnams.co.uk
About A Christmas Carol - A One-Man Performance - Southwold
One man. Dickens' own words. The story as it was always meant to be heard.
A sparse stage. A single performer. And Victorian London springs to life.
Returning to The Swan in Southwold after last year's sold-out shows, this is ‘A Christmas Carol’ as Charles Dickens performed it himself, drawn directly from his original reading script. Through voice, presence and the power of Dickens’ unaltered words, a whole world unfolds - Scrooge’s chilly office, Fezziwig’s joyous party, the warmth of the Cratchit family, and the haunting visitation of the spirits. The simplicity becomes the magic: no adaptation, no modern reinterpretation — just the story as it thrilled audiences 183 years ago, brought vividly to life.
Step into the magic of Christmas as Mat Jones returns with his acclaimed one-man performance of Charles Dickens’ beloved festive classic.
“You do not need spectacle to be spellbound. You just need a storyteller this good.”
YupVoted
“Bravura performance...a perfect antidote to the excesses of the season.”
ReviewsHub
“Meticulous, measured, authentic.”
CharlesHutchPress
Performances at 2pm, 4pm, 6pm & 8pm
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