A PLAY by Stefano LoVerso and Mary Irey
Audiences already love the holiday classic A Christmas Carol.
They will love even more this touching, hilarious, fast-paced,
two-person version that expands and brings new depth to the
universal meaning of the play.
Successfully produced by dozens of
small theaters in the U.S.,
A Christmas Carol . . . more or less
also enjoyed a hugely
successful London production.
Successfully produced by dozens of small theaters in the U.S.,
A Christmas Carol . . . more or less
also enjoyed a hugely successful production in London.
Synopsis
Sarah and Charlie, whose marriage is on the rocks, run a small theatre that's presenting A Christmas Carol.
With a packed house, Charlie shows up backstage to tell Sarah that the cast and crew won’t make it because they are snowed out and that he won’t be able to fly to LA that night because he's snowed in.
Furious, Sarah capitalizes on Charlie's remarkable memory and blackmails him into doing the play.
Begrudgingly, he agrees to play Scrooge, and she will play everyone else.
As the performance proceeds, Charlie gets drawn back into his relationship with Sarah. They manage to perform much of the play, with their personal story invading the Dickens tale, informing it with multiple levels of meaning.
A Christmas Carol... more or less
Sarah and Charlie, whose marriage is on the rocks, run a small theatre that's presenting A Christmas Carol.
With a packed house, Charlie shows up backstage to tell Sarah that the cast and crew won’t make it because they are snowed out, and that he won’t be able to fly to LA that night because he's snowed in.
Furious, Sarah capitalizes on Charlie's remarkable memory, and blackmails
him into doing the play.
Begrudgingly, he agrees to play Scrooge, and she will play everyone else.
As the performance proceeds, Charlie gets drawn back into his relationship
with Sarah. They manage to perform much of the play, with their personal story invading the Dickens tale, informing it with multiple levels of meaning.
Synopsis
“Nichole Bird and Ben Woods excel as Sarah and Charlie in this fast paced show which is laced with poignancy and humour. Beautifully directed by Guy Retallack it really packs a punch and is a real gem of a production.”
Kate, Not quite a yummy mummy
“Ultimately, the extra layer of the story enhances the original and updates the message of redemption. With such talented multitaskers at the helm, this will certainly be the most impressively innovative Christmas Carol of the season.”
Catherine Usher, The Stage/London
Nichole Bird and Ben Woods in A Christmas Carol ... More or Less at the Bridge House Theatre, London.
Photo: Anton Hewins
Tim Takechi in a nightshirt and Laurice Roberts in chains.
“It’s a very clever take on the standard Christmas Carol – showing both Scrooge’s travails with the spirits that echoes the Cunningham family’s dilemma.”
Don and Peg Doman
2021 Production
Lakewood Playhouse
Lakewood, WA
2023 Production
Central Kentucky Theatre
Springfield, Kentucky
Production from
Be Theatre
San Angelo, Texas
“Sarah and Charlie. . . , have to produce the show entirely by themselves! Hilarity ensues, and their own lives are seamlessly intertwined in the story told by narration and characterization.”
Elena Kent,
Special to the Standard-Times
