BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC FOR 2023 BY CLARE NORBURN

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What the Dickens? places renowned author Charles Dickens in the shoes of his own creation, Scrooge, as he is haunted by three women whom he had mistreated: his ex-wife and mother of his ten children Catherine, his mistress Ellen Ternan and a mystery woman. Can Dickens learn from the ghosts, repent, and be saved, as Scrooge was saved?

The fully-staged show will be directed by BAFTA-nominated director Nick Renton, feature stunning lighting design by Natalie Rowland and soundtracked by lively Victorian street music, haunting carols, folk music from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century and new incidental music performed by The Telling.