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Past production

A Christmas Carol

Tuesday 14th–Saturday 18th November 2023

Bristol Hippodrome

Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s musical adaptation of Dickens, first staged by Radio City Entertainment at Madison Square Garden. Scrooge is taken through his own past, present and future by three ghosts, by way of the Cratchits, Marley and Fezziwig’s annual Christmas ball.

BLOC’s production made Victorian London a character in its own right — and, Dickens having been obsessed with magic, threw in a little of that too.

Cast

  • Scrooge — Simon Vardakis
  • Bob Cratchit — Michael Griffiths
  • Emily Cratchit — Emma Griffiths
  • Tiny Tim — Otto Elkins / Tommy Marks
  • Fred — Will Pope
  • Marley — Kieren Logan-Gallen
  • Ghost of Christmas Past — Dani Copperstone
  • Mr Fezziwig — David Evans
  • Mrs Fezziwig — Louise Couzens
  • Young Scrooge — Jaryd Evans
  • Young Marley — Daniel Bartlett
  • Belle — Amber Mears-Brown
  • Ghost of Christmas Present — Tom Carron
  • Ghost of Christmas Future — Jessica Bell

Who made it

Creatives

Director
Alex Turasiewicz
Musical director
Brendan Casey
Choreographer
Jacquie Bell

Get involved

How do I join?

Everyone who performs with BLOC has auditioned for their place. We look for strong singers, confident movers and actors who can hold a stage.

Auditions are held each spring for that year’s show. Tell us you are interested and you will be the first to hear when the details are announced.

There is as much to do off the stage as on it. Backstage crew, wardrobe, props and the production team behind a show of this scale are all volunteer roles, and we are looking for people all year round.