James Seabright Presents The Fitzrovia Radio Hour's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By: Ashlee Latimer Oct. 13, 2016
This Christmas, The Fitzrovia Radio Hour take over The Vaults Theatre in Waterloo for a strictly limited four-week run with their unique take on Charles Dickens' timeless tale.
The festive classic is reimagined as a 1940s-style radio drama, which broadcasts live with a studio audience across the mighty British Empire. Fighting off visitations from more ghosts than they bargained for, can the multi-tasking cast keep the spiffing sounds and varied inhabitants of Victorian London alive for the duration of the broadcast?
Spectacular sound effects created live, cut-glass accents, sharp suits and of course a good helping of spooky ghosts combine to create a unique alternative festive entertainment, in the intimate surroundings of The Vaults under Waterloo station, specially adapted to include the option of cabaret seating for fearless audience members, and a festive welcome treat for everyone to get the traditional Christmas spirit flowing straight away.
The Fitzrovia Radio Hour are an acclaimed troupe whose period charms have worked wonders on venues including Shakespeare's Globe, Wilton's Music Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as a sell-out West End season. Miraculously, their audiences all survived a recent adaptation of Dracula, and hopefully the same will be true of this strictly limited four-week festive romp.
Praise for previous shows by The Fitzrovia Radio Hour:
**** 'Comically ingenious... deliciously daft.' The Times
**** 'Absolutely spiffing! A joy.' Daily Telegraph
For all press enquiries, please contact Susie Safavi on 07875 277 913 or susie@safavipr.com
More show info available at www.ChristmasCarolLondon.com / www.FitzroviaRadio.com
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Tuesday 6 December - Saturday 31 December 2016 (full schedule below)
The Vaults Theatre, Launcelot Street, London SE1 7AD
Running time 80 minutes without interval - Age guidance 12+
Tickets: £20 - £35 / Box Office 020 7183 5942 / Book online at www.ChristmasCarolLondon.com
Director Owen Lewis is a theatre and comedy director whose credits include The Only Way Is Downton (Edinburgh, London and UK/US tours), Olivier-Nominated Eric And Little Ern (Vaudeville Theatre, St. James Theatre & National Tour), Jenny Éclair's How To Be A Middle Aged Woman (Without Going Insane) - (National tour) and Suggs: My Life Story (Garrick Theatre & National Tour - also adapted & directed by Owen for Radio 4 as Suggs: My Mad-Life Crisis) and Stewart Lee's Johnson & Boswell: Late But Live (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Scottish tour). He has also been a recipient of the RSC Buzz Goodbody Director's Award
Seabright Productions is an award-winning commercial theatre Production Company based in London's West End. Current Productions include The Boys In The Band (Park), Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (Lyric),Trainspotting (Vaults), Potted Panto (Garrick) and Potted Potter (world tour). Past productions include Eric and Little Ern (Vaudeville and St. James Theatre), Our Boys (Duchess), Simon Callow in The Man Jesus (UK tour) and over 200 productions at the Edinburgh Fringe. James Seabright is on the board of the League of Independent Producers, sits on the bursary panel of Stage One, is an associate of Wilton's Music Hall and a member of the Society of London Theatre. www.seabrights.com
Overall Performance Schedule:
Tuesday 6 December - 7.30pm (preview)
Wednesday 7 December - 7.30pm (preview)
Thursday 8 December - 7.30pm (preview)
Friday 9 December - 7.30pm (preview)
Saturday 10 December - 4pm (press performance) and 7.30pm
Sunday 11 December - 4pm
Tuesday 13 December - 7.30pm
Wednesday 14 December - 7.30pm
Thursday 15 December - 7.30pm
Friday 16 December - 7.30pm
Saturday 17 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Sunday 18 December - 4pm
Tuesday 20 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Wednesday 21 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Thursday 22 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Friday 23 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Saturday 24 December - 2pm
Tuesday 27 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Wednesday 28 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Thursday 29 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Friday 30 December - 4pm and 7.30pm
Saturday 31 December - 2pm
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