It’s Christmas Eve, and Ebenezer Scrooge is counting down the seconds until the silliness of the season passes. Deeply entrenched in his own misery, Scrooge receives a visit from four ghosts who whisk him away on a journey through Christmases past, present and future. Here, he revisits fragments of his life and is faced with a number of choices. Redemption is his for the taking – but is Old Scrooge capable of changing his ways before it’s too late?
This magical, grand-scale production is brimful of song, humour, love, and lashings of festive joy. Shake & Stir’s A Christmas Carol has become a much-anticipated annual tradition in Australia, and since its 2018 premiere, this heart-warming stage show has captured the hearts of over 127,000 people across seven return seasons.
Hailed as one of Dickens’ most popular pieces of fiction, A Christmas Carol remains one of the longest-running, most-adapted, and most-relevant holiday stories. Shake & Stir Theatre Co’s Artistic Director, Ross Balbuziente, says, “Its sentiment resonates more profoundly than ever, reminding us of the enduring themes of love, forgiveness, and generosity that make the holiday season truly magical.”
Complete with live music, yule-tide carolling, innovative video design, lavish costumes and, of course, snow, A Christmas Carol, is quite simply “the most uplifting theatrical experience you’ll have this year.” (The Courier-Mail).
A Christmas Carol joins Tāmaki Makaurau’s already strong line-up of renowned city-based festive activities, including Auckland Live Christmas in Aotea Square (full line-up to be announced later this month), The Royal NZ Ballet returning with The Nutcracker, crowd favourite Love Actually Live in Concert and the annual Farmers Santa Parade, to name a few.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Civic
Tuesday 3 – Sunday 7 December
Tue – Fri: 7.30pm
Sat: 2pm & 7.30pm
Sun: 2pm & 6pm
Ticket info:
Allocated seating $30 – $89*
Family $192 – $250* (2 adults, 2 children or 1 adult, 3 children)
Groups 6+ $48 – $63.20* per person
*service fees apply.