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Date

December 11, 2024

Time

1:45 pm

Cost

Free

Organiser

Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces

Location

Reading Theatre: A Christmas Carol

Our next session of Reading Theatre will focus on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, perfect for the holiday season. Reading begins at 2pm so please show up by 1:45pm if you wish to have a chance to read.

Penned by Charles Dickens and originally published in 1843, A Christmas Carol, continues to be loved, read, and enjoyed on the page, stage and film.

Christmas is not complete without this  ghost story of a miser’s transformation into a man who always “kept Christmas well”

Part ghost story, part social commentary, it’s an inducement to kindness and compassion, and a wonderful ride.

Reading Theatre is created for those with a passion for live theatre. A live play reading of iconic plays over the ages. All are welcome and encouraged — from the seasoned professional to the inquisitive amateur and everyone in between.

PDF version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol for reading on a device or downloading. Limited print copies will be available. 

Show up and read, or listen to others read these incredible shows.  A short discussion may take place…or not.  This is an event led by the cast and audience.

Readers will be chosen just before the play reading begins and will be cast by those who show up and express an interest in being involved.  Some roles may be double cast.

This event is being led by Allan Morgan, Senior Artist in Residence and Vancouver theatre scene stalwart. We’d love to see you there!


ABOUT ALLAN MORGAN

Allan has been a stage actor for more than thirty years. Some highlights include appearing in London, GB, Adelaide Australia, Wellington NZ and San Francisco, all with The Overcoat. He appeared for several seasons at Bard on the Beach, notably in The Tempest as Prospero, as well as King John, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing.

He has toured across Canada with the Electric Company in Studies in Motion. He has appeared at The Belfry, notably in The Drawer Boy, Dirty Blonde, and I am My Own Wife for which he received the Victoria Critic’s Award for best performance. Other favourites include Red, Thinking of Yu, and Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre for ATP in Calgary.

Allan has two solo plays: I Walked the Line; and Pride: for the young gay, the ungay and the jaded queen in all of us.

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