“Christmas? A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!” exclaims Ebenezer Scrooge in the opening stave of A Christmas Carol.

It’s also an excuse for Dickens Theatre Company to bring you their joyously authentic staging of this Victorian classic to a theatre near you. Two of Dickens’ closest theatrical companions find themselves trapped in the footlights’ glare.

With the rest of the cast stuck on a train, actress Frances Ternan and Dickens’ faithful tour manager George Dolby take on the daunting challenge of portraying over 30 characters. But, who will play Scrooge?