A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Bristol Old Vic Theatre

Puppetry Designer & Director

Directed by Lee Lyford

Set and Costume Design by Tom Rogers

Lighting Design by Anna Watson

Production Photography by Geraint Lewis

Ghost of Christmas Past made by Dee Moxon

Want and Ignorance Faces by Elizabeth Johnson & Rusty Squid

Tom Morris’s playful retelling of the Dickens novel; modern in approach yet traditional at heart.

“With a gothic, steampunk aesthetic and captivating puppetry, it is a retelling richly redolent of Bristol Old Vic’s 2016 production The Grinning Man.”

BRITISHTHEATREGUIDE.INFO

“Vibrant lighting and a modular, creative set also give the cast a lot of room to manoeuvre, though it is sometimes the simpler set pieces, such as a sublime sequence through Young Scrooge’s book reading, that charm using nothing but paper.”

ATTHETHEATRE.CO.UK

“Rather than attempting to pour stodgy contemporary critique into this iconic work, Lyford has instead refreshed a firm fan-favourite with choice refreshing twists: the use of puppets throughout is eerie and novel.”

NTERMISSIONBRISTOL.CO.UK

“Naturally, we had a great interest in the ghostly horror elements of the story, and these were handled impressively, with the ghosts floating ethereally around the stage, but in the case of Ignorance and Want – the realisation of the ragged children through puppets, were some of the creepiest things we have seen in a long time.”

SCARETOUR.CO.UK

“Matt Hutchinson provides the puppets, wonderfully crafted and executed; his Want and Ignorance are nigh on terrifying…”

WESTONSUPERMUM.CO.UK