A Christmas Carol
Dec. 30th, 2019 03:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitBecause The Daughter was working over most of Christmas - and we didn't expect her to drive down to us on Boxing Day, which was when she was off - she arranged to meet us in London and come to the theatre with us that afternoon. So we began the day with a family lunch in a restaurant exchanging presents, which was fun.
I've been a fan of Antic Disposition (the theatre company) for a few years now, and one of the things I've wanted to see was their production of A Christmas Carol. They perform it in Middle Temple Hall, in the City of London, so we walked there from Trafalgar Square, SM reminiscing on his time working just off Fleet Street nearly 40 years ago.
Middle Temple Hall was completed in 1573 and is a magnificent building. It has a long connection with the legal profession, with many portraits of Lord Chief Justices, some of them going back to the seventeenth century on the walls. There are some photos here and more information here. The first performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was seen there.
For this performance, the seating is on three sides, with the musicians at one end. There's no scenery, and the actors bring on the limited props as necessary. It was an excellent production. There was plenty of singing, with the words of various carols being rewritten to suit the plot. Everything flowed and the audience, who went from children to the elderly were all captivated. David Burt, who played Ebenezer Scrooge was excellent, but didn't dominate the action.
It was rather a magical experience, sitting in such an old building, watching a story which is timeless in its appeal.
I've been a fan of Antic Disposition (the theatre company) for a few years now, and one of the things I've wanted to see was their production of A Christmas Carol. They perform it in Middle Temple Hall, in the City of London, so we walked there from Trafalgar Square, SM reminiscing on his time working just off Fleet Street nearly 40 years ago.
Middle Temple Hall was completed in 1573 and is a magnificent building. It has a long connection with the legal profession, with many portraits of Lord Chief Justices, some of them going back to the seventeenth century on the walls. There are some photos here and more information here. The first performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was seen there.
For this performance, the seating is on three sides, with the musicians at one end. There's no scenery, and the actors bring on the limited props as necessary. It was an excellent production. There was plenty of singing, with the words of various carols being rewritten to suit the plot. Everything flowed and the audience, who went from children to the elderly were all captivated. David Burt, who played Ebenezer Scrooge was excellent, but didn't dominate the action.
It was rather a magical experience, sitting in such an old building, watching a story which is timeless in its appeal.
