It’s Christmas Eve, the audience is seated, and the curtain’s about to rise - but there’s just one problem: the cast of A Christmas Carol  hasn’t turned up. With only one actor, a panicking stage manager, and a deluded director left to save the show, the trio must attempt the impossible - staging Dickens’ festive classic with a collapsing set, missing props, and wildly conflicting ideas of how the story goes.

Cue quick changes, questionable accents, and chaotic carolling in this unhinged retelling of A Christmas Carol. 

Coming soon to Lichfield Garrick

4th December 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Audience Age
8 +

Running Time
120 Minutes
(inc. 20 Minute Interval)

Creative & Production Team

Producers - Shoddy Theatre & The Production Garden

Written by - Shoddy Theatre

Cast - Mitch Donaldson, Becky Bartram & Jacob Aldcroft

Director - Mitch Donaldson

Associate Director - Matthew Emeny

Set & Costume Designer - Louie Whitemore

Lighting Designer & Technical Manager - Adam Jeffreys

Composer & Sound Designer - Sam Glossip

Production Manager - Adam Jeffreys

Set Builders -

Technical Stage Manager - Adam Jeffreys

Costume Supervisor -

Marketing Manager - Holly Salewski

Filmmaker & Videographer -

Graphic Designer -

Photographer - Richard Lakos