We’re standing on the earth Dickens stood on, and where he imagined this character, Ebenezer, tramping these streets. So it’s in the earth

We sat down with Emmy Award-winner Christopher Eccleston to talk first experiences of Scrooge, performing at The Old Vic, and life lessons from Charles Dickens.

Catch Christopher on our stage playing the miserly Southwark money-lender in our five-time Tony Award-winning production of A Christmas Carol, along with spectacular live carols, glowing lanterns and warm mince pies.

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