This performance of A Christmas Carol is specifically for families and children.
Perhaps the most famous Christmas ghost story of all time, A Christmas Carol was personally abridged for performance by Charles Dickens himself – Dickens would tour, reading the abridged version live.
It’s this version of A Christmas Carol that we present for you this evening - further adapted for children, to make the language and story more accessible to younger audience members. Our readers are Colin and Janette Sykes, with John Pengelly and Peter Labrow from The Friends of Chadkirk.
We would suggest that this is not suitable for very young children, who could grow restless, but we don’t discourage families and their attendance is at your discretion. There are, of course, adult themes of death.
Tickets for this event are free, but we would encourage donations on the night, to go to local charities. Please do not book tickets ‘just in case’ but only if you intend to come. The chapel is small and if people don’t turn up not only does it stop others enjoying the event, even a couple of empty tables can affect the atmosphere! And we do want atmosphere!
Tickets are for this will be made available closer to the date.
Refreshments will be available, including Prosecco, beer and wine (cash only).
Please note that this is a reading/storytelling, not a play.
Getting to the Chapel
For those of you who are arriving by car, the car park for the chapel is on the left, just as you turn into Vale Road from Otterspool Road.
After parking, you will need to walk to the chapel on foot. From the car park or overflow car park, walk down Vale Road until it becomes a single track – and then take the footpath at the side of the field until you reach the chapel. A lot of the lane is unlit, so please bring a torch.