This year, the tried-and-tested tale at London's Old Vic is up against subversive surprises at Wilton's Music Hall, where Scrooge's sister takes the lead Charles Dickens knew he had struck gold when he published his "little Christmas book" in 1843. Within a year, A Christmas Carol had spawned nine stage shows, 127 recitals by the author and a pirated version (Dickens, a crusader not only for Christmas cheer but also …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PM on December 9, 2019