Orson Welles' Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play

Thursday, 12 December 2024 - Sunday, 22 December 2024

Event times:

19:30 - 20:30

Event location:

James Joyce Centre

Event price:

€25.00

About this event

Join us at the James Joyce Centre for a touch of Old Hollywood glamour with a production of Orson Welles' classic 1938 radio play by AboutFace Theatre Company.

The festive "radio play within a play" for all the family is back by public demand. In this fast-moving, heartfelt comedy based on true events, radio superstar Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre gang are presenting “A Christmas Carol” in New York live ON-AIR on Christmas Eve 1938 . . . having just lost their Scrooge! Can Orson and his overworked cast survive the last minute chaos to give this Christmas Carol a happy ending?

Thurs-Sat at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm.

Sat & Sun matinees at 3pm. Doors open at 2.30pm

Featuring a 45-minute version of A Christmas Carol in the 1930s radio style with live sound effects and carols, this is a Christmas treat for the whole family - with a touch of Old Hollywood glamour!

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