A Christmas Carol - Adapted as a Play in Three Acts - By Shaun Sutton

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A Christmas Carol is presented as a stage play adapted from Charles Dickens’s story by Shaun Sutton, structured into three acts with multiple scenes across Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and later the timeline of Past, Present, and Future. The publication includes copyright and performance rights reserved by Samuel French Ltd, detailing restrictions on reproduction and requirements for amateur licensing, credits, and advertising integrity. The text provides cast lists, a synopsis of scenes, and begins with a prologue stage setting and opening action.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages92

Reading Time2 h 22 min

AccessFree to download

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

PROLOGUE: A Christmas Party, Time: The Present

ACT I: Scrooge's Office, Christmas Eve (The Past, the Present and the Future)

ACT II

ACT III: SCENE I and SCENE 2 (Christmas Day)

# A ChristmasCarol Adapted byShaun Sutton Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2023 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/christmascarolad0000shau ## A CHRISTMASCAROL Adapted as a Play in Tbree Acts by SHAUN SUTTON from the story CHARLES DICKENS SAMUELFRENCH LONDONNEW YORK TORONTO SYDNEY HOLLYWOOD ## A CHRISTMAS CAROL iv 1949 by Samuel French.Ltd 1.This play is fully protected under the Copyright Laus of the BritishCommonwealth of Nations,the United States of America and all countriesof the Berne and Universal Copyright Conventions 2.Allrights,including Stage,Motion Picture,Radio,Television,Public Reading,and Translation into Foreign Languages are strictly reserved. | 3.No part of this publication may lawfully be reproduced in ANY
form or by any means-photocopying,typescript,recording
(including video-recording),manuscript,electronic,mechanical,
or otherwise-or be transmitted or stored in a retrieval system,
without prior permission. | | --- | 4.Rights of Performance by Amateurs are controlled by SAMUELFRENCH LTD,52 FITZROY STREET,LoNDON W¹P6JR,and they,ortheir authorized agents,issue licences to amateurs on payment ofa fee.It is an infringement of the Copyright to give anyperformance or public reading of the play before the feehas been paid and the licence issued. 5.Licences are issued subject to the understanding that it shall bemade clear in all advertising matter that the audience will witnessan amateur performance;that the names of the authors of the playsshall be included on all announcements and on all programmes;and that the integrity of the author's work will be preserved. The Royalty Fee indicated below is subject to contract andsubject to variation at the sole discretion of Samuel French Ltd. Basic fee for each and everyperformance by amateursCode Kin the British Isles In Theatres or Halls seating Six Hundred or more the fee willbe subject to negotiation. In Territories Overseas the fee quoted above may not apply.Afee will be quoted on application to our local authorized agent,orif there is no such agent,on application to Samuel French Ltd,London. | The publication of this play does not imply that it is necess-
arily available for performance by amateurs or pro-
fessionals,either in the British Isles or Overseas.Amateurs
and professionals considering a production are strongly
advised in their own interests to apply to the appropriate
agents for consent before starting rehearsals or booking a
theatre or hall. | | --- | ISBN 0573010706 Printed and bound in Great Britain byButler &Tanner Ltd,Frome and London ## A CHRISTMAS CAROL Presented at the Playhouse Theatre,Buxton,on Tuesday,21st December,1948,with the following cast of characters :一 In the PrologueA WOMANGwendoline WatfordBoYFrederick Galyer1sT GIRLBarbara Leslie2ND GIRLMargaret Dale ·In the Play EBENEEZER ScROOGENigel ArkurightBoB CRATCHIT ..Brown DerbyFRED(ScROOGE's NEPHEW)Richard Bebb1ST PORTLY GENTLEMAN.Roy Leywood2ND PoRTLY GENTLEMANWill LeightonTHE GHOST OF MARLEY.Shaun SuttonTHE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST·Barbara LeslieDANIEL .. ..·.Will LeightonFARMER GREENROW· * Charles MatthewsMRS.GREENROWCarmen HillScROOGE AS A BoY·Frederick GalyerMR.FEZZIWIG ..Roy LeywoodDICK WILKINS ..John BennettMRS.FEZZIWIG ..Jacqueline BarnettEMMA FEZZIWIG..Margaret DaleFANNY FEZZIWIG..Haze!WoodhouseDORA .. ..Christine StaleyMARLEY AS A YoUNG MANShaun SuttonAUGUSTACynthia LeywoodADOLPHUS ..Charles MatthewsTHE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT ..Peter Owen1sT CoCKNEY .. .. . ..Will Leighton2ND CoCKNEY .. .. .. .Harry AstelleTINY TIM .. .. .. ..Frederick GalyerAGNES(FRED's WIFE).. .Gwendoline WatfordTHE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS TO CoME..Richard BebbMRS.CRATCHITCarmen HillShaun Sutton2ND BUSINESS MAN .. ..Harry AstellePeter OwenPatrick FreemanBarbara LeslieSARAH CRATCHIT .. .. ..Margaret DalePETER

FAQs

Who adapted A Christmas Carol into a play, and from what source story?

The play is adapted by Shaun Sutton from the story CHARLES DICKENS.

How many acts does the adaptation include?

The adaptation is organized as a play in three acts.

What rights and restrictions does the publication state?

It states the play is protected under copyright and that reproduction in any form requires prior permission, with amateur performance rights controlled through Samuel French Ltd licensing.

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