A Christmas Carol (Reissue)

Dickens, Charles

ISBN 10: 0671769324 ISBN 13: 9780671769321

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 1991

Synopsis

Patrick Stewart performs Dickens's classic holiday story about a miser who, with the help of some mysterious spirits, discovers the true meaning of Christmas. Reissue.

About this title

Review:

Patrick Stewart's one-man production of Dickens's A Christmas Carol played to sold-out audiences in New York and Los Angeles. In this studio recording based on those performances, Stewart is in rare form, using his considerable range of voices to play all roles, from the Ghost of Christmas past to Tiny Tim. It must be said that Stewart clearly enjoys playing Scrooge best of all--but isn't the villain always the most compelling character? Even if you feel that "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart," this rendition of Dickens's classic will get you in a Yuletide mood. (Running time: 2 hours, 2 cassettes) --C.B. Delaney

About the Author:

Patrick Stewart's career has conquered all mediums. His credits include the role of Professor Charles Xavier in all three X-Men films and as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the highly popular television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is also a classically trained theatre actor and has been an Associate Artist of The Royal Shakespeare Company for more than forty years. In 1979 he won the Olivier Award for his performance in Anthony & Cleopatra and has since been nominated for both Golden Globe and Emmy awards for his roles in The Lion in Winter and Moby Dick. His one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol won a New York Drama Desk Award for its sold out 1991 season on Broadway and an Oliver Award in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0671769324
• ISBN 13: 9780671769321
• Binding: Audio Cassette
• Number of pages: 2