A Christmas Carol - Softcover

Dickens, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809309998 ISBN 13: 9780809309993

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 1981

Synopsis

This hearty, robust adaptation, drawing vigor from the words of Dickens, “is intended for those who desire a play of reasonable length but not of unreasonable production de­mands,” writes Payne in his preface to this script.
 
“I have taken no great liberties with the original story... Although the characters in the original tale are numerous (and some did not make the transition), the actual number of performers needed to act this play does not exceed 18 or 20; the sequence of scenes, some 14 in all, are not overly elaborate. I rec­ommend simplicity... however, there is no absolutely ‘right’ way of producing a play from this script; while production sugges­tions are incorporated into the text’s direc­tions, they in no way preclude other ap­proaches. Dickens was an adventurous writer; we should be no less so in bringing his creations to the stage.”

About this title

About the Author

Darwin Reid Payne directed and designed the set for the Southern Illinois University production based on this script.

About this edition

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0809309998
• ISBN 13: 9780809309993
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140