Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol

“Marley was dead, to begin with…”—and what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge’s mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He’s even given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys his work. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own.

“This play feels like a version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as might be experienced in the ‘Upside Down’,” said director Lisa Jayne. “But in this version, the main character is Jacob Marley, he’s dead, and is being tormented by a bogle and the memories of a life not well lived. Four actors serve as narrator as well as all 18 characters portrayed in the story and this stripped-down production puts the focus on its rich language.”