Christmas Carol : Information for the Cast and Crew

Scenes Breakdown

ACT 1 SCENE 1

• CLERGYMAN John Scadding
• CLERK John Gains
• UNDERTAKER Paul Davies
• UNDERTAKER David Knight
• PROSPEROUS MAN John Batstone
• SCROOGE Alan Welton

Pg 1-2

• EVERYONE (Minus Neil, Andy Rees, Martin, Jaspar, Alice)

Pg 2-3

SCENE 2

• CHORUS John Scadding 3-11
• SCROOGE Alan Welton
• BOB CRATCHIT Neil Kendall
• NEPHEW Martin McBride
• FIRST PORTLY GENT Andy Rees
• SECOND PORTLY GENT Roger Chapman
• CHILD SINGER

SCENE 3

• EVERYONE (Minus Andy Rees, Jaspar, Alice)

SCENE 4

• FOUR CHILDREN
• SCROOGE Alan Welton
• MARLEY Jaspar Utley
• CHORUS Jo Bone & Lorraine Galliers Pg 13-14

SCENE 5

• CHORUS Tim Taylor Pgs 15-20
• SCROOGE Alan
• MARLEY Jaspar

SCENE 7

• CHORUS Nicola Scadding
• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Alice Corrigan

SCENE 8

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Alice
• FARM FOLK
  • David Knight
  • Nicola Scadding
  • Peter Woodward
  • Lorrayne Saunders
  • Roger Chapman

SCENE 9

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Alice
• CHILD SCROOGE Alfie Dawes
• CHARACTERS FROM CHILDRENS BOOKS
  • Lorraine Galliers
  • Jo Bone
  • Mike Haigh
  • Liam Penny
  • Andy Rees
  • Sophie Stoppani
• HEADMASTER John Gains
YOUNG SCROOGE Martin
• FAN Daisy Dawes

SCENE Ten

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Alice
• FEZZIWIG John Scadding
• YOUNG SCROOGE Martin McBride
• DICK WILKINS Mike Haigh
• MRS FEZZIWIG Ingrid Corrigan
• Ms FEZZIWIG Lorraine Galliers
• Ms FEZZIWIG Jo Bone
• Ms FEZZIWIG Sophie Stopanni
• YOUNG MEN Paul Davies
• YOUNG MEN Liam Penny
• HOUSEMAID Ruth Prior
• BAKER John Gains
• COOK Sue Dawes
• MILKMAN David Knight
• GIRL
• BOY
• FIDDLER
• BELLE Vicky Hayter

(Everyone except Jaspar, Andy Rees, Pete Woodward, Neil Kendall)

Pg 35 Chorus Nicola Scadding.

SCENE 11

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Alice
• YOUNG SCROOGE Martin
• BELLE Vicky
• GRANDMOTHER BELLE Ruth Prior
• BELLE’S HUSBAND David Knight.
• BELLES DAUGHTER Vicky Hayter

SCENE 12

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Alice
• CHORUS Nicola Scadding.

ACT II

• CHORUS Nicola Scadding and Ingrid Corrigan Pg 40-41
• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PRESENT Andy Rees

43-45 All (Except Neil, Lorraine G)

SCENE 3

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PAST Andy
• BOB CRATCHIT Neil
• MRS CRATCHIT Lorraine Galliers.
• MARTHA CRATCHIT Jo Bone
• BELINDA CRATCHIT Daisy Dawes
• PETER CRATCHIT Alfie Dawes
• TINY TIM
• SMALL CRATCHIT ONE
• SMALL CRATCHIT TWO

50-54

SCENE 4

• ALL (Except the Cratchits, Martin and Vicky)

SCENE 5

54-60

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PRESENT Andy
• NEPHEW Martin
• NIECE Vicky
• TOPPER Paul Davies
• MISS ROSIE Alice Corrigan
• Sophie Stoppani
• Lorrayne Saunders
• Liam Penny
• Mike Haigh
• Jaspar Utley
• Ruth Prior
• Tim Taylor
• Sue Dawes

SCENE 6

Pg 60-62

• CHORUS Sue Dawes and Ruth Prior
• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST PRESENT Andy
• TWO CHILDREN

SCENE 7

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST FUTURE Pete Woodward
• CHORUS Jo Bone Pgs 63-65
• 1st BUSINESSMAN David Knight
• 2nd BUSINESSMAN John Gains
• 3rd BUSINESSMAN Liam Penny
• 4th BUSINESSMAN Mike Haigh
• 1st IMPORTANT MAN John Scadding
• 2nd IMPORTANT MAN John Batstone
• STRANGER ‘SCROOGE’ Paul Davies
• CHORUS - Pg 65 Jo Bone and Paul Davies

SCENE 8

• OLD JOE Tim Taylor
• CHARWOMAN Ingrid Corrigan
• MRS DILBER Nicola Scadding
• UNDERTAKERS MAN Jaspar Utley

Scene 9

PHANTOMS

• LIAM PENNY
• PAUL DAVIES
• MIKE HAIGH
• MARTIN McBRIDE
• ANDY REES
• JOHN GAINS
• DAVID KNIGHT

SCENE 10

• BOB CRATCHIT Neil Kendall
• MRS CRATCHIT Lorraine Galliers
• PETER CRATCHIT Alfie Dawes
• MARTHA CRATCHIT Jo Bone
• BELINDA CRATCHIT Daisy Dawes
• TWO SMALL CRATCHITS
• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST FUTURE Peter Woodward

SCENE 11

• SCROOGE Alan
• GHOST FUTURE Peter Woodward
• STRANGER Paul Davies
• CHORUS - Pgs 74 - John Batstone

SCENE 12

• SCROOGE Alan
• BOY
• POULTERER’S MAN Liam Penny
• 1st PORTLY GENT Andy Rees
• 2nd PORTLY GENT Roger Chapman
• CHORUS Pgs78-80 :
  • (All those who were not in the previous Nephew scene minus Cratchits)
  • John Scadding
  • Nicola Scadding
  • John Gains
  • David Knight
  • John Batstone
  • Ingrid Corrigan

SCENE 13

• All those from Nephew scene plus everyone else for Street Scene.
• MAID Daisy Dawes

SCENE 14

CHORUS 82-83

• Nicola Scadding
• Ruth Prior

SCENE 15

• CHORUS John Scadding
• Everyone onstage in street clothes.
• SCROOGE Alan
• BOB CRATCHIT Neil Kendall
• MRS CRATCHIT Lorraine Galliers.
• GHOSTS (If possible)
• TINY TIM

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Rehearsals Schedule

Key : Hav Th = Theatre, Hav LR = Lecture Room (upstairs), Hav St = Studio (behind theatre), all at Havant Arts Centre. Bed = Bedhampton Arts Centre.

All rehearsals 7:30 start unless otherwise stated

Last Updated 12th October

Date	Location	Which Bit?	Notes
Tuesday 12th October	Hav Th	Pgs 15-23, 27-28, 34-39	Jazz will be on - small quiet rehearsal
Wednesday 13th	Hav Th	Pgs 1-3, 11-15, 54-62
Thursday 14th	Bed	62-70	Sml room only until 8pm
Monday 18th October	Hav Th	40-50 (ALL)
Tuesday 19th October	Hav Th	50-62 (ALL)
Wedneday 20th October	Hav Th	29-35 (ALL)	Singing group in Studio
Tuesday 26th October	Hav Th	20-39 (ALL)
Thursday 28th October	Bed	1-20 (ALL)
Monday 1st November	Hav Th	40-62 (ALL)
Tuesday 2nd November	Hav Th	69-35 (ALL)
Wednesday 3rd November	Bed LR	62-70, 73-85 (ALL)
Sunday 7th November	Hav Th	FULL RUN	2pm-5pm booked
Tuesday 9th November	Hav Th	1st Half	Jazz will be on - small quiet rehearsal
Wednesday 10th November	Bed	29-35, 23-28, 50-54
Thursday 11th November	Hav LR	2nd Half
Tuesday 16th November	Bed LR	1st Half	from 8
Wednesday 17th November	Bed SR	2nd Half
Sunday 21st November	Hav Th	FULL RUN	2pm-5pm booked
Monday 22nd November	Bed	1st Half
Tuesday 23rd November	Bed	2nd Half
Monday 29th November	Hav LR	FULL RUN
Tuesday 30th	Bed	bits & pieces as required	Need keys
Wednesday 1st December	Bed	bits & pieces
Thursday 2nd December	Bed	bits & pieces	8pm start
Friday 3rd December	Hav, LR	FULL RUN

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Links And Other Info

Props List

Please check what you can supply for the PROPS LIST

The property list is available online

Note that ALL CAST need to join the Bench before the show starts (otherwise you are not insured and you will not be allowed to go on!

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