Adaptations of A Christmas Carol

The classic work has been dramatised and adapted countless times for virtually every medium and performance genre, and new versions appear regularly.

The novel was the subject of Dickens's first public reading, given in Birmingham Town Hall to the Industrial and Literary Institute on 27 December 1853.

[5] In 1994, a public reading was performed at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City and broadcast on PBS, with James Earl Jones performing the role of Scrooge alongside Martin Sheen (who played all the other parts) and Robert MacNeil (who acted as commentator at different times).

[8][9][10] A version by Edward Stirling, A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future, sanctioned by Charles Dickens, opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 26 February 1844, running for over 40 nights.

They include: The basic plot of A Christmas Carol has been put to a variety of different literary and dramatic uses since Dickens's death, alongside sequels, prequels, and stories focusing on minor characters.

The stage at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London set for a performance of A Christmas Carol in December 2021.
Replica tombstone from the 1984 adaptation , still in situ at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury , 2008. The stone was vandalised in November 2024 and its future remains uncertain [ 84 ] .