Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has been adapted, produced, and will be performed by Allen Fitzpatrick.

Allen follows in the footsteps of Dickens who, a few years after writing the novella, began public presentations which Dickens continued to perform until the year of his death. The novella captured the zeitgeist of the mid-Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday, popularizing many aspects of Christmas celebration including family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, dancing, games, and a festive generosity of spirit. It clearly shows a path by which selfish, acquisitive men may redeem themselves. But its most important theme is to shine a glaring light on the mistreatment of impoverished people. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to elicit British social reform; his impassioned desire was to show the repercussions of ignoring those living in poverty, especially children.

The story's been told in over a hundred adaptations for stage, film, opera, and radio. Key City Public Theatre audiences will have the unique opportunity to use the full range of their imaginations through this presentation by a single actor on a bare stage.

By Charles Dickens
Adapted and performed by Allen Fitzpatrick