A SINGLE voice will bring Victorian London to life in a stripped-back retelling of a classic festive tale.
A Christmas Carol will be performed by Mat Jones at Settle Victoria Hall on December 10, as part of a 29-date UK tour.
The one-man show uses only Charles Dickens' own reading text, first performed publicly in 1853.
There are no props, staging, or embellishments—just the original words, delivered as Dickens intended.
A spokesperson for Vintage Verse said: "A bare stage. A single performer. And suddenly, Victorian London flickers into life.
"Through voice alone, whole worlds unfold.
"Scrooge’s frost-laced counting house.
"Fezziwig’s glittering Christmas ball.
"The tender warmth of the Cratchit family hearth.
"And the chilling, transformative visits of the spirits."
Mr Jones specialises in one-man performances that stay true to classic literature.
This is his ninth year touring A Christmas Carol, and he has also created and performed an authentic solo adaptation of The Wind in the Willows.
He is currently developing a one-man performance of a Sherlock Holmes story.
The show aims to capture the intimacy and immediacy of Dickens’ own reading tours across Britain and America.
It has been described by TheReviewsHub as a "Bravura performance... a perfect antidote to the excesses of the season," and praised by CharlesHutchPress as "meticulous, measured, authentic."
YupVoted called it "clear, confident and beautifully judged."
The tour includes 29 performances across 17 venues throughout December, with several dates already sold out or close to it.
Tickets can be purchased HERE.
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