‘Christmas is but once a year, Uncle!’ ‘Bah, humbug!’ Do you recognize anything? I’ve just been to a play adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol. It’s so marvelous that I have oodles to tell you!
The acting was really superb! The actors projected their voices so everyone in the room could hear them. Their tones varied depending on their emotions. Plus, they were expressive and animated, like the character Fezziwig who was laughing loudly and embracing people.
The special effects were amazing, which either made you feel frightened or giddy. One frightening part was when Marley’s ghost burst onto the scene through the hidden floor trapdoor, and added to it were a big crash and green smoke. Nobody was expecting it, so you could hear the audience screaming and gasping in shock. An act of juxtaposition was the white coloring of Marley’s ghost contrasting with Scrooge’s dark bedchamber. The last scene made you feel giddy because ‘snow’ was ‘falling’ while all the people in the play were merry, laughing, dancing, and singing.
Last but not least, the costumes actually looked like they were authentic 1800’s clothing. The rich women wore fancy lace dresses along with fancy lace bonnets topped off with (you guessed it) fancy lace parasols. Poor women’s outfits were all threadbare and they had thin striped bonnets. Meanwhile, the wealthy men showed off black, silky top hats that matched the finely made suit and leather shoes. Poverty-stricken men had woolen clothes, hats, scarves, and mittens.
“Was the play, ‘Bah, humbug,’” you wonder? Absolutely not! As I quote from this wonderful play, ‘May we journey through time together!’ with A Christmas Carol. Bye!!!
