Overview
The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary on social inequality and the corrupting influence of greed, and to breathe new life into the lyricism of the original text by setting its scenes to extraordinary tableaux of modern dance.
Director and cast
- Simon Russell Beale as Scrooge's voice (voice)
- Carey Mulligan as Belle (voice)
- Andy Serkis as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
- Leslie Caron as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
- Daniel Kaluuya as The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- Martin Freeman as Bob Cratchit (voice)
- Siân Phillips as Grandmother / narrator (voice)
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
- Richard Cotton as Father / Merchant (voice)
- Tom Stourton as Fred / Charity Worker (voice)
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