Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

by Richard Quesnel

December 4-14, 2025

It's back! But you've never seen it like this. For the first time, Theatre Baddeck will be bringing this beloved adaptation of the holiday favourite - with a community-professional hybrid cast, beautiful live music, humour and tender moments - to Baddeck as a full and spectacular production.

In 1843, 'A Christmas Carol' became one of the most popular books in the English language and has been credited by some as “almost single-handedly reviving the Christmas holiday.” In this Canadian adaptation, the audience sees the struggles faced by Charles Dickens in his writing of this classic novel. As Dickens creates the story, using only the power of his imagination and the inspiration gleaned from a small choir of wandering carollers, we not only see the beloved tale unfold of Ebenezer Scrooge and his amazing night of ghostly visitations, but find out why a Christmas Ghost-story was written in the first place. Infused with beautiful Victorian carols, lots of humour and tender moments, this play will delight and inspire this Christmas season.