Mark Gatiss: ‘Christmas is the perfect time for ghosts’ Glad tidings of comfort and joy? Not if Mark Gatiss has anything to do with it. David Barnett meets the man who haunts Christmas The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022
Things to do before, on and after Christmas Day Sick of carols, stuffed to the gills or simply wanting to get out of the house? Here are some suggestions. The Canberra Times · Dec 23, 2022
Five things to do in Canberra this Christmas Our pick of what's happening in Canberra this festive weekend. The Canberra Times · Dec 20, 2022
Dickens by Candlelight, A Christmas Carol review: A reimagining of a classic festive tale in a historic setting Alderman Fenwick's House played host to a superb retelling of Dicken's most celebrated work Chronicle Live · Dec 19, 2022
12 ways to get into the Christmas spirit (Canberra style) The countdown is on to December 25. Here's how to get into the spirit before Christmas. The Canberra Times · Dec 18, 2022
Spirited versus Violent Night: Two very different takes on the Christmas spirit With 550 Christmas movies to stream over the festive season, it's choice galore! These two will have you hooked for very different reasons. The New Daily · Dec 17, 2022
Kermit and Fozzie: ‘I’d like to try The Great British Bake Off – especially if it was custard pies’ The Muppets’ top entertainers answer your questions about festive traditions, Miss Piggy and working with their good friend Michael Caine The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
A Christmas Carol review – glorious musical version of Dickens’s festive treat Charles Dickens takes to the stage and Ebenezer Scrooge is a woman with a moving backstory in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s adaptation The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Your ultimate Melbourne events guide: the best things to do this weekend and what’s on through December Summer in the City is Guardian Australia’s ultimate guide to the best arts, gigs and festivals happening around the country. Here, we’ve picked out some highlights for Melbourne in December The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2022
‘Manual Cinema Christmas Carol’ adds layers to the Dickens story with light, puppets and people Seeing the multimedia artists work their magic enhances first live staging of the troupe’s streaming hit. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2022
Christmas movie quiz: Which of these plots is real? Some of the holiday story lines here are authentic, and some are as fake as snow in July. Can you spot the fakes? Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022
What to watch on Netflix in December From a Christmas classic to an American persistently in Paris, here are some shows and films to close out the year Salon · Nov 30, 2022
Goodman’s ‘Christmas Carol’ and its longtime Scrooge wows a first-time viewer Larry Yando portrays the miser’s transformation with admirable aplomb in a production of depth and spectacle. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 29, 2022
Christmas theatre 2022: the best shows to book in London this festive period With Christmas around the corner, what better than to celebrate with a festive show. We round up the best that London has to offer Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022 A Sherlock Carol review – the detective takes on Dickens in a fresh festive mashup There’s only one sleuth in Victorian London who can get to the bottom of the suspicious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, in this winning crossover mystery
Daily Record · Nov 22, 2022 Plenty of festive pantoland fun for families in East Kilbride this Christmas Lanarkshire Live has all the information you need about what's on in East Kilbride theatres this festive season
The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2022 A Christmas Carol review – David Wenham is a superb Scrooge for the ages Comedy Theatre, MelbourneThis adaptation from London’s Old Vic is a night of pure theatrical warmth, with a performance of incredible clarity and generosity at its centre
Los Angeles Times · Nov 18, 2022 Behind the scenes of Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell's chaotic 'Spirited' tap dance The most over-the-top sequence of "Spirited" wasn't supposed to happen. It was just a throwaway joke in the initial script.
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2022 Luke Evans is Scrooge in first look at Netflix’s take on A Christmas Carol Netflix has turned the classic Charles Dickens novel into an animated musical boasting a stellar cast
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 10, 2022 ‘Spirited’: Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell spin off Dickens into a jolly, bouncy musical Showing skills in both sarcasm and sincerity, the two funnymen sing their way through a new adventure of the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Glasgow Live · Nov 9, 2022 Most popular Christmas themed baby names for December newborns, according to experts Baby names can cause some tension between parents, and some may look to books or films for inspiration. However, if you have one on the way in December, experts have shared the most popular names for Christmas
Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022 Every Christmas movie on Disney Plus including Home Alone and Frozen You'll be rocking around the Christmas tree to learn what streaming delights await you as we count down to Santa's visit
Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022 The tragic misbehaviour of big business Are successful businesspeople more like heroes or villains? In fictional accounts, one can find plenty of examples of each, from Charles Dickens's miserly Ebenezer Scrooge to Ayn Rand's rugged individualist entrepreneur John Galt. In F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan represents privileged old money, with its ruthlessness and…
Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022 The Muppet Christmas Carol's deleted scene will be restored in time for Christmas Fans of The Muppet Christmas Carol can look forward to watching the film in all its glory on Disney + as a key scene featuring an heartbreaking song has been reinstated
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022 You’re on! The understudies who saved Christmas as Omicron raged As Covid hit casts, understudies suddenly found themselves needed everywhere – with little warning. We meet these unsung heroes, including a Beanstalk Jack who took on three other last-minute roles