A Christmas Carol
Saturday, December 3rd at 8:00pm
Sunday, December 4th at 2:30pm
Aurora Players is proud to announce that Mike Randall will be bringing his one man show Charles Dickens Presents: A Christmas Carol to the Roycroft Pavilion Saturday evening, December 3rd at 8:00 PM and Sunday afternoon, December 4th at 2:30 PM. Reservations can be made beginning on Tuesday, November 8th by calling 716-687-6727.
When Mr. Randall discovered that Charles Dickens performed in Buffalo in 1868, he decided to combine two of his passions – a love of Buffalo history and his talent for staging one person shows. The result is a presentation of Mr. Dickens’ most well known story, A Christmas Carol. His production of this show has been a huge success since its premiere in 2007 at MusicalFare Theatre. Giving about 60 performances across Western New York the last three holiday seasons, audiences and critics agreed that it was great to have Mr. Dickens back in Western New York!
What Randall finds most intriguing about Dickens and his Readings is the way the author threw himself into the performances not just reading the words but becoming the characters on stage. At one time Charles Dickens had almost become a professional actor. Even when he pursued writing instead, he continued to produce and perform in “amateur theatricals”. His close actor friends claimed repeatedly that Dickens could easily have made a successful career on the stage. The Dickens Readings were not only an outlet for this amateur actor, but they became an absorbing, entertaining Tour de Force, a blending of author/actor creating wonderful magic on stage. For more information on Mr. Randall and his work, visit www.charlesdickenslive.com.
As with Players’ previous Christmas shows, this will be a fundraiser for the organization. All tickets will be $15. There are only two performances so get your tickets EARLY by calling 687-6727.