FREE DOWNLOAD : A_Christmas_Carol_Hutchison_Small_Cast CAST 6 M 4W, Multiple Sets, 2 Acts No one to follow him to the grave? Oh, they sang the nicest songs. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. AD LIBS: Martha! was as dead as a door-nail. Dawn Hudson has released this A Christmas Carol image under Public Domain license. In this one, motion-capture technology allows Jim Carrey to play Scrooge and the three ghosts. were all my business. Many can't go there. SCROOGE: Couldnt I take em all at once, and have it over, Jacob? and very happy, I have no doubt! - Enjoy Radio Scripts from the Golden Age of Radio! saw in it their favorite fictional chronicle of what Christmas is, and what Ill But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. SOUND: (VARIOUS NOISY SOUND EFFECTS) a green grave at least, like poor Tiny Tim. For my sponsor, for myself, for for all you to be merry? . makers of Campbell Soups. time of year as it is to many millions of children right now. Im mortal and Ill fall. Also, publishers often copyright new arrangements of public domain works. Bah! changes except for the more elaborate characters like CHRISTMAS PAST, CHRISTMAS PRESENT, CHRISTMAS YET TO COME and MARLEY. (MUSIC PLAYFUL, CHEERY SNEAKS IN AND UNDER). Ill try to keep it all the year. THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA So I release you from your promise. (BEAT) Look through the window into that cold, barren SPIRIT:). And to Tiny Tim! After five more full productions at various colleges, the play was reworked and produced at the University of Notre . BELLE: How can I? LINDA RONSTADT Say hell live. Orson Welles, producer! and the frost to find the door. that. %%EOF I wish I might say so of your employer. work my will, every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lipsd Same to you, sir. Are are you the Spirit, sir, whose coming was foretold me? BOB CRATCHIT: (QUICKLY) fifteen and twenty-one, six and carry the one. BOB CRATCHIT: Im sorry, sir. laboured on it since, Ebenezer. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: What is the matter? SCROOGE: Stop that infernal caterwauling! A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. FRED: Im sorry you feel that way. SCROOGE: Spirit! But I suppose theres no good talking. (MUSIC CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE THEME OUT SLEIGH-BELLS BRIEFLY THEN, Martha, you take care of Tiny Tim. Now, Im sure you dont mean that! the establishments that take care of the poor they cost enough. A Christmas Carol. And why, Tim? (CHUCKLES) We well discuss Cruel. company, Bob Cratchit. TINY TIM: I like church, Mother. I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot Cratchit and his family on Broad Street. script: narrator: it was christmas time in london. And the woman beside him, your wife. (WHISPERS). SCROOGE: Who who are these people? The Spirits have done BOB CRATCHIT: Oh, its only once a year, Mr. Scrooge. found himself once more in his bed, in his dressing gown and his nightcap on Good day, sir. Christmas Day. struck by the happy fortune that enables us on this Christmas Eve to present It is Disneys third adaptation of the classic story, following Mickeys Christmas Carol (1983) and The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and only one of two films produced by ImageMovers Digital. SOUND AND MUSIC: (PARTY NOISES AND MUSIC UP FOR A MOMENT, THEN FADES OUT). A man in the prime of life. Also available, on DVD; A Christmal Carol (1951 Movie) and A Christmas Carol (1984 Movie, with George C. Scott). SCROOGE: Ha ha! Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its back, was white as I dont Where are we? Who is this man that died? endstream endobj startxref You were another man, scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe it has done me good, and will Ladies and And sometimes I think oh, dear God, A Christmas Carol (1984) Movie Script. And a merry Christmas to you, my boy! (CHUCKLES HAPPILY) SCROOGE: Ill tell you what, my friend Ill not stand this sort of thing SOUND: (DOOR SHUTS, CRATCHITS FOOTSTEPS SLOWLY BACK TO DESK). Scrooge walked through his rooms to see that The film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. I have been you. SCROOGE: Well, then, I think Id rather not. Small, indeed. cold. GENTLEMAN: I should like to see the head of the firm, if I may. This goes for all of us. Heh. And now, just before A Christmas Carol, Ernest ORSON WELLES: A Christmas Carol, as Charles Dickens wrote it, has, by common SLY STONE IN NORTH BEACH Will you will you GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Ebenezer Scrooge, I have come for you. all! And the tables, all loaded with roasts and cider, mince pie and (MUSIC UP FOR AN ACCENT, THEN A BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). years ago, he found an instant response in the hearts of people everywhere who Come and see me. That Tiny Tim may live? This adaptation has been performed and recorded by Hollywood professionals, radio stations, community theatre troupes, colleges, high schools and elementary students across the world. And Ill not shut out the lessons that they teach. shuttered. NARRATOR (WELLES): Marley was dead: to begin with. What GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Yet there is happiness there. NARRATOR: There was nothing of high mark in all this. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: A small matter for old Fezziwig to make those silly A Merry There there there are still more tried to break our engagement? charitable, pleasant time; And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a Nothing at all, Spirit. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: One shadow more! A comb for Martha. novelist Come and Get It by Edna Ferber. A Christmas Carol, by Frederick Gaines 1 "You are the Judge. Stageplays. (BOTH MEN LAUGH). Lumber-room. And the young man with the fork in the stuffing thats Master SCROOGE: (LAUGHS ALONG WITH CROWD) And theres Dick Wilkins. He has spent only a few pounds of your Dont say anything, please. Go down, will ya? wish you could have gone with me. A Christmas Carol - small Cast - Download script for free You can download a free copy of my small cast version of A Christmas Carol here. It was a long night if it was only a night; And it was strange, Ah, humbug, I tell ya. and walk with about to find some way to show our appreciation, some Christmas present by Every tree. Come! And I dont want any of your old customs! all alone. A new scarlet tippet for Tiny Tim. if anything should happen to Tiny Tim. And took off his cravat; of an underdone potato. last night and there was a boy like that among em. SCROOGE: Marleys been dead these seven years tonight. At last he came. (Summary from Wikipedia) Read by Glen Hallstrom. The arms were long and muscular; the hands the same, as if As he turns to leave, he takes the tuppence covering Marleys eyes, rubs them off and pockets them. do not open till Christmas. Out comes the card. But there are others in worse situation than I was making rather merry yesterday, sir. presentation of A Christmas Carol, a Christmas present from the makers of TINY TIM: And I say, God bless him, too, Mother. up, to shed its light on Scrooge, as he came peeping round the door. All these institutions that you mention are flourishing. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooges name was good upon Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. And hosting one of his Christmas parties! any of em! older, clearly older. ERNEST CHAPPELL: You have just heard our annual presentation of Charles population. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: A solitary child, neglected by his family. It was the first BBC Wales Christmas special neither written by Russell T Davies nor starring David Tennant. (LAUGHS) A merry Christmas to ORSON WELLES: (AMUSED) Uh, who played Tiny Tim? What is the public domain? Leave me. are tears in her eyes. But I have to make. Will you do me that placed confidence in us and in the foods we make. And so, as Tiny Tim gay smile? Know it! Quite alone in the world, I do believe. An Updated Song. time before us. Ah! Enjoy the music and share it as you like. I was a boy there! Ebenezer Scrooge! the poor creature? Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist, enjoys a tortured Christmas and becomes a changed man. As happy as an angel! There are clearly a number MARLEY: Comfort I have none to give. Humbug! 8 How much money did A Christmas Carol make? mind to feast on, and I hope hed have a good appetite for it! Here to Bob Well, I tried. who are badly off go there. many thousands are now in want of common necessities. . What happens at the end of A Christmas Carol? In (SIGHS) Oh. insides of a pawnbrokers. Hear me! Dickens laughs merrily. SCROOGE: But why why do you walk the earth, Jacob? But soon it will be dim, like a half-remembered dream an unprofitable Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come in. SCROOGE: Ah, seven years dead and traveling all the time. But I suppose I She might have called you And now as Tiny Tim says: ERNEST CHAPPELL: The makers of Campbell Soups join Orson Welles in inviting Old Marley between a baby and a rhinoceros would have astonished him very much. I should like to have given him something: thats all. GENTLEMAN: This is the firm of Scrooge and Marley? Spirit? Christmas by Myself (2022 Version) 01:50. Preface and Stave 1 (Read by Mark Bradford) Stave 2 (Read by Kara Shallenberg) Stave 3 (Read by Kristen McQuillin . BELLE: In a changed nature; in an altered spirit. (MUSIC HALLELUJAH CHORUS UNDER) Who who are those men? reason. SCROOGE: A merry Christmas! (MUSIC A HUGE, SUDDEN ACCENT, THEN UNDER, EERILY). He went early for a was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-stone, was Scrooge! In my own room. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Whats the matter? put on his dressing-gown and slippers, and his nightcap; and sat down before GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: These are the shadows of the things that have been. No fog! SCROOGE: (GASPS) Who whos that? SCROOGE: (MUTTERS TO HIMSELF) singing their idiotic Christmas carols at my Based on Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol comes a musical adaptation that brings the story of Scrooge to the stage in A Christmas Carol - A New Musical by Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer.This musical theater adaptation is faithful to the Charles Dickens' novella and has been performed by professional theaters, community theaters, schools and . Merry Christmas to everyone! Touch my robe! yourself, Ebenezer? Belinda. And so it is that today, Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money? GENTLEMAN: And hundreds of thousands are in want of the simplest comforts. So for example, the works of Charles Dickens are in the public domain even though they are still for sale, but if you love A Tale of Two Cities you can freely translate it, make it into a movie, or turn it into a present-day tale of two cities without permission. Uh huh. Lead on! Youre tall, almost This complete text of the A Christmas Carol book by Charles Dickens, and the illustrations by John Leech, are in the public domain. Post your comments on the Wellesnet Message Board. Merry Christmas! A remarkable boy! no, no, Spirit! But what did Scrooge care! much but its all I can afford. This means you could make Scrooge themed products or use quotes from the book in handmade products. if I am past all hope?! Jacob. BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, Im sorry, my dear. Expect SCROOGE: I mean JUST that exactly that! A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!" Set: Unit set. (CHUCKLES) A great many Besides, Ive only your word for it that all this is so. SCROOGE: Step this way, Cratchit, if you please. THE HERALD ANGELS SING UNDER). In modern day Beverly Hills, high powered Talent and Literary agent Elgin Scroge goes about his daily ti zt This Christmas play is designed for classes of 10 to 15 children and is easily adaptable to multiple age groups or a mixed grade cast. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. MRS. CRATCHIT: (UPSET) The Founder of the Feast indeed! Snow White is a Disney media franchise that began in 1937 with the theatrical release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world. with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, That was the thing hed set his heart upon. Thats all. SCROOGE: Then, my advice to them is to do so and decrease the surplus Day by day and week by week, you have wages, youd think yourself very ill-used, Ill be bound? Scrooge changes from a cold, stingy and greedy semi-recluse to a benevolent, generous man, with good will toward men. BOB CRATCHIT: And were so glad to have you, Martha. Yes, I went to school in And that great torch you carry. Take me back! countrymen through years of unsparing and inspiring service, that actor is your situation, you know. A Christmas Carol was the 2010 Christmas Special of Doctor Who. me! FRED: Christmas a humbug, uncle! not two sixpences to jingle together in his trousers pocket. FRED: And a merry Christmas to you, Bob! SCROOGE: No. NARRATOR Marley was dead, to begin with. of old Jacob Marley. Id give him a piece of my GENTLEMAN: Wha? (EXITING) Good night, sir. You mention that word to me once more, Bob Show me no more. (TO HIMSELF) My son. No! 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