A Christmas Carol

'David Edgar gave the RSC one of its biggest hits in its history with his eight-and-a-half-hour adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby... Now, forty years on, he has set to work on A Christmas Carol... a magnificent achievement'

* Telegraph *

'David Edgar's new version for the RSC... goes back beyond the sanitised version in popular consciousness to what Dickens actually wrote, and why'

* Financial Times *

'Dickens's message about the need to treat poverty as a rectifiable evil rather than a moral failing comes through loud and clear'

* Guardian *

'David Edgar cleverly ups the politics... A festive show that doesn't shirk from emphasising Dickens's still topical point'

* Sunday Times *

'This family show radiates old-fashioned comfort and joy'

* Mail on Sunday *

'David Edgar's adaptation retains the overall message of redemption while introducing a lot of humour as a counterpoint to the social commentary… dark, yet heartwarming'

* The Reviews Hub *

'This politically charged new version feels both plausibly Victorian and sharply relevant'

* Evening Standard *

'A mix of wit and grit… a Christmas stocking of a show: full of goodies alongside an evergreen message about the importance of empathy'

* The Stage *

'A festive delight… Edgar's adaptation lacks none of the textural depth and emotional resonance of Dickens' original piece of social commentary… entertaining, lively and full of fun'

* Whatsonstage.com *

'An inventive version of Dickens's great seasonal fable… you would have to be quite a Scrooge not to fall for it'

* The Tim