A few items of theatrical news from around the world:
- Reviews of Simon Callow's Dr. Marigold and Mr. Chops are here, here, and here. Interviews with Callow are here and here.
- Speaking of Callow, Whatsonstage.com has a special members-only offer for his upcoming Christmas Carol.
- Here's an article about the Young Shakespeare Players' 10-hour production of Our Mutual Friend in Madison, Wisconsin. Dickensblog reader David gives his review here.
- Charles Dickens Ghost Stories, a play based on several short stories, is currently running in Arvada, Colorado.
- The Haunted Bride, based on a Dickens short story, is coming to Hartlepool, England.
- The full five-hour version of Nicholas Nickleby recently played in Newcastle, England. Another production is currently running in Toronto, Canada.
- Here's an interview with the author of Scrooge 2070: The Reboot, a new musical that will open next month in Palatine, Illinois.
- The musical version of A Tale of Two Cities is currently running in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A nonmusical version recently had a run in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; a review with very spoilery remarks and pictures is here.
- Auditions are underway for a production of Barnaby Rudge in Southsea, England.
- Finally, Stageplays.com is offering 10 percent off the script of The Haunting, a play based on Dickens's ghost stories, until Monday night.
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