A Christmas Carol comes to ASCC

Yesterday, our Y8 students enjoyed a live performance of A Christmas Carol by Quantum Theatre.

Quantum Theatre is a national touring company that specialises in bringing classic literature and Shakespeare to life. For more than 30 years, they have toured all over the UK, performing in theatres, arts centres, National Trust and English Heritage sites, schools, community halls, castles, parks and gardens — ensuring that all communities have access to live theatre, including those who may not ordinarily experience a performance.

Their productions are written and directed by Artistic Director Michael Whitmore, who creates fast-paced adaptations that remain faithful to the original text while keeping audiences fully engaged.

Yesterday’s production brought Charles Dickens’ classic story to life. Students watched as the miserable Ebenezer Scrooge — who famously calls Christmas “humbug!” — was visited on Christmas Eve by four spirits: Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come. The performance captured Scrooge’s dramatic transformation, reinforcing key quotations from the novel and making the story vivid and memorable.

A fantastic experience for our students, bringing literature off the page and onto the stage.