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THURSDAY) DEt’hMBER a 20m - wartlwo culomcu - 2l _ ~~-â€"â€"â€"-â€"-*â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" j____ L..__,___, _ a, __l A Christmas tradition . O C . Lost and Found Theatre revwes Charles Dickens Writes a Christmas Carol Dec. 14-23 BY BO! VllnANAC behind why Charles Dickens wanted Chronicle Staff to write a Christmas Carol in the first 777777"" place," said Quesnel. "i found that to he story of Ebenezer Scrooge be a fantastic through line for the story | as told by Charles Dickens has _ and enveloped it with the telling of 3 become part of the Christmas % Christmas Carol, and people seem to tradition of eiqplaining what the season ' enjoy iy.’ isallabout. t For those enjoying a Christmas The tale of an curmudgeoniy old goose or Christmas cheer this year, mixer who has a change of heart and ‘ a lot of that can be laid at the feet of takes a concern in the well~being of his i Dickens for popularin'ng those notions fellow man has warmed the beans of k h‘ as well as the over arching oonoem for readers and those who have seen the ' A V? one'sfellowman. famous movtes or plays since it was ' " l ‘ ‘ "It’s been accredited by some to firstpublished on Deci19.l843. ‘ \ ' single handily revitalizing the holiday,” But people often don't realize how 1 ‘ k ' said Quesnel. 'ln lamdon. 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A Christmas Carol was in establishing ! r ‘ ‘ Christy Kiss who plays Mrs Dick the traditions we all take for granted in ens in the story as well as various other today. - 7 In roles said it's great to continue this Things like amially hating the day l f- Christmas tradition, It's a play about off to celebrate the (hnsmias miracle hope and the triumph of the human 11m book was written at the height of spirit and it couldn't come at a better the industrial revolution in England time, and the captains of industry once “This show taps into everything thought it was frivolous to let their that people love best at Christmas' workers off to celebrate this holiday said Ziss. “At Christmas time people There was even a movement afoot are looking to celebrate the feel good to ban the practice in legislautin when Vince Carlin as Ebenezer Scrooge in Lost and Found Theatre's production of Charles Dickens Writes a Christmas aspects of the season, and this Show Dickens came out with ms famous Carol Dec 14 to Dec. 23 at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts, 36 King St, W. Kitchenerr nu Mlnbnnln providesaliofthat. novella and scared up the ghosts of “It's a story that people know and (Zhn'mnas past present and future illt'ill\ " said Quesnel “There will be [he talc features a lot of the familiar the tales comes from the author's own love so well, but also tells the story of He softened the heansofthost- wiio .i li-w surprises as well, so if anybody characters and scenes from A Christ experiences. Dickens and helps frame his story It couldn't see the hnmaniry in all of that watt llt‘tl the show last year there will mas (Iarol, with Scrooge and his put "Charles Dickens was always my gives people an understanding of why machinery, and sparked ti nlttH'nlt‘lll he mini-differences upon employee, Bob (Iratchit, and favourite of all the 19th century fiction he wrote the story and an insight into to improve the lot oftht- dtt'fdgt' work “What we're hoping for is to make many of the set pieces that have made writers,’ said Quesnel. “What always that Victorian era." er, this .i ( liristinas tradition in the K W the story an archetypal tale about the struck me about studying his life, as Everybody is looking for a spark lost and found [ht-titre (lll'l't tor dit'd and remountitevery year ' season. well as his works, is how much ofhimâ€" humanity at this time of year, and and wnter Rit hard (Jiit-siii-l mou- the It's the biggest cast and crew that But it also tells the tale of Dickens selfand his lifearein all ofhisnmels. lost and Found 'Iheatre hopes people script of the play that looks into host lost and found 'lheatre has employed who is seven years removed from "when I thought it would be inter make it part oftheir yeariy tradition the story mine to he and the stmggles tor .i produttion and in addition to the the success of his book the l’ickwrck esting to do an annual Christmas "We're kind of living in a dark and that left Dickens on the urgi- oi finan lultlt'l'l‘flng tale there is music and the Papers “is publisher is breathing show, I thought there is aii interest hard time right now” said [iss “some rial ruin llldlthV that (times out of mounting a down his neck for another success and trig story tti be told about why this was body who has already bought tickets The ll)( a] theatre ( tiiiipaiii Will lw pent Ml piece is threatening to l ut his writing stipend written in the first plate." for the show said they need some liny reviving the “DOW n“ M it) lit"‘ 3 l in "We \fft'tlil\llill'(l if a hit this year, so by rit) pounds, which would be a finaii Dickens was constantly being mitt l'im this ( Ihristnias, which is t|llllt‘ it‘ll the (Ionrad Centre of the l't'itoriiiing or “out have the pI’()|(‘(1ltlnS we used rial loss for the author and his family (tied for focusing on the plight of poor mg Arts after playing to raw [t‘\'lt‘\\'\ List List “any" stud Quesnel 'Biit other Qiiesnel, who studied Dit k people. They were often blamed for "It's about the spirit of gt'iieros year things Will take their place and hope ens work at university and is a bit of lllt‘tf own misfortunes instead of the ity and the happiness that Christmas “ this year's production is going lolly l ri-atvsoini- magit ill] authority on the sub|ei t. said the inequities in society that led them to brings” to have rennin changes and we hope " lllt‘ story itself is it ( lass“ and poo (hammer of Scrooge is fihhltlnt‘tl after theirdes‘titutkin For more information, or tickets, all of them are going to he Improve pll‘t'lllll\ seeing" year after year " Dickens' publisher anti that a lot of “We ran look at the motivations visitwwwlostandfoundtheatreca ' " W-‘n-r “may ma EXTR ' , â€" momma - ting lhl' reset liliffnil' ' ' s ~ ~-v ‘ _".T ‘ f ’ "33“, _ ( ' â€", F, A READ ALL ABOUT IT- ‘ f g 57“: "t" ' TI 5 i. ’ syn my you' I ommuniry um," M36 \ ' l \ “T "i WA] l' Ill 00 CHRONICLE ' M J 1 ' v- . - a... 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