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The LADS get all Dickensian for their winter season

A Shropshire amateur dramatics group is bring Charles Dickens to two border towns this winter.

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The Llanymynech Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) is performing A Christmas Carol from the end of this month at venues in Oswestry and Llanymynech.

Tamsin Benn in Edwardian dress
Tamsin Benn in Edwardian dress

Adapted for the stage by Alison Utting, this is a production that stays close to the heart of Dickens’ original ‘ghost story of Christmas’, relishing the descriptive text and iconic characters.  

Catherine Eve (Mrs Dilber), Marg Kynaston (Mrs Fliss), and John Eve (Old Joe)
Catherine Eve (Mrs Dilber), Marg Kynaston (Mrs Fliss), and John Eve (Old Joe)

The LADS production promises to be full of contrasts: Dark and light, cold and warmth, bitterness and hope.  

With live music and colourful costumes the classic tale will be brought to life for a whole new audience. Come in out of the cold and enjoy one of the most loved stories of Christmas.  

Rebecca Smith, Amber Owen and Hazel Owen (Cratchit family)
Rebecca Smith, Amber Owen and Hazel Owen (Cratchit family)

The performances are on at Llanymynech Village Hall on Friday November, 29 at 7.45pm, Saturday, November 30 at 7.45pm and Sunday, December 1 for a matinée at 2.30pm.

The show then moves to The Hermon, Oswestry on Friday, December 6 at 7.45pm, Saturday, December 7, 7.45pm and Sunday, December 8 (matinée) at 2.30pm.

Tickets £10 (U16s £5) available at ticketsource.co.uk/ladstheatre or by phone on: 01691 830558

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