November 12 – December 23, 2026

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Tim Carroll

Dickens's timeless holiday story of transformation, kindness and human connection.
Packages begin at $125
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“The perfect children’s show … a feast for the imagination.” – Kelly Bedard, My Entertainment World

This fresh adaptation brings Dickens’s world to life through inventive puppetry, towering ghosts that fill the stage, traditional carols and audience participation with spirited sing-alongs. Interactive performers mingle throughout the theatre, while beautifully detailed period costumes and sets create an atmospheric Victorian Christmas.

More than 175 years after Charles Dickens first published A Christmas Carol, audiences still recognize themselves in Ebenezer Scrooge: someone who discovers that it’s never too late in life to choose kindness and human connection. For centuries, this iconic story has endured because its themes are still relevant today: What really matters to us? And can people truly change?

Approximate run time
2 hours (includes one 20 minute intermission)

Age recommendation
6+

Technical Credits

Directed by Tim Carroll

Sets and Costumes designed by Christine Lohre

Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte

Original music by Paul Sportelli

Musical Direction by Rachel O’Brien

Movement and puppetry by Alexis Milligan

A Christmas Carol is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

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Ticket Info

Packages

Packages begin at $125 and includes all three Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre shows. Buy your package by August 11!

Tickets

Individual ticket sales begin August 12.

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Venue

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Main Building
The Fleck at HCT
The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre

231 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8

Main image: (l to r): Sanjay Talwar as Ebenezer Scrooge, with the cast of A Christmas Carol (Travis Seetoo, Katie Ryerson, Jay Turvey, Graeme Somerville and Allison Edwards-Crewe) (Shaw Festival, 2025). Photo by David Cooper.