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New Forest Players Memorial Hall New Milton December 2005 John Teather’s direction and Suzanne Teather’s choreography skilfully moved this large very disciplined cast expertly round the multi-level stage. This production was very much an ensemble cast with members taking several different cameo roles and some fine singing; especially from Zadie Ward as Young Belle. It was a shame that the music drowned the voices in some scenes. Tim Schuler as Scrooge’s nephew Fred cheerfully guided us through the story and Noel Moran’s long suffering Bob Cratchitt was sensitively played. Any production of this story is only as good as it’s Scrooge and for me Matthew Ellison was every inch the “grasping, squeezing, wrenching, covetous old sinner” who was shown the error of his ways. His acting and singing were compelling from beginning to end. All in all this highly enjoyable show left the audience, in the words of one of the songs, with the “Spirit of Christmas“. Michael Leigh Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo 
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