This atmospheric version of Dickens’s evergreen Christmas morality tale, laced with reworked and reworded carols, deserves its place alongside the multiple other adaptations vying for attention across London. Both nimble and faithful, its main asset is its location.
The oak-panelled, stained glass, 14th century Middle Temple Hall feels Dickens-ier than Dickens, even if its acoustic favours music more than speech. Ben Horslen and John Risebero of Antic Disposition first staged the show here in 2012 and their Scrooge, David Burt, is back having played the part from 2014 to 2019. I’d say they all know what they’re doing.
