{"id":418448,"date":"2025-09-12T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/418448\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:36:20","slug":"a-christmas-carol-is-set-to-return-to-st-georges-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/418448\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Carol is set to return to St George&#8217;s Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A must-see this Christmas, the company steps into the awe-inspiring Great Hall with a brand-new haunting interpretation of Charles Dickens\u2019 timeless classic.<\/p>\n<p>Running from\u00a012th\u201324th December 2025, this atmospheric retelling marks GINIFICENT\u2019s 23rd consecutive year of performing Dickens\u2019 ghostly tale \u2014 in their signature \u2018true to the book\u2019 authentic style with language of the era. For the past eight years, the company has enchanted audiences in the Concert Room, but this year they\u2019re spreading their wings in the grandeur of the Great Hall.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>With a cast of\u00a014 talented performers, including\u00a0four musicians\u00a0creating a live cinematic soundscape, the audience will be transported back into the very heart of Victorian London\u2019s most famous ghost story. Embracing the darker origins of Dickens\u2019 tale, GINIFICENT\u2019s\u00a0A Christmas Carol\u00a0is truly captivating and this year\u2019s production is costing almost \u00a3250,000 to put on \u2014 such is the quality of its delivery.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>With an\u00a0in-the-round set-up, every audience member will have a unique vantage point, surrounded by the eerie atmosphere of the Great Hall. Add theatrical effects and a few tricks up the company\u2019s sleeve, and this is not your average Christmas production \u2014 expect bone-chilling confrontations, supernatural surprises lurking in the shadows and festive shivers.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757680577_408_unnamed.png\" alt=\"A Christmas Carol - St George's Hall\" class=\"wp-image-225930\"  \/><br \/>\nDirector and Producer\u00a0<strong>Liam Scott<\/strong>\u00a0can hardly contain his excitement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be working in the breathtaking Great Hall this year. The space allows us to create something truly special \u2014 we have lots of new changes planned and we can\u2019t wait to share them with our audience.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Scott himself provides seamless narration, guiding audiences chapter by chapter through the novella\u2019s ghostly twists and moral revelations. At the heart of the performance,\u00a0Ken McConnell\u00a0takes on Ebenezer Scrooge in a chilling portrayal that, according to the company, \u201cdelves into the darkest corners of his soul.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>GINIFICENT\u2019s A Christmas Carol production is always a big hit, but this year\u2019s production in The Great Hall may well be the best yet. <\/p>\n<p>One attendee last year said:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen it three years on the run \u2014 fantastic performance in the beautiful St. George\u2019s Hall. Christmas wouldn\u2019t be the same without it. Looking forward to seeing it in 2025.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The production has received countless testimonials and 5 star reviews over the years. Another attendee from last year said:\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t know how many times we\u2019ve been. A truly magical experience for all and a wonderful way for the Christmas festivities to begin. See you next year!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-14.46.55-e1725889707142.png\" alt=\"A Christmas Carol - St George's Hall - Christmas Credit: GINIFICENT\" class=\"wp-image-204212\"\/>A Christmas Carol \u2013 St George\u2019s Hall \u2013 Christmas Credit: GINIFICENT<\/p>\n<p>GINIFICENT Theatre Company\u2019s haunting and thrilling production of\u00a0A Christmas Carol\u00a0is coming to\u00a0St George\u2019s Hall\u2019s Great Hall\u00a0from\u00a012th-24th December 2025. Third Release Tickets are available from \u00a327 via Eventbrite and securing yours early is highly recommended, with another sell-out year anticipated.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>A Christmas Carol \/ The Great Hall, St George\u2019s Hall, St George\u2019s Place, Liverpool, L1 1JJ \/ 12th-24th December 2025, Various Times. <\/p>\n<p>Find out more information on the St George\u2019s Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/liverpoolcityhalls.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<br \/>\nFind all the latest Liverpool news\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\nFrom the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A must-see this Christmas, the company steps into the awe-inspiring Great Hall with a brand-new haunting interpretation of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,35745,393,4884,2998,179,24360,2764,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-418448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-latest","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-st-georges-hall","15":"tag-theatre","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115191361600892750","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}