A Christmas Carol at OPEN Ealing

The Orchard Cafe for two nights only

OPEN is delighted to announce that James Hornsby returns to the Orchard Cafe on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 December to present his acclaimed performance of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. For two nights only you will be transported into the world of Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and mesmerised by James' solo performance.

His eloquence and skillful portrayal of the characters etches Dickens' most popular novella firmly in your mind and brings the Spirit(s) of Christmas to life! The performance is suitable for anyone aged 7 or older and you can reserve tickets online at OPEN. Curtain up at 7.30pm. Food will be available from Vix and team from 6pm and your first drink is included.

James Hornsby is a versatile actor with well over thirty years’ professional experience, James has appeared in over one-hundred and fifty theatrical productions on television, the West-End stage and in numerous regional theatres. A regular performer with the renowned Hull Truck Theatre Company, he has worked with some of the country’s leading playwrights including Sir Alan Ayckbourn (COMIC POTENTIAL/Lyric theatre: Shaftesbury Ave), John Godber (Several national tours of BOUNCERS and UP ‘N’ UNDER/Hull Truck Theatre), Richard Cameron (THE GLEE CLUB/Duchess Theatre and THE FLANNELETTES/Kings Head Theatre) and Dame Kay Mellor (A PASSIONATE WOMAN/The New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich and Oldham Coliseum). James has appeared on television (SILENT WITNESS/DOCTORS/THE BILL). He has also appeared in many acclaimed productions at Northampton’s Royal Theatre.

He has successfully adapted Charles Dickens’ novelsOLIVER TWIST, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, DAVID COPPERFIELD and Bram Stoker’s DRACULA into amazing one man performances and his adaptation of Dickens’ most seasonal of novels, A CHRISTMAS CAROL,is no exception. James comes to OPEN with a host of Charles Dickens’ wonderful characters, including Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Mr and Mrs Fezziwig and of course, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. All brought to life in the “inimitable style of Dickens” own legendary public readings

13 December 2017