Coming to the Playhouse Cinema…
A fantastic British cast shine in this fresh spin on A Christmas Carol.
Aubrey Flint has a lifelong hatred of Christmas and prefers the company of his meticulously painted model soldiers to other people. But after a festive shopping mishap lands him in trouble, he is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge, a retirement home facing closure. There he meets a lively collection of residents who are determined to save their home by putting on a production of A Christmas Carol. Before long, Aubrey finds himself reluctantly in charge of the show, as rehearsals descend into comic chaos and the residents prove far more challenging than any army he has ever commanded.
With a cast including Celia Imrie, Richard E. Grant, John Bradlet and the voice of Jim Broadbent as Charles Dickens, it’s a story of unlikely friendships, amateur theatricals, a community fighting for its future… and a reminder that Christmas spirit can turn up in the most unexpected places.
