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A Christmas Carol review

“One of the best Christmas shows you’ll ever see”

ReviewsNov 24, 2022by Rachel HalliburtonOld Vic, London

Owen Teale in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Owen Teale in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Flawless and resonant retelling of the Dickens classic

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Rachel Halliburton has been a theatre critic for 20 years, writing for publications including the Evening Standard, the Independent and the Arts Desk. As a writer she's covered everything from shipping routes in the Arctic to 18th-century art scandals, but she's always very happy to be back in the stalls.

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