As the Shaw Festival readies to begin the demolition of the 110-year-old Royal George Theatre to make way for a new theatre on Queen Street, it’s performing its swan song for the theatre in the form of Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic.
Tickets for the Shaw’s latest production of “A Christmas Carol” are now on sale, with the show on stage at the Royal George on Queen Street from now until Dec. 21.
Directed by artistic director Tim Carroll, the holiday production stars Sanjay Talwar as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas Past, played by Gabriella Sundar, Present, played by Kristopher Bowman, and Future, who warn him to change his selfish ways.
This will be the last production hosted at the current iteration of the Royal George Theatre before it is torn down to make way for the new, larger theatre.
The festival company plans to demolish the theatre early next year, with the new facility expected to be completed by summer 2028.
Alongside “A Christmas Carol” is another holiday production being hosted at the Shaw Festival Theatre at 10 Queen’s Parade: Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is on now until Dec. 21.
To buy tickets for either production, visit shawfest.com/holiday-season.
