GIANT OLIVE THEATRE - Classical writing produced in classical style.

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CURRENT SHOW -The Hostess Of The Inn   A CHRISTMAS CAROL "Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that." A CHRISTMAS CAROL is the perfect holiday show for these credit crunched times. Adapted by Piers Beckley. ALREADY BOOKING AN EXTENDED RUN: 6th-7th-8th-9th-10th-11th January at 7.30pm "... riveting. It is moving, harrowing and yet very funny" What's On Stage - Off-West End Book now!

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Giant Olive in association with www.angel22.tv presents
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens (Adapted by Piers Beckley)
Directed by Ray Shell

"Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that."

A CHRISTMAS CAROL is the perfect holiday show for these credit crunched times. Adapted by Piers Beckley.

There is an Ebenezer Scrooge in each of us; it is the lonely part of ourselves that hasn’t yet learnt that love is a thing to share not own. We have been living too long in a credit Scrooged world and this current, global melt down is the consequence of our Ebenezer greed. Using the classic words of Charles Dickens and underscored with traditional and new, original carols, 22 actors tell an unforgettable story in a way that you’ve never seen before; experience this new CHRISTMAS CAROL and be redeemed…forever.

Giant Olive has already enjoyed success at the North London pub theatre with productions such as Molière's The Would-Be Gentleman and Antigone, by Sophocles, both of which played to full houses, and was received with great enthusiasm from audiences and press alike.
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RAY SHELL has been a permanent fixture in London’s West End since 1978, starring in numerous productions including STARLIGHT EXPRESS, MS. SAIGON, LION KING, CHILDREN OF EDEN, And THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’. He is a regular performer at Kilburn’s TRICYCLE THEATRE appearing in productions such as TWO TRAINS RUNNING, AMEN CORNER, BLUES FOR MR. CHARLIE and most recently RADIO GOLF. Ray has directed FLATSHARE & FREDRICK AVERY VISITS for Complete Edge Productions, BRITISH BLACK FASHION DESIGNERS SHOW at THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, Manifest POETRY SLAM at THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL and WHITE FOLKS at the Pleasance Theatre, London. Ray has managed DAMAGE for BIG LIFE RECORDS and EMALE for EAST WEST RECORDS.

Ray is the author of ICED which is soon to be a major motion picture produced by LEE DANIELS ENTERTAINMENT (MONSTERS BALL; THE WOODSMAN; PUSH) He is currently writing THE DEVIL HAS QUENTIN’S HEART, a performance piece for BENJI REID and a new novel AN EYE, A TOOTH. Ray Shell is the CEO of www.angel22.tv

DONNA KING appeared in the original Broadway companies of CATS, CAN-CAN, WEST SIDE STORY and THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS; in London she has appeared in the West End productions of CHESS & KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN. She choreographed SIEGFRIED & ROY with ANTHONY VAN LAAST, designed by her ex husband JOHN NAPIER (CATS, LES MIS, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, MS. SAIGON, EQUUS) and MUZIK ENTARTE. Other UK theatre credits include FOOL FOR LOVE, SCAM, NIGHTMOVES and ICED.

Donna has written CONFESSIONS OF A SHOWGIRL and A GIRL CALLED GEORGE. Donna has sung with THE PETE CHAPMAN TRIO and recorded with FINLEY QUAYE for SONY RECORDS. Donna is an associate producer of THIN PALE 4 SOME for www.angel22.tv