A Christmas Carol

'Jack Thorne fillets Dickens's original so well... The sense of release is earned, the pithy homilies hit home and a story that risks being overfamiliar makes its case once again as the great secular Christmas fable of our times. Tremendous. Again.'

* The Times *

'Jack Thorne's version of A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic is one of the finer Christmas traditions... Thorne is a genius at producing an emotional response in an audience without resorting to parlour tricks... You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll have your cockles thoroughly toasted by the end'

* London Standard *

'Dickens' tale of personal conscience and moral responsibility might be more relevant that ever... Thorne doesn't shirk the anger at social attitudes towards poverty, but also delivers a rousing festive feast that will leave even the most miserly curmudgeon filled with redemptive joy'

* Radio Times *

'Dickensian and modern, clever and heartfelt, gripping and touching and tuneable and serious and sometimes funny... its marvellously heartfelt Christmas quality would delight the original author'

* TheatreCat *

'Jack Thorne's new version of Dickens' story stands high on my list of favourites... combines the social anger with a genuine sense of festivity... this is Dickens done with love and affection. The fable's warning about the danger of treating poverty as if it were a moral vice could also hardly be more timely'

* Guardian *

'Provides everything you might want from a theatrical adaptation of Dickens's timeless (and never more timely) morality tale urging social responsibility and compassion... the new adaptation by Jack Thorne fuses fun with the macabre and a fine degree of psychological depth... both witty and deeply affecting'

* Independent *

'There is a contemporary resonance to it… a love song to Christmas and the redeeming power of theatre'

* Observer *

'Incredibly atmospheric... Jack Thorne's relatively faithful adaptation lets Dickens' words do their work, but then opens things up in a second half that is emotionally rich and, on occasion, truly moving'

* The Stage *

'For many, Christmas cannot begin until The Old Vic is staging Jack Thorne's A Christmas Carol. This year's iteration shows yet again why it is a festive must-see. Brimming with emotion, but never tipping into mawkishness, it will make you laugh, cry and gasp with child-like wonder, no matter what your age. What more could you want from a Christmas show?... It is a show where everything comes together to create something so captivating and poignant that even the most hard-hearted person cannot resist its charms... It really is theatrical magic'

* Broadway World *

'The Old Vic's big, yuletide-rush, mega-hit production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol remains the must-see show of the festive season, packing more Christmas spirit into its short, two-hour run than all its rivals combined... Thorne's utterly luminous, infectious writing wrings every last drop of joy from Dickens' story'

* London Theatre *

'A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic is more than a play, it is a celebration of community, empathy and hope... It remains one of the capital's most magical seasonal offerings, transforming Dickens' classic tale into a deeply immersive theatrical experience'

* Theatre Week