The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the cast of children actors who will feature in the company’s 2022 production of A Christmas Carol.
The production stars four young actors in the role of Tiny Tim: Jasiri Brown (aged 9), Gracie Coates (aged 7), Jasper Dance (aged 11), and Alexander Joseph (aged 11).
Additional child cast members include Benjamin Kuehl, Joseph Kuehl, and Alastair Ngwenya (sharing the roles of Peter Cratchit, Doctor’s Boy, Schoolboy, Tinder, and Miner); Aiden Cole, William Derbyshire, and Joey Unitt (sharing the roles of Joe Cratchit, Boy Scrooge, Henry, Master Clippy, Second Fezziwig child, and Ignorance); Aashirya Budathoki, Emilia Danks Smith, and Serena Ram (sharing the roles of Christmas Future, Miss Kwiff, Schoolboy, Victoria, Caroller, and First Fezziwig child); and Bella Avi, Geneva Kaur Mann, and Evangeline Parker (sharing the roles of Susan Cratchit, Charlotte, Schoolboy, Want, and Fred’s daughter.)
The creative team features Rachel Kavanaugh (director), Stephen Brimson Lewis (designer), Tim Mitchell (lighting designer), Catherine Jayes (music), Fergus O’Hare (sound design), Georgina Lamb (movement), Ben Hart (original illusions), David Siebert (associate director), and James Callàs Ball (assistant director).
Kavanaugh, said: “Alexander, Gracie, Jasiri, and Jasper all bring something exceptional and joyous to the role of Tim Cratchit through their own unique experience and talent. It is a privilege to work with them, along with all the children in the show. And great fun!”
David Edgar’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol will run at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 26 October to 1 January 2023.
Words by Luke Horwitz
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