by Bernadette Nason | Dec 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Although I grew up with the Coventry Carol, hearing it sung most Decembers by the Winchester Cathedral Choir or at the Mayor’s Advent Carol Concert, I didn’t sing it myself until the State Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL in 2005. And I didn’t discover its origin until...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
On the Seventh Day of Advent — SANTA CLAUS: THE DEFINITIVE SURVEY From The Guardian, 24th December 1991 Armed with just a sleigh and a reindeer, he allegedly delivers toys to children the world over. Using computers, we assess if it is physically possible. Do you...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Eight Who Played Everyone except Scrooge I’ve been in five different productions of Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL since arriving in America in 1992, excluding my own solo presentation which is in its fifth manifestation. Each has its own special qualities...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
“A CHRISTMAS CAROL” by Charles Dickens (an excerpt) Scrooge and the Ghost passed on, invisible, straight to Scrooge’s clerk’s; and on the threshold of the door the Spirit smiled, and stopped to bless Bob Cratchit’s dwelling with the sprinklings of his torch. Think of...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was brought up Roman Catholic in Winchester, England. Like all Catholic families, we had various traditions leading up to Christmas — the Advent Calendar, the list for Father Christmas (a.k.a. Santa Claus), and the putting together of the Creche. Actually, we...
