Northern grit for A Christmas Carol
- Alan Hulme
- Sep 9
- 2 min read
From the terraces of Elland Road to the streets of Victorian Yorkshire, Reece Dinsdale (Coronation Street, Threads, Emmerdale, Waterloo, Road, Silent Witness) returns to Leeds Playhouse for A Christmas Carol (November 20-January 17).
Fresh from his performance in Through It All Together – a moving tribute to football, family, and resilience – he will now step into the role of Scrooge, bringing northern grit to Dickens’ timeless tale.
He will be joined by Stephen Collins and Nadia Nadarajah as Bob and Mrs Cratchit. They both previously played the roles in 2020, when the Playhouse production was filmed and shared with audiences during the Covid lockdown. Stephen was last seen at the Playhouse as Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist, while Nadia recently played Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at Shakespeare’s Globe.
West End stars Claudia Kariuki (Shucked; Six – The Musical; Sister Act The Musical ) will play Christmas Present, with Obioma Ugoala ( Hamilton; Frozen) as Marley/Fezziwig.
The cast also includes Bea Glancy (What If If Only) as Christmas Past; Paul Brown (Mr Snow and Macbeth) as Dick Wilkins/Topper; Danny Colligan (Jackie!!) as Fred/Young Scrooge; Finton Flynn (Shooting Star: A new musical) as Peter Cratchit and Amy Forrest (After the Flood ITV; Small Island ) as Belle/Mrs Fred.
Director Amy Leach said: “Casting A Christmas Carol has been a joy and I can't wait to work with this brilliant team of actors who will bring festive joy to Leeds this Christmas. They are an incredible, multi-talented ensemble including highly skilled singers, dancers and instrumentalists. We're also thrilled to have an exceptional team of creatives working on this show and I know that everyone, on and off stage, is going to create something really special together."
More info and tickets here
