Guy Masterson's tour-de-force solo performance of A Christmas Carol returns to the Theatre Royal Bath

Olivier Award-winner Guy Masterson is set to return to the Theatre Royal Bath with his internationally acclaimed, sell-out, solo performance of Charles Dickens’ festive favourite A Christmas Carol.

The production will appear on Monday 15 and Friday 19 December with a run of four performances only. A Christmas Carol is directed by Nick Hennegan, who has also adapted Charles Dickens’s original performance text for this production, which also includes original music by Robb Williams.

Image: A Christmas Carol at Theatre Royal Bath

Famed for his talent of bringing multiple characters to vivid life, Guy Masterson becomes Scrooge, Marley, the Fezziwigs, the Cratchits and, of course, Tiny Tim, in a riveting performance that will enchant and linger long in the memory.

A veteran of many hit solo shows including Under Milk Wood and Animal Farm, Guy Masterson’s internationally acclaimed performance of Charles Dickens’ classic fable is guaranteed to get audiences into the Christmas spirit.

Guy Masterson said: “It really is a great story and, in our commercial, consumeristic society, a timeless and important reminder of what Christmas is really about.”

Guy Masterson is an actor, theatre director, writer and Olivier Award-winning producer. The most successful and award-winning independent theatre producer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he has presented over 130 shows in 27 seasons, including 12 Angry Men, Morecambe and The Odd Couple, which transferred to the West End and won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. During a career spanning four decades, Guy has become widely known for his solo theatre performances including Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and A Christmas Carol, which he has performed over 2000 times across the world. He returns to Bath following performances of A Christmas Carol in the Theatre Royal’s Main House in December 2023 and 2024 and at the Ustinov Studio in 2022 and 2019. He also performed at the Theatre Royal in Animal Farm in May 2024. In 2019, Guy directed The Shark is Broken at the Edinburgh Fringe. The show, which was Olivier Award nominated after a West End transfer and became a Broadway hit, tours to the Theatre Royal Bath for the first time in March 2025.

Nick Hennegan, adapter and director of A Christmas Carol, said: “Storytelling is a powerful art and adding a technical dimension to it makes it even stronger, particularly when working with a talent like Guy Masterson - a towering storyteller with an international reputation.

Nick Hennegan enjoyed success with his first play in 1992, Henry V - Lion of England, which was performed in Edinburgh, Stratford-upon-Avon, and on tour in America, Ireland and across the UK. His second Shakespeare adaptation, Hamlet - Horatio’s Tale, featured Sir Derek Jacobi. He won a Guinness Award for his ghost story, A Ghost Of A Chance, through the National Theatre; and his critically acclaimed tragicomedy P.A.L.S. was reprised at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, along with his new adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. Nick has also written, produced and presented many radio documentaries and presented for many commercial and BBC radio stations in London and the regions.

Composer Robb Williams co-founded the award-winning Maverick Theatre with Nick Hennegan in 1994. He has scored numerous productions including Henry V - Lion of England, a one-man adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play; Hamlet & Horatio's Tale; A Ghost Of A Chance; Birmingham People's Company production of Henry V and Hancock's Finest Hour. Robb has also composed music for television advertising and documentaries.

To secure tickets for A Christmas Carol, book online at theatreroyal.org.uk or contact the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844.