"The one-man show of A Christmas Carol - As told by Jacob Marley (Deceased) could be summarised as a spellbinding watch, but it is also so much more. Adapted and performed by actor, James Hyland, I had the fortune of watching it on Monday (15 December) at Highgate's Upstairs at the Gatehouse. I arrived feeling both sceptical and intrigued, as one-man shows I have previously attended have been somewhat painful to watch."
"Actors have dressed and performed as other genders for as long as theatre has existed. Historically, when William Shakespeare's plays first reached the stage, male actors would often dress as another gender to keep the story going, while in ancient Greek theatre, female roles were played by men. In Western opera, there are also long-standing traditions of singers being cast as any gender."
James Hyland adapted and performed a 70-minute one-man version of A Christmas Carol at Highgate's Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The performance remained energetically mobile across the stage, with Hyland portraying every character and eliciting particular joy when performing female roles. His portrayals of Mrs Dilber, Belle, nephew Fred and the Cratchit children were convincing. The show received a standing ovation, and audience members praised his ability to remember countless lines while remaining flawlessly in character. Hyland wrote the play out of love for Dickens' 1843 novel, and his LGBTQ+ allyship influences aspects of his work.
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