FAMED for their Shakespeare summer season UK tours, professional Gloucestershire-based Rain or Shine Theatre Company are delighted to be on tour again this Christmas with a unique adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale which is booked into over 25 community venues ranging from a stately home to town and village halls.

A host of Dickens’ charming and comical characters bring the story to life with energy and wit and festive audiences are invited to share in Ebeneezer’s journey, as he travels with the Ghosts of Christmasses Past, Present and Future to discover a life changing meaning to Christmas.

Set in authentic Victorian costume, with a cast of five playing a whole host of characters, and with surprises throughout, Rain or Shine aim to delight and enchant those new to the tale, and those who already know it. This family show is suitable for everyone aged six and above.

Producer Jayne Meekings said “Many of our summer venues have asked us to perform again for them indoors during the winter, so we couldn’t resist this opportunity to offer a brand new adaptation of Dickens’ famous Christmas story by the production’s artistic director Tom Jordan. The cast includes the Rain or Shine previous actors’ team of Anthony Young, Ellis Wells, Jayne Lloyd and Craig Rogers, so audiences can be sure of an entertaining evening with a generous sprinkling of Bah - Humbug!”

The tour includes a ‘one day only’ matinee performance in Wotton-under-Edge Town Hall on Sunday, December 20 at 3pm. Tickets priced £10 (child £6) are available from the Daisy M Vintage shop in Wotton, or direct from the Rain Or Shine credit card hotline: 01452 521575 / 03306 600541, e-mail tickets@rainorshine.co.uk