This Country star Daisy May Cooper and BBC Countryfile's Ellie Harrison were both in attendance for the Barn Theatre's gala night performance of A Christmas Carol.

Dr Dawn Harper was also in attendance for the gala night on Thursday which saw the Built By Barn production of A Christmas Carol officially opened.

Daisy May Cooper said: "Best version of A Christmas Carol I've ever seen.

"I laughed, I cried, I cried some more and I bl***y loved it.

"If you want [to] see Christmas at its best, you can't miss this."

Award winning actor Patrick Ryecart stars as Ebenezer Scrooge and leads the cast of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Cirencester theatre.

The Barn’s reimagined actor-musician production of Charles Dickens’ festive masterpiece runs at The Barn Theatre until January 4, 2020.

The full A Christmas Carol company includes Bronte Alice-Tadman, Jonathan Charles, Tom Chudley-Evans, Laura Coates, Connor Going, Grace Liston, Nuwan Hugh Perera and Rosie Zeidler.

The role of Tiny Tim is played by Trixie Cook, Georgia Dibbs and Scarlette Lavery.

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For tickets, call 01285 648255 or go to https://barntheatre.org.uk/