Play in three parts, nine paintings by Silvia Kerim after Charles Dickens
Absolute premiere

Artistic director: Rodica Radu
Scenography:  Gyöngye  Újvárossy Kerekes
Music: Nicolae Neagoe
Premiere date: December 15, 1992

The well-known parable about the magic of Christmas, with its power to perform miraculous transformations, brings to the fore Ebenezer Scrooge, an old misanthrope, grumpy, lonely and hardened by the only unhealthy love in his life – for money. Although his nephew Fred invites him to his family's Christmas party, Scrooge chooses to spend the night alone, in his cold and dark house, not foreseeing that he will have four bizarre encounters that will change his life. The first appearance is the ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's former business partner, who was condemned after death to haunt without rest, as punishment for his greed and selfishness. Wanting to protect Scrooge from a similar fate, Marley informs him that three spirits will visit him in the following nights. Indeed, three Ghosts of Christmas, from the past, present and future, make Scrooge revisit his serene childhood, take part, unseen, in the parties full of light and joy of those around him, but also understand how his fellow men would relate to his death, if his nature remained unchanged. Waking up from a frightened sleep, not knowing if everything was a dream or reality, Scrooge promises himself to be kind and loving towards people, merciful towards the poor, giving up the avarice and selfishness that had made his life miserable until then. And from promise to fulfillment there is only one step left, because at Christmas everything is possible…

Distribution:

Scrooge:  Petre Panait, Eugen Tugulea
Cratchitt:  Dorin Presecan
Mrs. Cratchitt and the Lady with the Child:  Mariana Vasile
Scrooge and Ali Baba's nephew:  Doru Firte 
Nephew's Wife and Markley's Mother:  Ileana Iurciuc 
The Collector, Marley's Friend, Robinson Crusoe, A Caroler:  Ion Ruscut
Lady from the charity committee, Neighbor, Grandma:  Alla Tautu
Marley and Don Quixote:  Marcel Popa
The Spirit of Christmas and Santa Claus:  Daniel Vulcu
Mr. Feeziwig and Joseph:  George Voinese
Mrs. Feeziwig and Young Marley:  Mariana Presecan
Little Red Riding Hood and the Guest:  Ofelia Fîrte
Harlequin and the Myrrhbearer:  Elvira Plato
In other roles:  Olivia Steer, Robert Morar, Orsolya Újvárossy, Zoe Popa, Ruxandra Oros, Alexandru Fîrte, Sergiu Fîrte, Ionuţ Ruscuţ, Otilia Oros, Ciprian Băican, Crinel Băican, Ovidiu Pantea, Marika Lapka, Ionela Bonca, Laviniu Covaci, Ciprian Matei

Technical director: Eugenia Popa
Prompter: Iuliana Chelu
Lighting: Vasile Blejan, Iosif Balogh, Laviniu Goron
Sound: Sorin Domide