{"id":6530,"date":"2013-10-29T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6530"},"modified":"2013-10-29T17:54:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T16:54:00","slug":"from-page-to-stage-theatre-at-the-mill-turns-two-classic-novels-into-sparkling-christmas-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/10\/from-page-to-stage-theatre-at-the-mill-turns-two-classic-novels-into-sparkling-christmas-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"From Page to Stage: Theatre at The Mill turns two classic novels into sparkling Christmas treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>This year Theatre at the Mill is producing two magical shows for Christmas: Hunchback The Musical from 2 to 14 December and Eternally Scrooged from 17 December to 5 January.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6531\" title=\"flyer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/flyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a>This year\u2019s musical spectacular at Theatre at The Mill will be an adaptation of Victor Hugo\u2019s masterpiece <em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/em>, who also wrote classic novel <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, famously adapted into a sweeping musical. Set in medieval bustling Paris, with gypsy dancers and juggling circus performers, <strong>Hunchback The Musical<\/strong> will be a vibrant show, with an energetic cast, live music and a live band, all making a wonderful evening\u2019s entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hunchback The Musical,<\/strong> written and directed by Ballyclare-born writer and director <strong>Paul Boyd<\/strong>, (<em>Hansel + Grettel<\/em>, <em>Pinocchio<\/em>, <em>Molly Wobbly<\/em>) will be filled with all the familiar themes in Hugo\u2019s novel, unrequited love, friendship and forbidden desire.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Christmas comedy at Theatre at The Mill will be <strong>Eternally Scrooged<\/strong>, an adaptation of Charles Dickens\u2019 classic novel, <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>. Writers Andrea Montgomery and Anthony Toner have transformed Ebeneezer Scrooge into Evangeline Scroog\u00e9, with an 80s twist, a romance writer with a heart of stone.<\/p>\n<p>Starring <strong>Nuala McKeever<\/strong> (BBC NI <em>Give My Head Peace<\/em>) as Ms Scroogee, <strong>Caroline Curran<\/strong> (<em>Fifty Shades of Red, White and Blue<\/em>) as Bobbi Cratchit and comedy actress <strong>Abigail McGibbon<\/strong> (<em>Can\u2019t Forget About You,<\/em> Lyric Theatre), <strong>Eternally Scrooged<\/strong> will be filled with big laughs, big hair and big shoulder pads!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hunchback The Musical<\/strong> runs at Theatre at The Mill from Monday 2 to Saturday 14 December and tickets cost \u00a325, \u00a323, \u00a320, \u00a315. <strong>Eternally Scrooged<\/strong> runs from 17 December 2013 to 5 January 2014 and tickets costs \u00a320, \u00a318, \u00a316, \u00a314. Book online for both shows at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreatthemill.com\">www.theatreatthemill.com<\/a> or phone Box Office on 028 9034<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Horizontal-Hunchback.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6532\" title=\"Horizontal-Hunchback\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Horizontal-Hunchback.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year Theatre at the Mill is producing two magical shows for Christmas: Hunchback The Musical from 2 to 14 December and Eternally Scrooged from 17 December to 5 January. 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