In a special one-off, Anton Lesser brings his astonishing performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Words & Music to Lincoln Cathedral, accompanied by live music from Orchestra of the Swan.

Anton Lesser, star of stage and screen (Wolf Hall, Endeavour, Game of Thrones, Andor) is a magician of the spoken word. In  A Christmas Carol,  he conjures the spirit of Dickens, bringing his teeming cast of unforgettable characters to brilliant, vivid life.  The on-stage musicians weave around the action, heightening the suspense and emotion of this immortal Christmas story in a way Dickens himself would thoroughly approve!  

Anton says: ‘Words and Music is a kind of unique genre, neither pure reading, nor acting, but there’s this wonderful immediacy, that comes from the huge emotional impact the music has upon the words, and vice versa, and the interplay we  actors enjoy with the musicians. Quite simply, it’s the most enjoyable thing I’ve ever done!’ 

There may be more  Christmas Carols  than ghosts of Christmas past, but Anton’s unique  A Christmas Carol in Words and Music  is  the perfect start to the season’s celebrations!   

Narrator Anton Lesser

​Music Arranged and Directed by David Le Page and performed by members of  Orchestra of the Swan

​Directed by Judy Reaves