7 Oct 2021
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Read more about our performance group for 16-25 year olds and what it's like to be part of the group.
We caught up with playwright Lewis Hetherington, writer of our Christmas show A Christmas Carol, which starts at Platform on Tue 2 December and runs until Wed 24 December 2025. Tickets on sale now - book here!
A heartwarming twist on a classic tale, we hear some more from Lewis about the show and what to expect….
This is your 10th Christmas show for Platform – double digits! How does that feel?
I am so happy to be doing my 10th Christmas show for Platform. I love working at the venue so much, the community, the chat and the creativity is like nothing else. The ten shows have been Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, Puss In Boots, Rapunzel, Mother Goose (fae Easterhoose), Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin and now A Christmas Carol.
I'm so glad that I keep getting welcomed back - I have learnt so much about how to write a good story from Platform and their audience, the feedback and responses have helped me to continue to hone what I'm doing.
What made you choose A Christmas Carol for this year’s show?
I think it feels really relevant to this moment, when the world feels so hard, and we sometimes feel so disconnected to others. Scrooge is a character who has become so mean and cruel, as a way to cope with the world. But as the story shows, even a character who has been really horrible can find a way back to being kind and loving again.
What can audiences expect?
Lots of fun! It's been a blast writing this, making the story feel really modern and of the moment. It's got all the things you love about the story, but lots of surprises along the way. It's a story that will keep you gripped and entertained!
Tell us a little more about the characters…
Carol Scrooge is a real horror but very enjoyable to watch her behave so badly. She's a fashion designer and thinks her life as a greedy rich boss is perfect... until the ghost comes to visit.
The Ghost is very fun, very silly and only a little bit spooky - when it's time to teach Carol a lesson for being so mean. He's a friendly chap and loves talking to the audience. It's his job to show Carol the error of her ways, and he'll do anything to make her change her ways.
Bob Cratchett is a dreamer who likes to make people laugh and smile, but he's flat broke and struggling to hold it all together.…
Freddy is Scrooge's niece, and she has always looked up to her Aunty Carol Scrooge, though is beginning to suspect her Aunty is maybe pretty mean, and actually quite unhappy underneath it all.
Any twists and turns to look out for - and any sneaky info on the music?
It was brilliant to write a female Scrooge! There are some very fun creature characters we meetalong the way - including a very important Tortoise! The show is full of brilliant party classics from the 80's and 90's that you will know and love. And some Christmas bangers of course.
Why should people come and see it?
Because nothing makes you feel joyful like a Christmas show! When you're in a room full of people from 4 to 104 and everyone is gasping and laughing and singing along together, it reminds you of what life's all about. Being with people and hearing stories that make you think about the world.
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Tue 2 – Wed 24 December 2025. Day and evening performances - tickets from £6. Group bookings available. Café Bar open pre show.
Book via Box Office (0141 276 9661), in person at the Platform Box Office or on our website (you can book up to 100 tickets online) - book here.
