The story of

"A Christmas Carol" is familiar to almost everyone, whether

they have seen the Muppet version, the Disney version, the Bill Murray

version, the Mr. Magoo version or the traditional, Dickensian version.

However, the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic

Society production of "A Christmas Carol" is one that probably

has Charles Dickens rolling in his grave.

The play is

written by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr., two British playwrights

that have written a number of Farndale shows, including their productions

of "MacBeth," "The Mikado," a murder mystery, a science

fiction story and a French love story among others. The farndale plays

have been produced worldwide since the late 1970s, though have only become

popular stateside since the early 1990s.

Four women

play all the roles in each show: Mrs. Reece, Thelma, Felicity and Mercedes

and they are assisted by Gordon, the stage manager. Each production is

well-intentioned but soon turns into a farce as anything tha can go wrong

usually does. Whether it is falling flats or falling actors, missing props

or missed cues, each Farndale production is non-stop fun and no sentimentality

or moral is snuck in at the end.

The cast of

Newnan Communtiy theatre's prodction includes Jeanne Chambers as Mrs.

Reece, Ginger Carmichael as Thelma, Rachel garrett as Felicity, Becky

Clark as Mercedes and Dave Dorrell will play the role of Gordon. Laurel

Alford is the director for this show.

"No one

would believe how difficult it is to do a 'bad play, done well.' When

you see a show that seems like one continuing disaster you don't think

about how much work is involved to make all the bad thiings happen,"

said Alford, who also stated that the cast's motto for the show is "no

laugh is too cheap."

Performances

will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Nov. 29 through Dec. 14 and Sunday,

Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for students

and seniors and $10 for adults. Phone 770-683-NCTC or visit www.newnantheatre.com

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