Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso, Taskmaster) is bringing his festive comedy A Christmas Carol (ish) to @sohoplace theatre in London this Christmas.
The two-time Emmy Award winner writes and stars in the show, which is based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol but with Scrooge as Santa Claus.
Promising to be an all-singing, all-dancing retelling of your favourite festive carol (ish), the show stars Nick Mohammed as Mr Swallow, with Kieran Hodgson (Two Doors Down), David Elms (Borderline), and Martha Howe-Douglas (Ghosts, Horrible Histories).
When Santa cancels Christmas on Christmas Eve, he’s visited by three ghosts who must convince him to see the error of his ways and rediscover the magic of Christmas. But with mere hours to go, and only one working reindeer, how will he deliver everything on time?!
A Christmas Carol (ish) is directed by Matt Peover, with music by Oliver Birch, set and costume design by Fly Davis, lighting design by Richard Howell, choreography by Emily Holt, musical supervision by Freddie Tapner, and musical director Honor Halford-MacLeod.
The show transfers into London following a successful run at Soho Theatre in 2022.
Nick Mohammed said in a statement: “I can’t quite put into words how utterly thrilled I am to be finally plonking Mr. Swallow on a West End stage – albeit in the guise of Scrooge in the guise of Santa Claus! Getting to put on an all-singing, all-dancing show like this has been a dream come true and I can’t wait for everyone who saw the development run at Soho Theatre to be positively startled by how much bigger and – mostly – madder it’s got! With so many versions of A Christmas Carol to choose from this festive season we can absolutely guarantee this is the only one where all the words, context and overall meaning has been altered to meet my very specific requirements. Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!”
Nick Mohammed is also appearing at @sohoplace this October, as the first performer in White Rabbit Red Rabbit. Nick appears on 1 October 2024.
A Christmas Carol (ish) plays at @sohoplace from 16 November to 31 December 2024.
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Nick Mohammed
Taskmaster loser, star of Ted Lasso, and double-Emmy award nominee Nick Mohammed is an actor, comedian, and writer who has received critical acclaim for his live character comedy work. His iconic persona Mr. Swallow had a sellout national tour in 2023 with The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow, including an extended run in London’s West End, and will return next year for Show Pony, his biggest live tour yet.
Nick recently filmed lead roles for two upcoming features: Control for Studio Canal, starring opposite James McAvoy; and Deep Cover for Amazon, alongside Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom. He recently starred in Renegade Nell for Disney+, and created, wrote, executive produced and co-starred, alongside David Schwimmer, in Sky One’s hit show Intelligence.
Martha Howe-Douglas
Martha Howe-Douglas is a BAFTA nominated actress and writer, best known as a member of the Horrible Histories troupe, who went on to create and star in Yonderland and BBC’s hit comedy Ghosts, in which Martha played Lady Button.
Having recently played Mrs Swashprattle in The Government Inspector at the Marylebone Theatre – her first theatre role since graduating from RADA in 2003 – Martha is delighted to be taking to the stage again and joining the cast of A Christmas Carol (ish)!
David Elms
David Elms returns to the role of Mr. Goldsworth, having played him since 2014’s Dracula! (Mr. Swallow The Musical).
On TV, David played series regular Clive in two seasons of Channel 5’s semi-improvised sitcom Borderline. His short film Regular, starring Tim Key and Laura Marling, aired on Channel 4 as part of Random Acts.
David currently performs the cult hit, improvised one-man show David Elms Describes A Room monthly at the Free Association Theatre.
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he has been well received with his three solo shows as well as for roles in Adam Riches is Coach Coach.
Kieran Hodgson
Four-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson returns as Jonathan, having originated the role in Dracula! (Mr. Swallow The Musical).
Kieran is an acclaimed actor, writer and comedian who has sold out theatres and comedy venues across the UK.
Kieran was a series regular across five series of the BBC One smash hit sitcom Two Doors Down. He also wrote and starred in Prince Andrew The Musical for Channel 4, in which he led a cast of comics in a satirical send-up of the life and times of Prince Andrew. The programme was described by The Independent as ‘This programme should never have been made.’
Last summer, Kieran’s show Big In Scotland was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. His live work has been recorded and adapted for Amazon Prime, Channel 4 and BBC Radio, and he received the 2021 Royal Television Society of Scotland Award for ‘Best Comedy’ for his Channel 4 programme How We Forgot To Save The Planet.
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