The legendary David Hasselhoff will star as Ebenezer Scrooge in this year’s funny family spectacular, with a special holographic appearance from Pauline Quirke as the Ghost of Christmas Past.
The brand-new musical adaptation of Charles Dicken’s famous A Christmas Carol, will be arriving at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday 28 December 2019 for two seasonal shows.
Within the well-known festive tale, the miserable miser Ebenezer Scrooge, to be played by Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff, is taught the error of his ways, transforming from skinflint to savior and bringing joy to the Cratchit family and their son, Tiny Tim.
Alongside the Hoff will be the much loved ‘Birds of a Feather’ actress Pauline Quirke as the Ghost of Christmas Past who will be projected as a life size hologram onto a giant HOLOGAUZE© screen measuring 20m x 5m.
The Hoff and Pauline Quirke will be joined by a real horse drawn Dickensian carriage complete with an ‘intelligent’ horse. This 16-hand white Arab stallion nods, shakes its head, bows on command, crosses its legs when it wants to go to the toilet and eventually lays down to sleep. To add to his CV, he also does an impression of Janet Street Porter!
Other amazing show elements include a Falabella miniature horse that pulls Tiny Tim’s hearse, a flying four poster bed, a black light ghost sequence with cirque aerialists, a fluorescent Ghost Train that moves around the arena complete with ghosts and the biggest performance of the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ guests will have ever seen.
Completing the cast of the magical extravaganza is the famous musical clown Charlie Cairoli Jr, a host of West End leading actors along with live musicians, dancers, acrobats and comedians. Taking the cast to over 100, will be 70 children and teenage performers from The Pauline Quirke Academy. Further casting will be announced soon.
As a result of Scrooge’s newfound goodwill, he will be giving away £3,000 in cash to one lucky audience member at every performance.
David Hasselhoff said: “I’ve dreamt of playing Scrooge for a long time. The great thing about this production is that it’s not a panto, it’s a fully-fledged Christmas show. It’s the Dickens classic with great music on a spectacular scale in huge arenas. But just imagine coming to see the show and then walking away with £3,000 in cash! That’s pretty incredible.”
The show is suitable for families with children aged three and above.
There will be two performances of Scrooge: A Funny Family Spectacular at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday 28 December 2019 at 3pm and 7pm.
Tickets are available to purchase now, with prices starting from £27.50. All prices listed include admin and facility fee.
Adult price A seats £55
Child price A seats £45
Adult price B seats £47.50
Child price B seats £37.50
Adult price C seats £37.50
Child price C seats £27.50
Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.motorpointarenanottingham.com/Online/scrooge via 0843 373 3000 or in person at the Motorpoint Arena Box Office, Bolero Square, The Lace Market, Nottingham, NG1 1LA.
Purchase a ticket for the Motorpoint Arena car park and enjoy parking within just a few minutes’ walk of the Arena! Purchase your car parking ticket for £5 per car for the 3pm performance and £10 per car for the 7pm performance when you book tickets online. Click here for more information.
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