点评:This is a review of a early December 2025 attendence of A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theater. This production of A Christmas Carol is not even close to a quality representation of this work, very loosely follows the Dickens tale (it's not a comedy), and is NOT authentic to the time period of the story. Just a few examples: How can Scrooge say seeing Marley's ghost is a result of underdone potato when Scrooge does not eat anything? Upon returning from work Scrooge removes his coat and jacket and places a robe over his work clothes, keeping on this outfit and his leather shoes when going to bed, then magically he is wearing bedclothes and the robe at the beginning of Act 2. What imbecile came up the idea of the Ghost of Christmas Past being a ditzy, flying fairy? Pedestrian acting for the entire cast, with some being downright awful. If you are going to have snow falling (an excellent idea) on the exterior scenes, then you need to be sure no snow falls during the indoor scenes, which happened very frequently. In the final scenes Scrooge is running around in the streets in his bedclothes (no scene changes or clothing changes), and at one time shakes his fists in a threatening manner at the chest of one of the Cratchit children. Tiny Tim was wearing a 21st century leg brace. Very few and very minimal set changes. The final insult is Scrooge soliciting donations to his (or the theater's ) favorite charity at the end of the play. If the production and acting is high quality, all I should need is a notice in the program describing the charity, and see someone holding a basket for donations upon exit. A quality production would refresh my joy of Christmas and all this grand event involves. Instead after this production, all you want to do is throw up during, and after, you realize what you have just been exposed to. I should have left after the first 15 minutes, but kept hoping it would get better. It did not, things just got worse.
翻译:这是一篇关于2025年12月初在福特剧院观看《圣诞颂歌》的评论。这部《圣诞颂歌》的制作水平远低于原著,对狄更斯的原著改编非常松散(它并非喜剧),而且与故事发生的时代背景完全不符。举几个例子:斯克鲁奇明明什么都没吃,怎么能说看到马利的鬼魂是因为土豆没煮熟呢?下班回家后,斯克鲁奇脱下外套,在工作服外面套上一件长袍,睡觉时还穿着这身衣服和皮鞋,结果到了第二幕开始时,他却神奇地换上了睡衣和长袍。究竟是哪个白痴想出了把圣诞节过去的幽灵设定成一个傻乎乎的飞仙子这种主意?所有演员的表演都平庸无奇,有些简直糟糕透顶。既然外景要下雪(这倒是个好主意),那就必须确保室内场景里不下雪,而这种情况却频繁发生。在最后几幕中,斯克鲁奇穿着睡衣在街上乱跑(没有场景切换,也没有换衣服),他甚至一度挥舞拳头,威胁地捶打克拉奇特家的一个孩子。小蒂姆戴着21世纪的腿部支架。布景几乎没有变化。最令人作呕的是,斯克鲁奇在剧终时竟然为他(或剧院)最喜欢的慈善机构募捐。如果制作和表演都达到高水准,我只需要在节目单上注明慈善机构名称,并在离场时看到有人拿着捐款箱即可。一场高质量的演出本应让我重拾对圣诞节以及所有盛大节日的喜悦。然而,看完这场演出后,你会在意识到自己刚刚目睹的一切之后,感到恶心想吐。我本应该在前15分钟就离开,但我一直抱着侥幸心理,希望情况会好转。结果并没有,情况只会越来越糟。