The historic St Augustine’s Church, situated on Derry’s famous walls, is set to be the venue for a unique staging of the Dickens classic ‘A Christmas Carol’.

A story of redemption, transformation, and second chances, told in the most fitting of places, A Christmas Carol will be performed by candle light just one actor, Stephen Bradley.

This is the first time that St Augustine’s, which dates back to Dickensian times, has ever staged a theatrical production.

Produced by Jonathan Burgess of Blue Eagle Productions, this adaptation of A Christmas Carol was last performed by Stephen more than ten years ago.

Stephen Bradley who will perform the one-man adaptation of Christmas Carol.

placeholder image — Stephen Bradley who will perform the one-man adaptation of Christmas Carol.

Bradley was trained at the Guildford School of Acting. His television and film credits include ‘Showtrial’ (BBC/ITV Studios); ‘Culprits’ (Disney+/Hulu); ‘The Good Ship Murder’ (Channel 5/Clapperboard Productions); ‘Hitmen TV’ (pilot for Channel 4/Bingo Productions); ‘Penny Dreadful’ (Showtime/BBC); ‘The Tudors’ (Showtime/BBC); ‘Demon’ (independent feature Zersetzung Films); ‘Idle’ (short by Oscar Hastings).

His theatre credits include ‘Walled City Passion’ 2022 - 2025, Derry’s Walls; ‘Judgement’ at Bread & Roses Theatre, London & the Ed Fringe; ‘On Monday Last Week’ at Etcetera Theatre, London; ‘A Christmas Carol’ at The Hen & Chickens Theatre, London; ‘Plain Speak’ at London Irish Centre; ‘By Mr. Farquhar’, staged as part of the inaugural UK City of Culture 2013 program.

Also for Blue Eagle Productions, ‘Fair Faa Ye’, USA (American tour); ‘A Far Cry’; and ‘Love, and a Bottle’. For Second Age Theatre Company Stephen has toured nationally with ‘The Merchant of Venice’, ‘King Lear’ & ‘Hamlet’.

A Christmas Carol will be performed on December 17,18 and 19 at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale now via EventBrite