on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
Written by Dylan Thomas
Adapted and Directed by Charlotte Moore
Music Direction by David Hancock Turner
With Kimberly Doreen Burns, Ali Ewoldt, Reed Lancaster, Howard McGillin, Polly McKie and Ashley Robinson
Now – December 29, 2024
Thanks to such a WELL-SCHOOLED CAST, I felt like I had joined a family I had never known. – Brad Balfour, Irish Examiner
Charlotte Moore has adapted and staged the production with the WARMTH OF YOUR MOTHER’S KITCHEN. – David Rothenberg, WBAI Radio
Every line, whether sung or spoken, is engulfed in sensations. The set is homey and warm, […] the performance is cheerful and suited to the entire family. –Kendra Jones, The Front Row Center
MAGICAL MOMENTS ABOUNDED—some hymns I hadn’t heard in years were woven together in a way that felt mystically exciting. This production is aesthetically beautiful, offering joyful simplicity and Christmas cheer. – Pages on Stages
Ali Ewoldt’s ‘O Holy Night’ just about stops the show… A Child’s Christmas in Wales is pretty as a picture –– A CHRISTMAS CARD COME TO LIFE – Marc Miller, Talkin’ Broadway
An OUTSTANDING CAST brings Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales warmly to life. This Irish Rep tradition sparkles with FONDNESS, HUMOR, AND CHEER. 4.5 out of 5 stars. – Charles Passy, 100 Word Review
This December, Irish Rep offers up the seventh special return of its joyous holiday classic, Dylan Thomas’s iconic A Child’s Christmas in Wales.
Charlotte Moore’s musical adaptation of this “never to be forgotten day at the end of the unremembered year” features heartwarming contemporary and traditional Christmas music interwoven with the popular story of that snowy Christmas Day in Wales.
The New York Times described this production as “a cavalcade of imagery and sensation … the descriptions of treats and toys are evocative [and] the carols appealingly sung. This sweet show conjures up plenty of goodwill toward men.” The Wall Street Journal called it “irresistible…It warms the heart like a blazing Yule log.”
Production History:
A Child’s Christmas in Wales returns to the Irish Rep stage for the seventh time this holiday season. Charlotte Moore premiered this adaptation in 2002 as part of A Celtic Christmas. The Associated Press said of a subsequent run in 2010, that the production “leave[s] the audience feeling as though they’re tucked inside a cozy, musical snowglobe.” The production was revived, by popular demand, for the 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2022 holiday seasons.