A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel by the same name, which is believed to have renewed the Christmas spirit across the world. The story of the unfriendly miser who has a change of heart on the eve of Christmas, is one of the most widely read of Dickens’ works.

Special Features: 

Carefully graded for children across all board patterns, with

• a rich introduction which gives a background to the play.
• a well-defined dramatis personae section to allow easy character identification.
• an on-page glossary that does not impede the joy of reading aloud or enactment.
• rich illustrations which guide the use of costumes and stage settings.
• some suggestions for on-stage adaptations.

Plays for Schools is a series of playscripts meant to foster a love for reading and performing plays at school. The plays are chosen from among the well-loved stories of all times—from mythology and biography to modern fiction. Written in modern English with clear stage directions and useful notes, the playscripts lend themselves to reading aloud and enactment. They are graded, both in terms of theme and language, for children between five and fifteen years of age.