![]() Despondent and weary, he returns to bed only to be roused by the second image, the loving Cratchit family’s attempt to have a jolly gathering with meager provisions and worry about Tim’s worsening health. For Christmas past, he watches and recalls enactors portraying his first love interest and how he shrank from her affection sinking into the mire of his work. When a loud, resonant bong for midnight (great sound effects by Matthew Trowbridge) jolts him awake, he meets his first apparition. Once he gets past the talking door knocker that stealthily appears in the likeness of his old colleague Marley, Scrooge settles into his nightly routine, dresses for bed, and enjoys his meal of watery gruel smacking his lips with relish (yuk!). Scrooge (Tom Howley) is confronted by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in the Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of ‘Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol.’ Photo by Brian Knapp Photography. Director Madeleine Smith keeps the humorous touches flowing, and the actors perform with gusto for a fun, madcap time. With imagination and moxie, the characters use what’s in Scrooge’s own house for costumes and props and then present images and silhouettes to make Scrooge believe that he’s transported through time and space. What the Ludwigs do is infuse the message with humanity by having the street trio create the visions, using their wits, intuition, and trust in one another. All the usual motifs are present: ghosts transporting Scrooge into seeing versions of himself in years past, present, and future. ![]() Tim goes into high gear in organizing the various poor street sellers to give Scrooge, a captivating Tom Harley, a lesson he won’t forget. When his father is expected to work on Christmas Day, that’s the last straw. Tim, played endearingly by Oliver Lankin, is energetic and resourceful as he yearns to release his father from the unrelenting and heartless demands of Scrooge. The Puppet Seller (Adiya Koram) and Tiny Tim (Oliver Lankin) play on a busy Victorian street on Christmas Eve Come in the Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of ‘Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol.’ Photo by Brian Knapp Photography. Tim devises ways for street vendors to collectively give Scrooge his comeuppance in this charming version of the familiar story, A Christmas Carol. Ken Ludwig and son Jack Ludwig have empowered Tim with not only a voice of his own but revenge. The name conjures up images of a hapless waif, crippled, poor, unfortunate, tiny, at the mercy of the unscrupulous miserable miser Ebeneezer Scrooge.
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