A Christmas Carol(ish): a 'wacky' show of 'festive chaos'

Comedian Nick Mohammed's 'wonderful' panto take on Dickens' classic tale

Nick Mohammed as Santa sitting on stage in A Christmas Carol(ish)
'Perfect' panto: Nick Mohammed is 'deliciously funny'
(Image credit: Matt Crockett)

"'A Christmas Carol(ish)' resembles Charles Dickens' original tale in the same way ketchup resembles a tomato," said Andrew Houghton in The Reviews Hub.

Of course, this "stark departure" is completely intentional, and comedian Nick Mohammed (of "Ted Lasso" fame) has great fun "spinning his version" of the classic Christmas story. He leads this "weird, wacky and wonderful" production as his stand-up alter ego Mr Swallow, who, in turn, plays Scrooge and Santa.

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Irenie Forshaw is a features writer at The Week, covering arts, culture and travel. She began her career in journalism at Leeds University, where she wrote for the student newspaper, The Gryphon, before working at The Guardian and The New Statesman Group. Irenie then became a senior writer at Elite Traveler, where she oversaw The Experts column.