Goblin Production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol Offers Style Unlike Any Before It

-Notion City, December 12th 1921, Style

Tonight was the opening of the all goblin acting troupe, The Miscreants, production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Those familiar with the famous play would do well to steer clear of this production. Those who have yet to see it may be able to handle the changes made to various scenes throughout the story.

Most critics have given the production rather low reviews, citing the massive changes and low quality of acting among the troupe. However, the show should be regarded as a new form of art before major criticism can be applied to it. The goblins had no real knowledge of the history of A Christmas Carol. Therefore, leaving them free of bias and able to make the changes they saw fit.

Tiny Tim, ironically played by the troupe player Big Jim, took his role a little further and became more active in the redemption of Scrooge. Instead of allowing his own passive nature to assist the change in Scrooge, Big Jim took Tiny Tim to a new level by having him pummel Scrooge furiously until he developed a dramatic turn for the better.

We were actually able to sit down with the director after the show, a highly acclaimed goblin by the name of Billy Blind. He explained his choice of Dickens' famed classic was merely a timing thing and had nothing to do with how well it was known. In fact, he said, he had never heard of it before but when asking humans a play appropriate for the winter this one constantly came up.

Mr. Blind is known for an interesting style of direction, that one has to attend a show to understand in full scope. But it seems he treats the actors just as he did in rehearsal and yells to them their cues, and even lines of dialogue if need be. Many say this destroys the suspension of disbelief, but Billy turns a blind eye to such criticism.

It's a suitable nuance here and there, that certainly does not hold a candle to the original. But again, what we're viewing here when watching Fae troupes such as the Miscreants is that to them theatre is a new avenue of entertainment for them. The show is not the show itself, but watching these players new to the scene attempt to discern the ways of human theatre.