An Irish Carol

Greater Boston Stage Company
395 Main Street Stoneham

Christmas spirits, Irish humor, and a holiday to remember. It?s Christmas Eve in David?s cozy Dublin pub, and the ghosts of his past are finally catching up with him. This comic and heartfelt tribute to Dickens? timeless classic is infused with Irish wit and warmth, reminding us that it?s never too late for a life to change.

Thru - Dec 21, 2025

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Stage and Cinema - Recommended

"...The New England premiere of An Irish Carol by playwright Matthew Keenan offers a fresh take on Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a familiar and much-performed holiday classic that holds out, again and again, a secular interpretation of the renewal potential of the Christmas season. Keenan’s version has been something of a classic in its own right, having been performed in Washington, D.C.’s Keegan Theatre for the past fifteen years."

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- Lynne Weiss

METR Mag - Recommended

"...Written by Dublin native Matthew J. Keenan and originally produced in 2011, "AN IRISH CAROL" is purported to be a twist on the Charles Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” story while set in an Irish pub. "

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- Kevin T. Baldwin

On Boston Stages - Recommended

"...“An Irish Carol” overflows with the warmth and wit you would expect from a piece set in an Irish pub, and Keenan draws a satisfying ending appropriate for a play that has Dickens’s “Carol” as its template.”"

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- Rich Fahey

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Stage and Cinema - Recommended

METR Mag - Recommended

On Boston Stages - Recommended

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