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One-man performance of A Christmas Carol hopes to bring slice of Dickens storytelling magic to Ayrshire

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A one-man Christmas show will see a weel-kent Ayrshire actor step into the shoes of Charles Dickens to retell a festive favourite.Ayrshire’s Ken O’Hara hopes to bring the magic of Christmas through his one-man performance of Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol to a variety of venues across the region next month.

Ken runs his own production company MAD Productions and is well known for impersonating Burns’ Tam o’ Shanter character Tam during the Halloween festival Tamfest.But with Halloween over for another year, it’s goodbye Tam and hello Dickens as Ken looks to transform himself into the famous storyteller with full make up, wig and authentic costume.The play, adapted by New York actor and playwright Greg Oliver Bodine, sees Charles Dickens, on his second reading tour of America in 1867, arrive at a Boston theatre to present one of his famous readings of his novella.But having lost the steamer trunk containing his clothes and props, the show must go on as Dickens has to perform without props or prompt copy of his book.Ken, who will also play numerous other characters as he retells the tale, said: “I love portraying Charles Dickens and playing all the characters of the story, as Dickens did himself.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“When he performed it in 1867 — a year before he died of a stroke — he was like a rock star with thousands flocking to his

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