A Christmas Carol with Gerald Dickens

Charles Dickens’ literary masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, continues to shape the way we celebrate Christmas over 180 years after the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the three spirits of Christmas first touched hearts in 1843.

Gerald Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, is returning for a live performance of A Christmas Carol. Dickens portrays the voices of nearly all the characters in the Christmas classic. His striking resemblance to his great-great-grandfather and his dramatic rendition brings A Christmas Carol to life.

This is one of ESU’s most popular holiday programs. All ESU members and Friends of ESU are invited to see this special performance by Gerald Charles Dickens—the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens. Limited seats. This is a free program but registration is required. Please register soon as all of Dickens’ performances will sell out. Seats are not reserved so we recommend arriving early for better seat selection.

When: Sunday, November 9, 2025

Where: Conference Center at MGC

3440 S. Lee’s Summit Road
Independence, MO

Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30

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Free Admission. Registration required: Click “Register Now,” then “Continue as Guest”

Note: Other dates and times are available but our ESU group will be attending this November 9 performance at 7:00 pm. Bring your family and friends to this extraordinary performance.

About Gerald Dickens:

Gerald Charles Dickens is returning from England to the Kansas City area to perform his great-great grandfather’s classic tale, A Christmas Carol.  Join us in welcoming Gerald Dickens as he performs his stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol and brings each scene vividly to life. Dickens adopts different voices, expressions and mannerisms to portray each of the story’s twenty-six characters in this acclaimed one-man show. A professional actor in England, the energetic Gerald Dickens leaps, laughs, and sobs as he portrays the voices of A Christmas Carol.  Gerald’s performance of A Christmas Carol has received standing ovations all over the world. Gerald notes that Charles Dickens didn’t write his first book until age 24 and died at age 58, yet managed to put out an extraordinarily large body of work.