Oscar Winner Jim Broadbent Will Headline A Christmas Carol in London's West End

Bah, Humbug! Oscar winner Jim Broadbent will return to the stage to play Scrooge in a new version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Directed by Phelim McDermott and adapted by Patrick Barlow, the production will play a limited engagement November 30 through January 30, 2016. Opening night is set for December 9.

Broadbent won an Oscar for his performance in 2001’s Iris; additional film credits include Topsy-Turvy, Moulin Rouge!, Bridget Jones' Diary, Hot Fuzz, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Iron Lady, Cloud Atlas, Le Week-End and the Harry Potter films as Horace Slughorn. He won a Golden Globe for his work in 2006’s Longford on the small screen. Stage credits include Kafka's Dick, Our Country's Good, The Government Inspector, Goosepimples and Ecstasy.

Full casting will be announced later.