Quintessential holiday tale A Christmas Carol will be brought to life this week by Claremont Secondary theatre students in a modern adaptation called Humbug High.

The production kicks off the holiday season with three shows at the high schoolB次元官网网址檚 Ridge Playhouse Dec. 9 to 11, with curtain at 7:30 p.m.

The adapted script is by Canadian playwright Lindsay Price, who specializes in theatre for young audiences.

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Plant, who also happens to be a Saanich councillor and Capital Regional District board chair, guides a team of 20 actors and a dozen more students behind the scenes for the production.

Among those on stage is Grace Sinats, who plays Eddie Scrooge, a 17-year-old with a bad attitude similar to that of Ebenezer Scrooge in the traditional version of the story.

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The high school dynamic in the story makes for a more approachable and humorous adaptation, Sinats said.

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Students will perform with masks on and audience members are required to wear masks, too.

Tickets are $1o at the door to watch the show in person, or $20 plus a $2.25 service fee to watch the event via livestream. Attendees bringing non-perishable food items to the theatre receive a dollar off the ticket price per item, up to a maximum $5 discount. Livestream tickets can be booked online at or for more information visit .