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Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol review " humbug hoedown by Arifa Akbar

Southbank Centre, LondonParton's music is as warming as ever but a snowfall of schmaltz and minimal menace make this Dickens adaptation sickly sweet Here is Scrooge and his crew as we have not seen them before: airlifted to the Appalachian mountains of the 1930s, stuffed into hand-knitted sweaters and assembled for hoedowns as they sing Dolly Parton's festive songs. This twist on Charles Dickens' Christmas staple is …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM on December 14, 2022

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