Backstage bij Scrooge Live 2025 in Arnhem
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
What is “Scrooge Live” in Arnhem?
Scrooge Live is a Dutch annual immersive musical production based on Dickens' A Christmas Carol, staged in Park Sonsbeek in Arnhem. The format is genre-defining: instead of a fixed-stage performance, audiences walk through the park visiting different scene-locations (Scrooge’s office, the Cratchit home, the ghost-of-future graveyard) on a guided night-time route. Lights, fog, costumed actors, and live music are scattered across the park’s historical landgoed buildings. Tickets sell out months in advance, and Dutch families treat Scrooge Live as a Christmas-week ritual on par with Sinterklaas events.
In this clip, a presenter goes backstage: “Welkom in Arnhem, het decor van Scrooge live 2025.”
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- ▸In Dutch theatre journalism and kerstmusical coverage (Theatermaker, De Volkskrant, NRC)
- ▸In Dutch Christmas-event content (Omroep MAX, LINDA., AD)
- ▸In Arnhem city tourism (Visit Arnhem, Park Sonsbeek, Omroep Gelderland)
- ▸In Dutch immersive-theater and escape-room writing (Het Klokhuis, De Telegraaf, Trouw)