History Theatre / JacobMarleysChristmasCarol

* SympathyForTheDevil: After seeing his past and watching Scrooge's heartbroken reactions to it, Marley feels sorry for him and asks the Bogle to leave him be.

** People who were fixated on one thing in life can be turned into a distorted version of that thing, with a woman who fancied jewels having her jewelry grow and drip from her body, fused through painful sores. it's implied Marley will be turned into money.

** People who were fixated on one thing in life can be turned into a distorted version of that thing, with a woman who fancied jewels having her jewelry grow and drip from her body, fused through painful sores.

* BadassBoast: Scrooge's monologue has him compare himself and Marley to a gathering storm; they rode out on top while everyone beneath them got wet. He follows it up by laughing in his face and kicking him out.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the novel and most adaptations Scrooge is terrified at Jacob Marley's appearance and warning, but here, after his initial shock he's unfazed by his theatrics, gives a speech dressing him down, and kicks him out of his room with his words alone.

* BadassBoast: Scrooge's monologue has him compare himself and Marley to a gathering storm; they rode out on top while everyone beneath them got wet.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Marley is shown to have had an abusive, drunken father.

* FreakOut: Before his death Marley had a spectacular one, culminating in him jamming coins into his mouth and ranting and raving.

* PerspectiveFlip: It shows the entire story through Marley's POV.

* WordsCanBreakMyBones: In their first meeting post-death Scrooge's contempt is so withering Marley reels back as if struck, and he's forced to retreat.

* GoodFellsGood: Scrooge learns this as per the story, but Marley also does when inhabiting the Ghost of Christmas Present.

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Marley and the Bogle reside "inside" the Ghosts, and the personalities and powers enable them to feel the same effects Scrooge does--Marley is stunned by the Ghost of Christmas Present's goodwill in particular.

* RedemptionEarnsLife: Should Jacob succeed, this will hold true for him as well as Scrooge.

* BlackBugRoom: Marley's personal hell is a room where everyone laughs and screams at him.

The story focuses on Jacob Marley of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' fame, who finds himself weighted by iron chains for all the evil he'd done in life. Marley will be sentenced to eternal torment in Hell unless he can do the impossible--redeem Ebenezer Scrooge, the one man worse than he was, in 24 hours. Guided by a mischievous imp called a Bogle, Jacob Marley sets out to redeem his former partner, and may just find redemption himself.

** People fixated on one thing can be turned into a distorted version of the thing, with a woman who fancied jewels having them stick out of her body and merge with the skin.

* HeelRealization: While watching his past and the Cratchits' happy present, Marley realizes how short, cruel, and meaningless his own life was.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: It shows the entire story through Marley's POV.

* BadassBoast: Scrooge's monologue has him compare himself and Marley to a gathering storm that they rode out on top while everyone beneath them got wet.

''Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol'' is a play, radio adaptation, and novel written by Tom Mula. Initially written in 1994, the novel version was republished in 2010 with updates from the play version.

* AdaptationDistillation: The Ghost of Chrstmas Past is here represented as the Artful Dodger from ''Literature/OliverTwist'' instead of its usual appearance as a being of light.

The story focuses on Jacob Marley of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' fame, who finds himself weighted by iron chains for all the evil he'd done in life. Marley will be sentenced to eternal torment in Hell unless he can do the impossible--redeem Ebenezer Scrooge, the one man worse than he was, in 24 hours. Guided by a mischievous imp called a Bogle, Jacob Marley sets out to redeem him former partner, and may just find redemption himself.

* BodyHorror: People fixated on one thing can be turned into a distorted version of the thing, with a woman who fancied jewels having them stick out of her body and merge with the skin.
* CryForTheDevil: After seeing his past and watching Scrooge's heartbroken reactions to it, Marley feels sorry for him and asks the Bogle to leave him be.

* IronicHell: Most of Hell's punishments play on the fears and wants of the tormented souls.

* TheGrimReaper: [[spoiler:The sinister hooded Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come actually ''is'' the Grim Reaper come to collect Scrooge's soul, and it's only through Marley's HeroicSacrifice that Scrooge is given a second chance at life]].

* {{Minimalism}}: The play can be performed with four actors, who all swap roles, or ''one'' person doing all of it, and there's little costuming and sets to let the narration, lighting, and actors tell the story.

* MinimalistCast: The play can be performed with four actors, who all swap roles, or ''one'' person doing all of it.

The story focuses on Jacob Marley of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' fame, who finds himself weighted by iron chains for all the evil he'd done in life. Marley will be sentenced to eternal torment unless he can do the impossible--redeem Ebenezer Scrooge, the one man worse than he was, in 24 hours or by dawn. Guided by a mischievous imp called a Bogle, Jacob Marley sets out to redeem him former partner, and may just find redemption himself.

The story focuses on Jacob Marley of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' fame, who finds himself weighted by iron chains for all the evil he'd done in life. Marley will be sentenced to eternal torment unless he can do the impossible--redeem Ebenezer Scrooge, the one man worse than he was, in 24 hours. Guided by a mischievous imp called a Bogle, Jacob Marley sets out to redeem him former partner, and may just find redemption himself.

* AdaptionDistillation: The Ghost of Chrstmas Past is here represented as the Artful Dodger from ''Literature/OliverTwist'' instead of its usual appearance as a being of light.