As it happens, almost all of this month’s theatrical offerings qualify as family fare — including the many and sundry versions of Dickens’ immortal A Christmas Carol around the area, including South Coast Repertory‘s traditional adaptation; International City Theatre in Long Beach’s imaginative circus version, and Celtic Arts Center‘s Irish-slanted version. If Dickens isn’t your kid’s thing, however, consider Los Angeles Clown Theatre’s Emmitt Otter’s Jugband Christmas (S. Marc Taper Foundation Amphitheatre, December 3, and Bob Baker’s Holiday Spectacular (The Bob Baker Marionette Theatre, through January 15).
