The festive classic to end all classics, no holiday season is complete without taking your seats for a showing of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol - and this year, Mark Gatiss' version of Dickens' winter ghost story is coming to haunt the Alexandra Palace Theatre again in 2025. A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story - a thrillingly atmospheric take on the tale - promises to sweep you up in this supernatural Victorian world, with the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformative supernatural Christmas Eve visitations.

A tale of adventure and magic, The Nutcracker is one of the Christmas season's must-see shows and who better to perform this cherished classic than the English National Ballet? Back this Christmas with 2025's brand new production with choreography by the company's Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, and Olivier Award-winner Arielle Smith, be prepared to fall in love with The Nutcracker all over again when it steps into the London Coliseum from December 11th!

Oh Cinders! The family-favorite pantomime heads to Richmond Theatre for 2025's festive season! Join Cinderella, the handsome prince and her evil stepsisters at the ball this Christmas for a good dose of glitzy costumes and sets, innuendo and plenty of audience participation. The perfect way to welcome in the holidays!

Ever-charming Welsh gent Rob Brydon brings his fantastic Christmas show back for a live tour across the UK, following its roaring success in the West End last year. Setting off with his fabulous band in tow, A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter is a delectable evening of Christmas music, side splitting stories and hilarious impressions, perfect for a seasonal get-together with the whole family!

Join the Gruffalo's Child as she embarks on an exciting adventure in Tall Stories' captivating musical adaptation of the beloved book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler! On a stormy night, the Gruffalo's Child secretly heads out into the deep dark wood, against her father's advice about the Big Bad Mouse who lurks there.

For the festive season the delightfully befuddled Count Arthur Strong sets his sights on none other than Charles Dickens, performing his very own adaptation of A Christmas Carol! In the fashion you'd probably expect from Arthur, what begins as a respectful homage to a classic is almost certain to spiral into something accidentally, uniquely, completely his own. With his showbiz flair, misplaced confidence and penchant for the odd malapropism, this timeless tail is surely worth a fresh watch if it's delivered by old Arthur.