A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

Why see A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story?

Mark Gatiss' Ghost Story Returns!

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.

What Is The Story?

Ebenezer Scrooge doesn't see the point of letting his employees have a day off for Christmas, not even kind Bob Cratchit, whose son Tiny Tim is very sick. Eventually, he is convinced and retires to his room to pass Christmas Eve as he usually does, alone. But this Christmas is different. He has a visitor for a change, the wretched soul of his former business partner Jacob Marley. Doomed to wander the earth for eternity for his sins in life, Marley warns Scrooge of three impending visitations.

In a flurry of fear, he meets the gentle Ghost of Christmas Past, the jolly Ghost of Christmas Present, and the terrifying Ghost of Christmas to Come, all of whom wish to teach him a lesson...

Key Information

Audience

Suitable for ages 12+

Run Time

2 hours 10 minutes

Dates

21 Nov - 4 Jan 2026

Upcoming Performances

Cast

  • Neil Morrissey as Jacob Marley
  • Matthew Cottle will return as Scrooge
  • Charlotte Bate as Mrs Cratchit
  • Michaela Bennison as Caroline
  • Henry Davis as Bob Cratchit
  • Elliot Douglas as Tiny Tim
  • Michael Mears as the Narrator
  • Kalifa Taylor as Belle
  • Mark Theodore as the Ghost of Christmas Present
  • Lance West as Fred
  • Jacob Daniels as swing
  • Maya de Faria as Swing

Please note: The producers can't guarantee the appearance of any performers on any specific date.

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