Following a critically acclaimed run in 2023, Mark Gatiss’ retelling of Dickens’ winter ghost story returns to haunt Alexandra Palace again in 2025.
Frozen in time with beautifully preserved original features, the wonderfully atmospheric Alexandra Palace Theatre provides the perfect setting for audiences to enjoy one of the most famous and beloved Christmas stories ever told. Filled with Dickensian, spine-tingling special effects, prepare to be frightened and delighted in equal measure as you enter the supernatural Victorian world of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
It’s a cold Christmas Eve and mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge has an unexpected visit from the spirit of his former business partner Jacob Marley. Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn’t too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate, but first he’ll have to face three more eerie encounters…
Ticket Information
ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON
22 November 2025 – 4 January 2026
Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY
Prices from £16.50 inc Booking Fees
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm
Sun 1pm & 5pm
Additional Performances
Fri 19th, Tue 23rd, Tue 30th Dec and Fri 2nd Jan at 2.30pm
No Performances
2nd Dec, 18th Dec, 24th Dec eve, 25th Dec, 26th Dec, 31st Dec and 1st Jan
Audio Described Performance
Audio Described performance confirmed for 3rd January 2.30pm
BIRMINGHAM REP
NOW PLAYING UNTIL 5 JAN 25
Groups and Schools
Groups
Groups of 10+ are valid on Tue-Thu performances, Fri 2 Jan and Sun 4 Jan*
Band C reduced to £39.50
Band D reduced to £29.50
Free group leader
*Subject to availability. Group rates not available for performances 18– 31 December.
SCHOOLS
Education Rate (10+) valid on select performances. Contact the Box Office for further details.
Band B reduced to £22.00*
Free teacher place (11th ticket free)
*Subject to availability.
ACCESS PERFORMANCES
Captioned Performance: 4 December, 7.30pm.
Quotes & Reviews
“Irresistibly theatrical! Mark Gatiss's fabulous take on Dickens.”
Daily Telegraph (2021)
“In the hands of Gatiss, Dickens' festive tale banishes all thoughts of 'bah, humbug'.”
Evening Standard
“A spooky twist on the Dickens classic.”
WhatsOnStage
“The perfect dramatisation.”
Giles Coren, The Times
Gallery
Production photos by Manuel Harlan
Photos of previous cast