{"title": "A Christmas Carol", "start": "2026-11-20T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "£28 (Adults), £18 (Concessions), £78.20 (Family)", "price_from": "28.00", "price_to": "28.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/classics", "occasion/christmas", "stage/musical"], "description": "A theatrical staging of Dickens's classic Christmas ghost story, presented as a magical new production blending illusion, music and storytelling. The Three Inch Fools tell the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who on a biting cold Christmas Eve is visited by the first of the spirits. Forced to confront his past, present and future, the miserly man must see whether he can change his fate. Touring across the country, the production is a celebration of hope, redemption and the spirit of Christmas.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-christmas-carol-37530/", "official_url": "https://ornc.org/whats-on/a-christmas-carol/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/edc51f1d8ea1c586c7690f8c9dc409a852df60150ec2a5558e3265db95f9ecc4-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-20T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-21T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "A Christmas Carol - Old Vic", "start": "2026-11-10T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Old Vic", "address": "The Cut 103, SE1 8NB London", "price": "GBP 36", "price_from": "36.00", "price_to": "93.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/classic-drama", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "A Christmas Carol is a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas ghost story, staged as an immersive theatrical experience at the Old Vic Theatre. Matthew Warchus directs the production, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne, with Giles Terera playing the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Now in its tenth consecutive year, the show follows Scrooge on a ghostly journey through time with the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in Victorian London. The family-friendly production runs two hours including a twenty-minute interval and is suitable for ages eight and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-christmas-carol-old-vic-63382/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6259d6912309c8c9d5fa9ccb4bed8d03b5b9c53706c48eb879da39b4e04ecb17-600.webp"}, {"title": "A Christmas Carol in Words and Music", "start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£17.00 – £32.00 full price | £14.50 – £29.50 concession", "price_from": "14.50", "price_to": "32.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/adaptation", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "A Christmas Carol in Words and Music is a stage performance of Dickens' famous 'ghostly little story', in which the tale is woven with haunting live music. Anton Lesser, known for Wolf Hall, Endeavour, Harry Potter and Andor, performs Dickens' teeming cast of characters, accompanied by on-stage musicians of Orchestra of the Swan with David Le Page. Directed by Judy Reaves and produced by Hambletts, it comes from the creative team behind Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music and A Beautiful Thread: Thomas Hardy in Words and Music. Running two hours including an interval, it is a fitting start to the season's celebrations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music-40345/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4c79c75778aadc1e81f5dbab52768592f331933024b79ca7f3df21fd639e3997-2000.webp"}, {"title": "A Dickens of a Christmas", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Park Theatre", "address": "Clifton Terrace, N4 3JP London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "stage"], "description": "A Dickens of a Christmas is a family-friendly stage show bringing lesser-known Christmas stories of Charles Dickens to life. The award-winning theatre company Maybe You Like It presents previously untold festive tales full of Dickens's wit, imagination, unforgettable characters and timeless lessons, complete with a ghost or two. Expect fast-paced twists, haunting chills and plenty of laughs in this spirited production. A perfect Christmas theatrical treat.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-dickens-of-a-christmas-78884/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f735c70e8f46b9d252e0a11d4b9e5daceca91490469105eb5411fa541327ee90-600.webp"}, {"title": "Orchestra of the Swan", "start": "2026-11-12T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Ensign Street, E1 8JB London", "price": "£14.50-£32", "price_from": "14.50", "price_to": "48.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "literature/classics"], "description": "Orchestra of the Swan performs 'A Christmas Carol' at Wilton's Music Hall. Anton Lesser gives a virtuoso performance of Dickens' famous 'ghostly little story', accompanied by the orchestra.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/orchestra-of-the-swan-61718/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f8c8949f2c1301ffc4282b9c95e34ccf4e20369a1cb7282de71c7a35b65e5fff-600.webp"}, {"title": "Great Expectations", "start": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Brockley Jack Theatre", "address": "Brockley Road, SE4 2DH London", "price": "£17, £15 conc", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/classics"], "description": "Great Expectations is a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, presented at the Jack Studio Theatre. VandL Productions present this new adaptation, adapted and directed by Liz Love. It follows Pip, a pilot in the Second World War, who finds himself back at the crumbling Satis House and takes the audience through his childhood in the marsh country and early adulthood in London. The story centres on the key relationships in his life and how they form and define us for good and for ill.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/great-expectations-35134/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b845f0f618f66ab5049c70e484a53f68b92b865ebdf0ae186164d0e005bee6ab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Time Travelling with Dickens. With Elly Griffiths.", "start": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/crime"], "description": "A free talk at the Charles Dickens Museum, held in person and on Zoom with a live Q&A. Author Elly Griffiths joins Lucinda Hawksley, Dickens's great great great granddaughter, in conversation. She discusses her new novella The Case of the Christmas Card, in which Charles Dickens travels to 2024 and visits his former home at 48 Doughty Street, along with time travel, crime fiction, her series 'The Frozen People' and writing about Christmas. The event lasts about 60 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/time-travelling-with-dickens-with-elly-griffiths-35244/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/in-conversation-with-elly-griffiths", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ab5b9d6ffab9f0d3aafd0c16e954b99dc8594c1fb1969ea0542060b83be5ba45-600.webp"}, {"title": "Christmas with the Dickens hosted by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley", "start": "2026-11-18T17:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "£59", "price_from": "59.00", "price_to": "59.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/victorian", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Christmas with the Dickens is an intimate evening event at the Charles Dickens Museum, the London home of the young Charles Dickens and his family. It is hosted by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, an art historian, broadcaster and author. Guests hear about the Victorian Christmas traditions her ancestor promoted, take a guided tour of the historic house, and join a ceremonial serving of Christmas pudding. The gathering ends with conversation and questions with Lucinda, and every ticket sold supports the museum's charity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-with-the-dickens-hosted-by-lucinda-dickens-hawksle-35247/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/victorian-christmas-dickens", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40919fdaeb952ecb52f74df62fd42a0d1e31a78589dea52bf4b988e45f95d076-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ghosts & Ghouls Family Tour", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£23.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "23.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["literature/classics", "occasion/halloween", "society/folklore"], "description": "The Ghosts & Ghouls Family Tour is a family-friendly spooky guided tour of the Globe Theatre that brings to life the ghosts, spirits and scary happenings of Shakespeare's most chilling plays. It is run at Shakespeare's Globe, an open-air theatre, as part of its Guided Tours. The tour covers the Three Witches' spells in Macbeth, Hamlet's father's ghost, Shakespeare's love of the supernatural, grisly medical practices of his time, folktales of creatures like the Thames River Monster, and traditional ways to protect against evil spirits. Tickets include entry to the exhibition, the tour runs about an hour, is in English and suitable for all ages, though some content may scare younger audiences.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ghosts-ghouls-family-tour-38515/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0d8c6b477fde7b8ecbe8447586996db1d22e387dbf18f4a623463a3acf70c672-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Snowman", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "Peacock Theatre", "address": "Portugal Street 35, WC2A 2HT London", "price": "From: £18.00", "price_from": "21.50", "price_to": "54.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/fairy-tales", "occasion/christmas", "stage/family-show"], "description": "The Snowman is a stage adaptation of a beloved picture book, playing at the Peacock Theatre. Based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson, it is presented by Sadler's Wells and Birmingham Rep and directed by Will Tuckett, with music by Howard Blake including 'Walking in the Air'. It tells the heartwarming story of a young boy named James who befriends a snowman that comes to life and steps into a wonderland of winter magic and Christmas miracles. Full of friendship, imagination and childlike wonder, it is a perfect holiday show for the whole family.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-snowman-38341/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d8af59575dc9c73d3ec3268d4c38193346910fb8f21f162a7f5dd284519a30a3-600.webp"}, {"title": "Pinocchio", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£79.00 - £10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "79.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/fairy-tales", "occasion/christmas", "stage/musical"], "description": "A musical version of Pinocchio, the story of a little wooden puppet built by the woodcarver Geppetto and brought to life by the Blue Fairy, whose nose grows each time he lies and who longs to become a real boy. It has a book and lyrics by Charlie Josephine, music and lyrics by Jim Fortune, and is directed by Sean Holmes. Playing in the open air of the Globe Theatre, it follows Pinocchio through adventures where he learns the true meaning of freedom, family and what makes you human. A moving, whimsical festive treat for the whole family, told with puppetry and song.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pinocchio-38509/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6db8037a42374a7a324fe76e3bf1762065f4a049274f06e962e23297e208a095-2000.webp"}]}