{"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", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Park Theatre", "address": "Clifton Terrace, N4 3JP London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wyndham's Theatre", "address": "32-36 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA London", "price": "GBP 42", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "198.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/farce", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is a laugh-out-loud comedy that turns the beloved holiday classic into a chaotic disaster full of mishaps and mayhem. It was written by original Mischief team members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the Olivier Award-winners behind The Play That Goes Wrong. The ill-fated Cornley Amateur Drama Society stages Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but hilarious problems with miscommunications, delays, missing actors and a fight over the lead role destroy the much-loved story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. With brilliant physical comedy and unexpected twists, it is recommended for ages 8 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-46101/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600e26132d720b5b231da294aaf9854ea26e0b0d33ac44ce9f9fb798941cbb64-600.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 Christmas Carol - Old Vic", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Old Vic", "address": "The Cut 103, SE1 8NB London", "price": "GBP 53", "price_from": "93.00", "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": "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": "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": "Christmas Lights", "start": "2026-11-11T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Polka Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 238-244, SW19 1SB London", "price": "£16.00 +£2.50 booking fee per order", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "16.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "Christmas Lights is a playful, visually dazzling show for children aged 1 to 4 and their families, in which Christmas is just around the corner and the power of friendship can light up the dark. Filskit Theatre Company brings the story of friends Alvie and Kit, who set out on a playful mission to light up their snow-covered house in time for Christmas, only to find their Christmas lights seem to have a mind of their own. The highly visual show uses beautiful lights, original music, playful performance and very little dialogue, with many words performed in British Sign Language. After the show, audiences are invited to stay and play with the performers in the snow-covered garden.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-lights-63962/", "official_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/event/christmas-lights/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/311b0d8ae8be463426eaeddf92c213f4e919d5c2cabae05bb8f1df71d013eaf6-2000.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": "Potted Panto", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "Apollo Theatre", "address": "Shaftesbury Avenue 31, W1D 7EZ London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "31.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/pantomime", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Potted Panto is a festive stage show that packs seven classic pantomimes into 70 hilarious minutes. The Olivier Award nominated celebration, performed by a dastardly double act, dashes through the biggest stories and best-loved characters of the panto world, from rubbing Aladdin's lamp to roaming Dick Whittington's London and getting Cinderella to the Ball. Full of madcap energy, terrible jokes and manic costume changes, it is recommended for families and fun whether you are six or 106. The show runs for four weeks only at the Apollo Theatre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/potted-panto-63369/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/12286160286fb9a563611cf75cd0446ec711a0a37eeb2f2896b00fdd3392a2a3-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hamish Lloyd Barnes: Stage Presence (WIP)", "start": "2026-11-19T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "from £10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "A work-in-progress character comedy show at the Pleasance London Studio. It is by Hamish Lloyd Barnes, co-artistic director of the award-winning theatre company Spies Like Us and a Leicester Square Sketch Off finalist, directed by Ollie Norton-Smith. The show is a ghost story told by ghosts: the haunted Ableforth Theatre will be demolished tonight, but first it stages one hell of a show, featuring whispering curtains, pouting ghosts of leading men and musical theatre kids. The hour-long performance is for ages 14 and up and contains strong language.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamish-lloyd-barnes-stage-presence-wip-63921/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/hamish-lloyd-barnes-stage-presence-wip", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ff9f07c92892683b5d063745e5eb588744ac9469615bc82fa88b4e49ee13c110-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "Alexandra Palace", "address": "Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY London", "price": "GBP 18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["comedy/parody", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas is a festive murder-mystery comedy staged at Alexandra Palace, where performers are dropping dead in Victorian London's West End and Sherlock Holmes must uncover a sinister link between the killings and the famous song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. Directed by Philip Breen, the show premiered at Birmingham Rep in 2025 to rave reviews and features music by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Alongside his sidekick Dr Watson and rival Athena Faversham, Holmes races to save French Hens, recover Gold Rings and rescue Mother Goose before the killer strikes again. A farcical whodunnit spoofs classic detective stories with festive humour, making it perfect for the whole family, running 2hr 30min including one interval for ages 10+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sherlock-holmes-and-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-46102/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f41765042cb6db11b04f955d346d7202c20887e738c2775085396216cf46c49-600.webp"}, {"title": "Great Expectations", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "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": "Twelfth Night: Family Workshop (5-8 years)", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-03T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£13.00", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "13.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "Twelfth Night: Family Workshop (5-8 years) is a fun and practical workshop bringing Shakespeare's whirlwind comedy of love and confusion Twelfth Night to life. It is run by Shakespeare's Globe and led by one of the Globe's highly experienced practitioners, who include actors, teachers and directors. Games and activities draw out elements of the play's language, characters and themes, bringing families together to discover this enchanting and chaotic tale in a rehearsal room. It is aimed at children aged 5-8 and their grown-ups, and tickets include entry to the exhibition about the history and magic behind Shakespeare's Globe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/twelfth-night-family-workshop-5-8-years-38512/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-5-8-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2384bd898d4bdc0ff6d816197987a80aeb1956c19678a34ff2ea661fe5d9ce2b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Snowman", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "Peacock Theatre", "address": "Portugal Street 35, WC2A 2HT London", "price": "GBP 22", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "55.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "stage/childrens-theatre"], "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-63398/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd3fbe2630e4d719e59d24214f69f6e6570ba34c9235cbdde4549f2bc5bbbd98-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Wind in the Willows", "start": "2026-11-08T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Arts Depot", "address": "Nether Street 5, N12 0GA London", "price": "From £13.75", "price_from": "13.75", "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books", "stage/puppetry"], "description": "The Wind in the Willows is a family theatre adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic, staged in the Studio Theatre with handmade puppets, props and costume and a charming original score. It is created by award-winning theatre company Box Tale Soup, who return with this delightful new version. From Ratty's peaceful river bank to the frights and wicked weasels of the Wild Wood, it follows Mole and Ratty on their marvellous adventures alongside gruff old Badger and magnificent Mr. Toad. The show runs one hour without interval and is recommended for ages 5 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-wind-in-the-willows-73811/", "official_url": "https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/event/the-wind-in-the-willows/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b11ccb8cb14b35eaa4a5a9bf7afec279b03434911ac27bd7cb0379ec44a5b7c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Lost Property Library", "start": "2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Discover Children's Story Centre", "address": "High Street 383-387, E15 4QZ London", "price": "£4", "price_from": "4.00", "price_to": "4.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "The Lost Property Library is an interactive performance where forgotten objects tell unforgettable stories. A Station Master welcomes visitors to a place where lost stories, memories and objects are archived and kept safe, with trunks and suitcases brimming with tales and adventures to discover. It is presented by Half Moon and created by Wrongsemble, an award-winning theatre company known for imaginative, inclusive experiences for young audiences. Perfect for the whole family, with some elements best enjoyed by young explorers aged 2-9, it was originally commissioned by The British Library and supported by The Leeds Storytelling Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-lost-property-library-41349/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/837056f1b340fe11c7a7c87a5bd507a2c4a06c039a28dc2fe489a43c2be0974c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Murder, She Didn't Write", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-19T23:30:00+01:00", "place": "Duchess Theatre", "address": "Catherine Street 3-5, WC2B 5LA London", "price": "GBP 19.50", "price_from": "19.50", "price_to": "29.50", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "comedy/improv"], "description": "Murder, She Didn't Write is an improvised comedy show that creates a brand-new murder mystery live on stage at every performance. It is staged at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End. Edinburgh Fringe favourites Degrees of Error use audience suggestions to act out an original, Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit, and the audience must solve it. Each show lasts 2 hours including an interval and is recommended for ages 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/murder-she-didnt-write-37390/", "official_url": "https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/murder-she-didnt-write/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3ee5c95014f67ca5e5bb7c8ab009652a150b60f2ad5a8e5bc25985e80f9403ef-2000.webp"}]}