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Experience a spine-tingling Christmas with Mark Gatiss's A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story!

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This production is suitable for ages 12+

Performance Dates

21 November 2025 - 4 January 2026

Alexandra Palace Theatre

Run time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Includes interval

4.7

357 reviews

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A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story London tickets

There’s a chill in the air, maybe it’s just the weather, or maybe it’s something a bit more sinister… Following last year's critically acclaimed run, Mark Gatiss’s retelling of Dickens’s winter ghost story returns to haunt the Alexandra Palace this Christmas. 

About A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story

Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock) has transformed this classic holiday tale of redemption and goodwill into an eerie spine-chilling story.

On a frozen Christmas Eve miserly and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge is shocked by an unexpected visit from the apparition of his long dead former business partner Jacob Marley. Wrapped in chains for the rest of eternity as his punishment for a lifetime of greed, the ghostly figure implores Scrooge to change his mean-spirited and penny-pinching ways if he has any hope of escaping the same fate. But before that can happen he’ll have to face three more eerie encounters…

This retelling of Dickens’ classic winter ghost story is filled with Dickensian, spine-tingling special effects. Prepare to be frightened and delighted in equal measure as you enter the supernatural Victorian world of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story.

It’s worth the applause!

  • ***** “Irresistibly theatrical! Mark Gatiss’s fabulous take on Dickens” - Daily Telegraph 
  • **** “In the hands of Gatiss, Dickens’s festive tale banishes all thoughts of bah, humbug” - Evening Standard
  • **** “A spooky twist on the Dickens classic” - WhatsOnStage
  • “Alexandra Palace’s ruin-lust theatre is the perfect raddled backdrop - Time Out
  • Frozen in time with beautifully preserved original features, Alexandra Palace Theatre provides the perfect setting to enjoy one of the most famous and beloved Christmas stories ever told.

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story cast

Jacob Marley - Neil Morrissey Ebenezer Scrooge - Matthew Cottle Bob Cratchit - Henry Davis Mrs Cratchit - Charlotte Bate Caroline - Michaela Bennison Tiny Tim - Elliot Douglas Narrator - Michael Mears Belle - Kalifa Taylor Ghost of Christmas Present - Mark Theodore Fred - Lance West Swings - Jacob Daniels and Maya de Faria

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story creatives

Book - Mark Gatiss Designer - Paul Wills Lighting Designer - Philip Gladwell Sound Designer - Ella Wahlström Video Designer - Nina Dunn Movement Director - Georgina Lamb Composer - Tingying Dong

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story London tickets
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story London tickets

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4.7
357 reviews

Latest A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story News

Neil Morrissey joins Mark Gatiss's A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story

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Neil Morrissey joins Mark Gatiss's A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story

Casting has been announced for Mark Gatiss’s acclaimed version of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story, which will once again bring Dickens’s timeless tale to life at Alexandra Palace after two successful festive seasons. The Nottingham Playhouse production runs from 21 November 2025 until 4 January 2026, with its official opening night set for 26 November. At the heart of the story this year is Neil Morrissey, who will step into Jacob Marley’s shoes/chains. Known to an entire generation of children as the voice of Bob the Builder, can years of fixing things with Wendy prepare him to get Scrooge to fix the errors of his ways?  Commenting on today's announcement, Morrissey said “I am thrilled to be taking on the role of Jacob Marley in Mark Gatiss’ fantastic adaptation of this evergreen Dickens classic. A real spooky treat for Christmas, and even better at the wonderful Alexandra Palace, which is my local theatre.”

17 Sep, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Keith Allen and Peter Forbes to star in A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story

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Keith Allen and Peter Forbes to star in A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story

Just call us the ghost of Christmas presents, because do we have a gift for you! Yes, we have *just* entered September, but we’ve already spied boxes of charity cards sporting robins and snowmen, and have seen (okay bought all the) Quality Street tins line the shops shelves, so it’s basically Christmas now, right? …Right? The holiday months have always been our favourite time of year, and with today’s announcement, it may now just be yours too! It has today been confirmed that Keith Allen (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Robin Hood) and Peter Forbes (Follies) will be haunting Alexandra Palace in Mark Gatiss’ adaptation of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story. The spine-tingling take on Dicken’s classic will be serving supernatural thrills from 24 November 2023 to 7 January 2024. So, take off your nightcap and gown, and make your way down to the 19th-century building for a truly spooktacular night. BOO!k your tickets now.

5 Sep, 2023 | By Sian McBride

First Look: A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story production images released!

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First Look: A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story production images released!

Mark Gatiss has transformed Dicken’s classic holiday tale from the usual heart-warming tale we know and love into an eerie, thrilling adventure. This retelling is now performing at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre for a limited festive season. Tickets for A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story are booking until 9 January 2022. Check out the newly released production images in our gallery below. Production photography is by Manuel Harlan.

3 Dec, 2021 | By Jade Ali

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