A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story Tickets
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This production is suitable for ages 12+
Performance dates
24 November 2023 - 7 January 2024
Run time 2 hours 10 minutes (including an interval)
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Tickets for A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story are on sale now!
There’s a chill in the air, maybe it’s just the weather, or maybe it’s something a bit more sinister.
Following an incredible 2021 premiere season, Mark Gatiss’ retelling of Dickens’ winter ghost story returns to haunt the Alexandra Palace this Christmas. Gatiss has transformed this classic holiday tale of redemption and goodwill into an eerie spine-chilling story. If you’re brave enough to join on this thrilling adventure, book your tickets for A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story now at the Alexandra Palace!
About A Christmas Carol at the Alexandra Palace
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.
On a frigid Christmas Eve miserly and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge isshocked 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…
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story cast and creatives
Star of stage and screen, Keith Allen (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Robin Hood, 24 Hour Party People, The Pembrokeshire Murders) will play the role of Scrooge, alongside Peter Forbes (Follies, The Wife, Judy) as Marley. Further casting is to be announced.
Adapted by Olivier award-winner Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen) and directed by Adam Penford (Holes, The Boys in the Band) with further creatives to be announced shortly.
Tickets for A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story are available now!
Don’t be a humbug, treat yourself to a chilling tale this Christmas. This limited 6-week run is expected to sell out quickly, so be sure you get your tickets soon!
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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
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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.
3 Dec, 2021 | By Jade Ali