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A beloved Christmas tradition
The five-time Tony Award®-winning production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will be taking a break in 2026.
On a winter Christmas Eve, the cold-hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts. Transported to worlds past, present, and future, he witnesses what a lifetime of greed and fear could lead to and sees with fresh eyes the possibility of joy and kindness. Can Ebenezer be saved before it’s too late?
This magical interpretation welcomes theatre goers of all ages with dazzling staging, a moving story, and beloved carols including “Joy to the World”, “Silent Night”, and “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”.
Celebrated by audiences around the world, The Old Vic’s joyous and heartfelt production of A Christmas Carol is conceived and directed by Matthew Warchus (Groundhog Day, Matilda the Musical) and adapted for the stage by playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Netflix’s Enola Holmes).
RUNNING TIME
A Christmas Carol runs approximately 2 hours, including a 20-minute interval.
age recommendation
The production is recommended for audiences aged 8 and over.
PRODUCTION WARNINGS
This performance contains theatrical smoke, haze, lighting effects, and loud noises.
“Round up the family and witness the theatre event that has THE CITY buzzing with festive excitement”
The AU Review
“A FESTIVE MUST-SEE!”
Standing Inn-Ovation
WhatsOnStage
“HEART, HUMOUR AND A LITTLE THEATRICAL MAGIC”
Melbournise Me
“UNMISSABLE”
Limelight Magazine
“You’d have to be a real Scrooge to not be won over by this Christmas Carol”
The Age, Melbourne
“The Dickensian classic is back to spread its Yuletide cheer around the Comedy Theatre once more”
TimeOut, Melbourne
“Not even Scrooge himself
could dislike this”
The Telegraph
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