Christmas in London Our Top Picks - 2022
The festive season wouldn't be complete without a trip to the theatre, so check-out our top picks for what's on in London below and book your Christmas trip!
“Oh no, it isn’t!” ... Oh yes it is with panto in London this year, starting with Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, giant panto comes to The London Palladium! Join comedy superstars Dawn French and Julian Clary as they lead the cast of a brand-new production of Jack and the Beanstalk at London’s iconic home of pantomime.
Ready for fairies with hefty vocal cords, puppets with tap dance qualifications, and impeccably constructed mayhem that will quack up the whole family!? The whole nation is flocking to see Ian McKellen as Mother Goose and John Bishop as they join forces to bring you a hilarious family-friendly panto. Now showing at the Duke of Yorks Theatre.
Pass a long winter's evening at the Globe theatre with Shakespeare's romance 'The Winter's Tale', where King Leontes falsely accuses his heavily pregnant wife of infidelity with his best friend. Consumed by jealousy, he makes a series of catastrophic decisions that tear his family apart and leaves his newborn daughter abandoned. Sixteen years later, can time bring healing and recon ciliation? For an unforgettable event book your tickets here:
Looking for a fun take on Dicken's classic a Christmas Carol, well the casts of Sh*t-Faced Showtime and Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare have teamed up to bring you more debauched drunkenness with Dickens's classic tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his divine intervention. Revamped with brand-new songs orchestrated by his favourite spirits, this festive tale gets a much-needed shake-up. Bar! Rum! Glug!
Or book a perfect daytime festive party on the Thames Christmas Lunch Party, starting with a welcome glass of fizz and take in unrivalled views of London’s iconic riverside landmarks. Enjoy a scrumptious traditional festive menu and get in the party spirit with live entertainment. If the mood takes you, there’s a dance floor ready and waiting.
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