A Christmas Carol

A festive new retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Reading Rep, transforming the auditorium into an immersive world of carols, live music and storytelling.

A Christmas Carol is a bold festive production at Reading Rep, based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

On Christmas Eve, three ghosts arrive to upend Scrooge’s world, sweeping him through past, present and future as he confronts the choices that shaped his life and discovers whether change is still possible. The auditorium is transformed into an immersive world of carols, storytelling and celebration, with soaring live music and dancing.

Age guidance: 6+

Run: 19 Nov 2026 – 03 Jan 2027

Performance dates & times:

• Thu 19 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Fri 20 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sat 21 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Mon 23 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Tue 24 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Wed 25 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm (Sold out)
• Thu 26 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Fri 27 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sat 28 Nov 2026 – 2.30pm
• Sat 28 Nov 2026 – 7.30pm
• Tue 1 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Tue 1 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Wed 2 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm (Relaxed)
• Wed 2 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Thu 3 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Thu 3 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Fri 4 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sat 5 Dec 2026 – 2.30pm (Relaxed)
• Sat 5 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sun 6 Dec 2026 – 5.00pm
• Tue 8 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Wed 9 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Wed 9 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Thu 10 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Thu 10 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm (Signed, Captioned)
• Fri 11 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sat 12 Dec 2026 – 2.30pm
• Sat 12 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sun 13 Dec 2026 – 5.00pm
• Tue 15 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Wed 16 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Thu 17 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm (Touch Tour, Audio described)
• Fri 18 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sat 19 Dec 2026 – 2.30pm
• Sat 19 Dec 2026 – 7.30pm
• Sun 20 Dec 2026 – 5.00pm
• Tue 22 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Tue 22 Dec 2026 – 6.00pm
• Wed 23 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Wed 23 Dec 2026 – 6.00pm
• Thu 24 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Thu 24 Dec 2026 – 6.00pm
• Sat 26 Dec 2026 – 3.00pm
• Sun 27 Dec 2026 – 5.00pm
• Mon 28 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Mon 28 Dec 2026 – 6.00pm
• Tue 29 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Tue 29 Dec 2026 – 6.00pm
• Wed 30 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Wed 30 Dec 2026 – 6.00pm
• Thu 31 Dec 2026 – 1.00pm
• Sat 2 Jan 2027 – 6.00pm
• Sun 3 Jan 2027 – 5.00pm