A Christmas Carol

Come home to Christmas at Reading Rep.

This Christmas, Reading Rep is bursting with festive cheer, and you’re invited to be part of the celebration. Gather your family and friends and step into the Christmas story you know and love as Dickens’ timeless classic comes to life around you.

It’s Christmas Eve. As frost settles across the city and church bells ring out over London, three spirits arrive to turn Scrooge’s world upside down. Swept through the past, present and future, he must confront the choices that have shaped his life - and discover whether it’s ever too late to change.

Filled with actor-musicians, soaring live music, dancing and festive celebration, this bold new production draws you into the heart of Dickens’ beloved story. Gather close as Reading Rep’s auditorium is transformed into a world alive with carols, storytelling and Christmas spirit, where audiences are swept into Scrooge’s unforgettable journey as it unfolds all around them.

Adapted and directed by Reading-born Artistic Director Paul Stacey, this joyful new retelling is packed with warmth, wonder and festive magic.