Classic Literature - Shows & Events
Classic Literature
Shows & Events
A Warning to The Curious - Two Ghost Stories by MR James
Saturday 31 October 2026
M R James first wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in Kings College Cambridge. Now, 120 years after their first publication, Nunkie Theatre Company have bought two of the eeriest and most entertaining back to life in this grippin...
Adventures in Wonderland - Trips for KS1 & Early Years
Tuesday 3 November 2026 - Thursday 22 July 2027
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure! An enchanting play experience which invites children to explore Wonderland, using imagination to create their own fantastical adventure. Follow the White Rabbit into scenes...
Deepest Fears
Wednesday 4 - Friday 6 November 2026
Two classic tales of terror - live on stage! Horrifying spectres, restless souls, and evil secrets that refuse to stay buried are brought to life in this spine-chilling show. Join the mysterious Storyteller for two blood-curdling ghost stor...
SEND Schools - Adventures in Wonderland Visits
Friday 6 November 2026 - Friday 23 July 2027
Join us for a specially adapted SEND-friendly Adventures in Wonderland, thoughtfully designed to create a calm, welcoming, and accessible experience for SEND schools. Price: ?10.00 per pupil (adults go free)Availability: FridaysSession time...
A Christmas Carol Performed by Gerald Charles Dickens
Wednesday 11 - Thursday 12 November 2026
The original Christmas Carol and the best! No other show in the country has a direct descendant of Charles Dickens playing the lead role. Gerald Charles Dickens is none other than the great great grandson of Charles Dickens. We all kn...
Kantos Chamber Choir - Brontë
Saturday 14 November 2026
Step into the world of the Bronte sisters with Kantos Chamber Choir in an evocative evening of choral music and spoken word inspired by the lives and imaginations of one of literature's most extraordinary families. Seen through the eyes of ...
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 November 2026
The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol.A new production of CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG smashes into Aylesbury Waterside Theatre direct from a ...
Christmas Carol
Friday 20 November 2026 - Saturday 2 January 2027
Festive lights twinkle outside 'The Counting House 'pub but inside Manager Bob Cratchit is struggling to keep the spirit of Christmas alive as Landlord Scrooge does all he can to squash it - no music, no laughter and definitely no bar credi...
The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert
Monday 7 - Thursday 17 December 2026
Back by popular demand, Disney's much loved 1992 musical comedy The Muppet Christmas Carol returns. The beloved festive movie will be brought to life by a talented orchestra performing its musical score live in time with the film. The or...
A Christmas Carol (by The Book of Darkness & Light)
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 December 2026
The Book of Darkness & Light Theatre Company present their ghostly adaption of this most beloved festive classic. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on a supernatural journey into the past, present and yet-to-come. The chilly atmosphere of Victorian Lon...
A Christmas Carol
Friday 11 December 2026 - Sunday 10 January 2027
Matthew Warchus' big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens' immortal classic comes to Lowry following nine sell out years at The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark ...
A Christmas Carol Performed by Gerald Charles Dickens
Sunday 20 December 2026
The original Christmas Carol and the best! No other show in the country has a direct descendant of Charles Dickens playing the lead role. Gerald Charles Dickens is none other than the great great grandson of Charles Dickens. We all kn...
Holmes & Watson - The Curious Case of the Masked Magician
Saturday 16 January 2027
A Holmes & Watson Magic Show for ages 6 - 106. It's 1906 - the Golden Age of Magic. The Masked Magician bestrides London's world of Magic like a colossus, UNTIL... one night, in mid-performance, the Magician vanishes. Dead? Kidnapped?...
The Signalman
Monday 25 - Saturday 30 January 2027
Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd is delighted to present their hugely successful production of Charles Dickens' nerve-tingling ghostly masterpiece The Signalman. Set in 1880, this is the exquisitely unnerving tale of a tormented signalman...
Joss Arnott Dance - Meet The Hatter
Saturday 6 February 2027
A magical, cinematic dance and multimedia spectacle. Joss Arnott Dance return with their production - Meet the Hatter. Prepare to be amazed by this fantastical family show! Combining powerful dance with new captivating storytelling ...
The Signalman - Victorian Illusions and Ghost stories
Wednesday 10 - Sunday 14 March 2027
Following an extended sell-out London premiere season at Wilton's Music Hall, James Seabright presents David Alnwick in The Signalman. An evening of Victorian illusions and ghost stories with occult illusionist David Alnwick. Wi...
Being Mr Wickham
Wednesday 17 - Saturday 20 March 2027
Direct from a hit-run in New York and the West End, Adrian Lukis, who starred in the renowned BBC TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, returns to the role of Mr Wickham. Join Pride and Prejudice's most roguish gentleman, George Wickham...
Crime and Punishment
Tuesday 30 March - Saturday 3 April 2027
Northern Broadsides presents Crime and Punishment Murder. A cat-and-mouse chase. In the heart of a bustling city, a penniless student murders in cold blood. He is caught in a spiral of paranoia and delusion as a cunning detective ci...
Agatha Christie's The Hollow
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 April 2027
Following sell-out tours of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, Fiery Angel reunites with director Lucy Bailey to bring this darkly seductive new staging of one of Agatha Christie's most compelling mysteries The Hol...
Dickens Theatre Company - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Tuesday 27 April 2027
Dickens Theatre Company present an exciting new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece as part of their Revision on Tour programme, which comprises unique stage adaptations of compulsory GCSE texts tou...
Northern Ballet - Wuthering Heights
Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 June 2027
Told through breathtaking dance and heart-wrenching storytelling, Emily Bronte's gothic masterpiece tears itself from the pages and onto the stage in Northern Ballet's adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Choreographed by David Nixon CBE and s...
