It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for the holidays. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, Gillette assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

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The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays

Theatre Arlington

Step in from the cold as our stage is transformed into a 1940s radio studio for this cherished American classic complete with musical jingles and sound effects created live on stage. Inspired by Frank Capra’s beloved holiday film, this heartfelt adaptation follows the life of the idealistic George Bailey. When all suddenly seems lost, an unlikely guardian angel intervenes and offers George an unexpected gift. A nostalgic blend of holiday cheer and theatrical magic, It’s a Wonderful Life celebrates the true meaning of the season and the best attributes of humankind. It will warm your heart and make you fall in love with the inhabitants of Bedford Falls all over again.

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

Step into a 1940s radio studio where IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is brought to life before your eyes—complete with vintage microphones, live sound effects, and a cast playing dozens of characters. It's nostalgic, theatrical, and full of heartwarming charm. A timeless story told in a fresh, inventive way.

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Miners Alley Performing Arts Center

Follow the tale of poor Jack, sent to market by his mother to sell the family's treasured cow. Little does he know that swapping dear Caroline for a bag of magic beans will lead to an adventure he will never forget!

With a castle in the clouds, a golden hen and a larger-than-life beanstalk with a very mean giant at the top of it, this traditional family panto is full of magical special effects, spectacular scenery and giant-sized comedy.

Jack & The Beanstalk: Christmas 2025

Park & Dare Theatre

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The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

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The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

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The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Join us this December for a captivating retelling of It’s a Wonderful Life, brought to life as a 1940s-style live radio play. Set in the intimate round of the Paradiso, every seat offers a unique, up-close view of the beloved tale of George Bailey, his guardian angel Clarence, and the resilient community of Bedford Falls.

This immersive experience blends nostalgia with heart, drawing you into a world where kindness matters, neighbors look out for each other, and one life really can make a difference. Whether you’re returning as part of a cherished tradition or discovering the magic for the first time, this production will stir your soul and lift your spirits.

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Don't miss our spectacular family pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!

Starring an amazing cast including Sarah Hadland (Miranda, Strictly Come Dancing, original cast of Horrible Histories), childrenʼs favourite Phil Gallagher (Mister Maker), Marlowe legend Ben Roddy (winner of Best Dame at the Pantomime Awards 2024), Marc Pickering (winner of Best Supporting Artist at the Pantomime Awards 2024) and Mia Kobayashi (WhatsOnStage Award nominee for Best Professional Debut 2025).

Once again, the show will be written and directed by Paul Hendy, (winner of Best Script at the Pantomime Awards 2024), and produced by the Marlowe Theatre and Evolution Productions, the same award-winning team that brought you the five-star box office smash-hits Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Marlowe Theatre

Slow and steady wins the race.

Two unlikely friends, the Hare and the Tortoise, meet for the greatest race on earth. A nail-biting, seconds-ticking, medal-winning contest to decide who is the quickest: the excitable Hare or the wise Tortoise.

The story bursts to life in sunny spring, moves through a playful summer, and ends in the snowy frost of winter.

This charming adaptation of Aesop’s fable is brought to life by Tutti Frutti Productions, with fun, live music, unforgettable songs and delightful characters.

Hare and Tortoise

Everyone knows Patti Boo Rae is a shoo-in for the coveted Candy Cane Crown. That’s why, this year, she’s competing unopposed—or so she thinks.

Following an acclaimed 2024 run at Alphabetti Theatre, Little Miss Christmas is jingling all the way to Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Prepare to be swept away by a madcap beauty pageant with a festive twist on all the classic categories: Interview, Swimsuit, Evening Wear, Talent, and of course, Coronation.

Little Miss Christmas

Southwark Playhouse Borough

An actor arrives late at a sound studio for a last-minute job that he is yet to see the script for: an audiobook recording of a particularly chilling ghost story. But as the evening progresses, the horrors start to escape the pages of the story, and haunt the studio itself...

A Ghost In Your Ear is the new play from Jamie Armitage, the writer/director of 2025 sell-out hit An Interrogation. Made in collaboration with Ben and Max Ringham (ANNA, National Theatre and Blindness, Donmar Warehouse). 

Using binaural sound technology, the audience wears headphones so they are immersed in the terrifying auditory world of the show.

A Ghost In Your Ear

Hampstead Theatre

This year's Christmas play at the Reithalle takes a look at the madness of everyday life. Based on his own experiences as a temporary Christmas elf at the famous department store chain Macy's, David Sedaris paints a wonderfully absurd picture of the festive season—full of overexcited customers, moody colleagues, and screaming children dictating their wishes to Santa Claus. With plenty of humor, we encounter human peculiarities, banal situations, and profound stories. A satire about consumerism, Christmas hypocrisy, and the absurdities of modern holiday rituals. This entertaining evening looks at Christmas with a wink and plenty of music. 

Confessions of a Christmas Elf

Reithalle

A story about growing up and becoming an adult, about feeling "very big and very small," about encounters with the unfamiliar, and the question: Who am I when I'm constantly changing? Lewis Carroll, a mathematician by profession, sends little Alice on a journey full of unpredictable twists and turns and logical contradictions in his magnum opus. The fantastically crazy creatures she encounters in Wonderland—the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and the egg-shaped Humpty Dumpty—are cult figures. Director Nikolas Darnstädt stages "Alice" as a musical adventure about the power of imagination: As long as we dream and tell each other stories, we continually discover that the world could be completely different. Like Darnstädt, costume designer Laura Kirst is also working in Aachen for the first time. For set designer Sina Manthey, however, it's a reunion; she previously created the magical underwater worlds for the family play "The Fisherman and His Wife." The soundtrack and original songs are provided by actor-musician Malcolm Kemp.

Alice in Wonderland

Theater Aachen

The Seven Years' War is over. Minna von Barnhelm is searching for her fiancé, Major Tellheim, from whom she hasn't heard in weeks. He is penniless because a bill of exchange he received for an advance payment is not recognized as his property by a Berlin court. Now he is stuck in an inn and has to vacate his room to a more affluent noblewoman. The fact that this woman is Minna, of all people, doesn't ensure a quick happy ending. Tellheim's wounded sense of honor stands in the way of a new relationship. Minna, a self-confident and self-determined woman, tries to circumvent the major's stubbornness, but although they love each other and both believe their intentions are always good, they constantly run into each other. This is what makes the play so comically charming. The great Enlightenment thinker, Lessing, does not overlook how war defines and changes social positions.

Minna von Barnhelm

Staatstheater Braunschweig

Following a sell out show last year, standing ovations and fantastic rave reviews , we are delighted to bring this wonderful show back to Stoller Hall.

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.

A Christmas Carol

The Stoller Hall

"Hansel and Gretel" is one of the most exciting stories of German Romanticism, contained in the famous collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. In the unsurpassed musical setting by the late Romantic composer Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921), it is also one of the most beautiful—for many, even "the" most beautiful—fairytale operas in all of musical literature. It appeals to both adult and young audiences and has provided many a first unforgettable operatic experience.

Play events in Northhampton next week

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Theatre Arlington

It's a Wonderful Life: A ...

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

It’s a Wonderful Life: A ...

Miners Alley Performing Arts Center

Jack & The Beanstalk: Chr...

Coliseum Theatre Aberdare

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It’s A Wonderful Life: A ...

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture...

Snow White and the Seven ...

The Marlowe Theatre

Hare and Tortoise

The Marlowe Theatre

Little Miss Christmas

Southwark Playhouse

A Ghost In Your Ear

Hampstead Theatre

Confessions of a Christma...

Landestheater Coburg

Alice in Wonderland

Theater Aachen

Minna von Barnhelm

Staatstheater Braunschweig

A Christmas Carol

The Stoller Hall

Hansel and Gretel

Freies Landestheater Bayern