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Running Time
Approximately two hours, including a 20-minute intervalContent Guidance
Suitable for ages 8+
Tickets
Previews £19.50–£81.50, Off-Peak £19.50–£81.50, Peak £19.50–£91.50. Premium and Charitable tickets available.
Read about our Season In The Round to find out more about the seating configuration for this production.
Preview
10–23 NovAccess Performances
Audio Described:
Saturday 12 December, 2pm (Touch Tour 11.45am)
Monday 04 January, 7pm (Touch Tour 5pm)
British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreted:
Saturday 12 December, 2pm
Tuesday 05 January, 7pm
Captioned:
Saturday 12 December, 2pm
Monday 14 December, 7pm
Relaxed (also Audio Described, Captioned and BSL Interpreted):
Saturday 12 December, 2pm (Touch Tour 11.45am)
Find out more about Access at The Old Vic
£23.50–£26.50 Access rate available for all performances and one carer/companion ticket per booking available at the same price. Join the free Access Membership and book online or call 0344 871 7628
Dates
10 Nov 2026–09 Jan 2027About the show
Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark Materials) and starring Giles Terera (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Hamilton, Othello) as Ebenezer Scrooge.
A Christmas Carol fills the auditorium to the brim with mince pies, music and merriment. A unique staging immerses the audience in London’s longest running adaptation of this beloved festive favourite.
We recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
Pre-theatre dining
Eat with us before the show at our Backstage cafe and bar
Info & Discounts
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OFF-PEAK PERFORMANCES
Preview performances: 10–23 Nov 2026
Off-peak performances: 01–09 Jan 2027
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You can stream or purchase the music of A Christmas Carol on Apple Music
Photo: Hugo Glendinning
Giles Terera
Giles Terera
Theatre includes: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (The Old Vic), Hamilton — Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Oh, Mary!, Dr. Strangelove, Rosmersholm, The Tempest, Avenue Q (West End); Othello, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Hamlet (National Theatre); Hamlet (Chichester); Clyde’s, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Donmar); The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe/International tour); The Meaning of Zong (Bristol Old Vic/Barbican); The Playboy of the Western World (Abbey Theatre, Dublin). Television includes: Flack, Horrible Histories. Film includes: Frank & Louis, Death of England: Face to Face, The Current War, London Boulevard.
Carly Bawden
Ewan Black
Khalid Daley
Geraint Downing
Edward Harrison
Kirsty MacLaren
Aiesha Naomi
Jack North
Claire O’Leary
Alastair Parker
Nuwan Hugh Perera
Gleanne Purcell-Brown
Hollie Jane Stephens
Sam Stones
