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‘A Christmas Carol’
Join the great Victorian novelist
Charles Dickens as he brings to life
one of the most famous ghost stories
of all time. A tale of revenants and
redemption, hauntings and humbug,
seasonal spooks and sentiment.
Jonathan Goodwin performs as
Dickens in this one-man
performance, co-directed by
Goodwin and Gary Archer.
‘Sherlock Holmes’ Christmas
Casebook’
Take a trip to Baker Street and spend
Christmas with Sherlock Holmes in
this engaging stage show starring
award-winning actor Jonathan
Goodwin as the famed detective.
Features an original theatrical
adaptation of the Conan Doyle classic,
‘The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle’
and other festive delights!
‘Festive Gothic’
Join resting actor Alfred St John
Merrimoon, as he regales his
audience with more unsettling
tales of seasonal spooks, winter
wraiths and Christmastime
horrors. Huddle closer to the
fireplace and keep away from the
shadows, for who knows what
might be lurking just out of sight?
An amusingly chilling way to
usher in this special time of year!
Scripted by Jonathan Goodwin
and co-directed by Goodwin and
Gary Archer.
‘A Victorian Christmas
Convivial’
Award-winning actor Jonathan
Goodwin brings to life an array
of Victorian characters in a one-
man theatre performance based
on several seasonal classics,
including ‘The Gift of the Magi’
and ‘The Nutcracker and the
Mouse King’. A splendidly festive
and entertaining way to celebrate
this magical time of year.
‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’
In the macabre tradition of the classic
1970s television programme, A Ghost
Story for Christmas is a theatre show
featuring classic Edwardian spine-
chillers adapted from the M.R. James
originals. An evening of vengeful
revenants, restless spirits and
malevolent ghouls is guaranteed for
those brave enough to join us!
Jonathan Goodwin portrays Montague
Rhodes James in a show scripted by
himself.
‘Midwinter Murders’
A chilling collection of festive crime
adapted from classics of the genre by
such authors as Agatha Christie and
G.K. Chesterton. Christmas can be
murder, and celebrating the season
could be the death of you. Yule be sorry!
Ideal if your glass of abinsthe involves a spot of Yuletide Ghoulishness. Bookings now being taken for 2027!
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‘Charles Dickens at
Christmas’
As well as ‘A Christmas Carol’,
Dickens wrote other festive tales,
and wrote often of the season. Here,
in this one-man production, Jonathan
Goodwin performs his own
adaptation of ‘The Haunted Man’ and
a selection of other Yuletide pieces.
Goodwin portrays Charles Dickens
and a miscellany of the author's
larger-than-life characters.