The next interview in our stagey chat series is with Jess Edwards. Jess' debut play, Private View, is currently running at the Soho Theatre in London until 20th December.

December 24th, 1843. Christmas Eve.

Charles Dickens—writer, performer, occasional magician—is preparing his famous annual feast at his home near Regents Park. This year is very different. Charles has spent months stalking the City at midnight; locked in his study, weeping and guffawing at who knows what; ushering vast theatrical machines into his home amid the pre-dawn light. Tonight, you, and his other guests, will discover why. Tonight, ‘A Christmas Carol’, the greatest festive tale ever told, will be born…

One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. She follows snowy tracks and encounters mysterious creatures – but the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does he?

Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and adventure for everyone aged 3 to 103.

The next interview in our stagey chat series is with Tom Ball and Trevor Payne. Trevor is the producer and director of the smash-hit show, That'll Be The Day, which is about to entire its 40th consecutive year of touring! To commemorate the occassion, That'll Be the Day will be playing a one-night-only show at the London Palladium with special guest star, Tom Ball.

Get yourself comfy and get ready to chat all things stagey!

Will the Prime Minister finally get his Christmas wish? Will Mark steal his best friend’s new wife? Will we give the nation’s most beloved Christmas film a cheeky, festive kick in the mistletoe?! You’re damn right we will! Get ready for another hilarious and downright dirty Christmas adventure. From Downing Street to The Other Palace, this naughty musical parody will remind you that, deep down, we’re all just Lovers Actually.

Come and celebrate the festive season at Brick Lane music hall. A good old fashioned Christmas show, jam packed with comedy, carols and Christmas classics! Audience participation is greatly encouraged. Keeping the tradition of music hall alive, you can enjoy a three course festive lunch or afternoon tea along with the show. When the curtains lift, you will be treated to a great Christmas show full of singing, dancing, and festive fun!

Lila dreams of becoming a Master Firework-Maker just like her father. However, to become one, she must go on an epic journey that will push her to her limits. Only then can she discover the closely guarded secret to becoming a true firework master.

But when her father’s life depends on her winning the firework competition and pulling off the best display the world has ever seen, can Lila’s skills save the day and light up the skies?

In the near present, a biomedical emergency drives a young couple to confront their own complicity in the face of impending catastrophe. Four hundred years from now, those who remain celebrate their survival, while long buried truths threaten to unravel their carefully constructed way of life. As the tides rise and the power fails, two timelines converge in a single flat, where yesterday’s mistakes become tomorrow’s reckonings. A darkly funny new musical with a thrilling electro-folk score, Precipice is a story of crisis, humanity, and hope at the edge of disaster.