Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

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Booking from 11 December 2025 until 25 January 2026

No bah, humbugs with Christmas Carol Goes Wrong play tickets!

God help us, everyone! Mischief Theatre is back with a festive catastrophe as the hilarious Christmas Carol Goes Wrong play arrives in the West End. The team behind The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About Spies set their sights on a new version of Charles Dickens’ beloved story, but it’s haunted by the ghosts of bickering actors, dodgy sets and backstage drama. This is an absolutely chaotic Christmas cracker at the Apollo Theatre, so book now!

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is an uproarious twist on the enduring holiday classic follows the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to stage A Christmas Carol – with predictable calamity. Audiences can expect chaotic misfires, missing actors, collapsing sets, and fractured egos as the troupe flails theatrically at every turn. It’s a festive evening that’s far from heartwarming… but very, very funny.

They’ve tackled murder mysteries in Olivier Award winner The Play That Goes Wrong, improv movies at Mischief Movie Night and Cold War espionage in The Comedy About Spies: Mischief Theatre are the undisputed best night out in London for anyone who wants to laugh until they cry. They’ve even conquered prime-time telly with The Goes Wrong Show on BBC One! The Christmas Carol Goes Wrong play is written by the company’s original trio, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, and directed by Matt DiCarlo.

The cast includes original members of Mischief: Chris Leask as Trevor, Henry Lewis as Robert, Jonathan Sayer as Dennis, Greg Tannahill as Jonathan, with Nancy Zamit and Dumile Sibanda sharing the role of Annie. Fans will recognise some of these names from this year’s The Comedy About Spies at the Noel Coward Theatre.

This isn’t your typical Christmas show – it’s a gloriously chaotic, laugh-out-loud event filled with slapstick and rollicking mayhem. A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is Mischief Theatre’s latest seasonal sensation, offering an escape into theatrical pandemonium. Don’t be a Scrooge, book your tickets for this limited London run and get ready to celebrate the holidays with merriment, mishaps, and mischief.

Child friendly?

The Christmas Carol Goes Wrong play age rating is 8+.