For 29 years, Raymond Briggs' classic The Snowman has been a fixture of the London Christmas theatre calendar. Now the beloved show is getting a reboot, thanks to director and choreographer Will Tuckett and puppetry designer Tahra Zafar — who is well known for her work designing Paddington Bear for the West End. One thing is for certain: audiences are in for a treat when they see this snowman come to life.

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Is there anything more magical than hearing your favourite Christmas classics in a festive setting surrounded by candlelight? Lucky for you, Christmas by Candlelight is back for December, running from 12-23. Hear music from films like Love Actually and Home Alone, performed by an incredible live string quartet.

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Before settling down to rewatch Colin Firth star in Pride and Prejudice for the 10th time this Christmas, why not see a different version of Jane Austen's much-loved tale? Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley focuses on the oft-overlooked Mary Bennet - awkward sister to Elizabeth - whose life is changed when Lord Arthur de Bourgh arrives for the festivities.

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Joel Horwood (writer) and Robin Belfield (director) give the classic fairy tale a Lyric Hammersmith pantomime twist, as Cinderella arrives at the west London venue - complete with glass slipper!

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Merry Christmas ya kinky animals! That's right — writer Jodie Prenger is back at the Other Palace with a sequel to her Home Alone panto spoof: Homo Alone 2: Yikes, We Did It Again! Kevin is lost in the Big Apple, dad's credit card in hand — and he's unsupervised. Prepare for a night of laugh-out-loud entertainment.

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The Cornley Amateur Drama Society is back and ready to take on the great festive classic: A Christmas Carol. But this show is nothing like Charles Dickens could have pictured for his tale of the miserly Scrooge and the ghosts who visit him at Christmas. The Mischief team (behind The Play That Goes Wrong) strike gold once again.

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Another festive favourite, Jack and the Beanstalk heads to the West End's bijou venue the Emerald — and with drag collective TuckShop in charge, this traditional panto is about to get a naughty adult twist. DragRace legends like Rosé, Kyran Thrax, and Ginger Johnson join the cast to tell this tale of a young boy who sells his cow for some magic beans.

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Jack's story is in favour in the capital this year, with Hackney Empire also taking on the tale of the young lad and his magic beans. This panto is likely to be more of a family affair than TuckShop's, however, with Clive Rowe once again returning to the show as panto dame and director. Extravagant costumes and toe-tapping songs will be at the heart of this community-focused pantomime.

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Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Watson are teaming up to solve one of their trickiest cases yet — a number of West End performers are suddenly dropping dead during their shows. The festive murder mystery premiered at the Birmingham Rep last year, and we can't wait to see how the spoof lands in London.

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This hip hop dance taken on Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol might just be one of the most inventive shows of the 2026 Christmas season. Brainchild of choreographer Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe (Associate Artistic Director of ZooNation), Ebony Scrooge follows a fashion mastermind as she cancels Christmas for everyone in favour of her runway show, only to be taken on a journey by three mystical visitors, who help her to discover the true meaning of happiness.

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The Olivier Award-nominated Potted Panto returns to London, giving audiences the chance to experience seven classic pantomimes in just 70 minutes. It sounds an impossible feat, but the team behind Potted Potter and Potted Pirates is ready to give theatregoers bang for their buck, going on a journey from Dick Whittington to Aladdin to Cinderella.

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Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella returns to Sadler’s Wells this Christmas. Set during World War Two, this sweeping adaptation of the classic fairytale sees Cinderella fall for a dashing young RAF pilot before they are parted by the Blitz.

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Described as possessing "irresistible homespun charm" when it premiered at the Globe in 2025, Pinocchio returns to the historic London venue to tell the tale of a puppet that miraculously comes to life. As he sets off on an adventure with his creator Geppetto, Pinocchio meets a cast of brilliant characters and learns what it means to be brave.

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