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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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