The Olivier-nominated hit show Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas will return to the West End this year, playing at the Garrick Theatre from Friday 12 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026.
Beloved children’s TV presenter Maddie Moate (CBeebies Maddie’s Do You Know?) is thrilled to announce the return of her festive show that premiered in 2024.
Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas, created and written by Maddie Moate, takes audiences on an adventure in Santa’s workshop. Maddie is on work experience in this winter wonderland, and she’s got her hands full with two hilarious elves: Tinker, the trainee toymaker, and Goggles, the Head of Elf Safety. But with Christmas just around the corner, the workshop is a whirlwind of mishaps!
With the clock ticking, Maddie and her young audience must use science, curiosity, and a sprinkle of Christmas magic to help Tinker and Goggles fix the workshop in time for Mrs Claus’ big visit. Packed with festive fun, hands-on experiments, and plenty of giggles, this family-friendly show is the perfect Christmas treat for kids and grown-ups as they work together to save the holiday season!
Maddie Moate said, “I’m very excited to be coming back to the West End’s Garrick Theatre with Maddie’s Very Curious Christmas, with an Oliver nomination under our belt. I’ll be reunited with Santa’s helpers, Goggles and Tinker, as well as Mrs Claus, who’ll help me bring festive cheer and a tonne of science to the stage!”
Maddie Moate is a BAFTA-winning children’s TV presenter and YouTube filmmaker renowned for her passion for science, wildlife, and travel. She hosted the BAFTA-nominated CBeebies TV series Maddie’s Do You Know?, CBBC’s Show Me the Honey, Springwatch’s Wildlife Academy on BBC iPlayer, and Magnolia Network’s Make Yourself At Home on Discovery Plus.
Maddie is one of the few presenters in the world making fun, educational YouTube videos for kids and families. She has spent the past decade producing curiosity-fuelled science content for her YouTube channel which was awarded “Best Kids Channel” by Kidscreen in 2022 and has amassed more than 80 million views. In addition to her own channel, Maddie has fronted online video series for BBC Earth, English Heritage, Fully Charged, and LEGO.
Beyond digital content and television, Maddie brings science to the stage, writing, producing, and hosting shows for her audiences. In the summer 2021, she debuted her show, The Wonder Games, during a London residency at The London Wonderground, and later took it to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s Underbelly stage in 2022. In 2023, Maddie performed at Shakespeare’s Globe in a CBeebies adaptation of Twelfth Night. She has also been a regular in the popular CBeebies Christmas Show since 2017, and performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the CBeebies Prom for the third time in 2024.
Since 2021, Maddie has worked with Penguin’s Puffin releasing three non-fiction books for children, Stuff, A Very Curious Christmas and most recently How Does It Work?. Additionally, Maddie is a patron of the Youth STEM Awards (YSA) scheme and an ambassador for The Wildlife Trust and Eureka: The National Children’s Museum. Her work continues to inspire curiosity and a love for science in children and families worldwide.
Full casting and creative team to be announced.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
