Mischief, the multi-award-winning company known for The Play That Goes Wrong, is set to return to the West End this Christmas with their new festive stage show, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong. The production will open at the Apollo Theatre on Saturday, 6 December 2025, and run until Sunday, 25 January 2026.
The show will also embark on a UK tour starting 2 November 2025 at the Lowry in Salford, before visiting the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, and Theatre Royal Bath. The tour will continue through March 2026, with stops at Nottingham Theatre Royal, the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, the King’s Theatre in Glasgow, and the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury.
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong brings back the chaos and humour of The Cornley Amateur Drama Society, written by original Mischief team members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. The production promises a predictably chaotic take on the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.
Jonathan Sayer said, “We can’t wait to bring a new Goes Wrong title to the stage. It’s been tremendous fun revisiting the Cornely characters and we are looking forward to sharing the show with audiences over the festive period.”
The Cornley crew will tackle miscommunication, set delays, missing actors, and a growing feud over who will play the lead, ensuring a disastrous yet hilarious rendition of the beloved Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday, 17 March 2025, from ChristmasCarolGoesWrong.com. Mischief fans and Nimax bookers can access priority booking from 10am on Friday, 14 March via MischiefComedy.com.
