Stage Schedules

Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig, young Scrooge’s employers, invite you to their holiday party ~ and you are most welcome to join in the fun! Be entertained by shows, scenes from A Christmas Carol, and special guest acts! Throughout the day, Greenwich Mean Time provides lively ballroom & English country dance music, with Waltzes, polkas, set dances and choreographed mixers for the public to enjoy, each set commencing with a special exhibition of Victorian dance.

9:45 – Opening Tableau

10:00 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time

10:15 – Mister Scrooge is Visited by the Ghost of Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol)

10:30 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time

11:15 – The Fezziwig Family Prepares for their Holiday Party

11:30 – Blame the Whiskey

12:00 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time

12:45 – Young Scrooge and Belle Part Ways (A Christmas Carol)

1:00 – A Lively Presentation by the Paddy West School of Seamanship

1:30 – A Dancing Lesson with The Fezziwig Dancers

2:00 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time

2:45 – The Merrytarts

3:15 – The Fezziwig Family Celebrates the Season

3:30 – Coventry Carolers Sing Carols of the Season 

4:00 – Holiday Merriment with the Fezziwig Family’s Parlour Games

4:30 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time

5:15 – Scrooge and Bob Cratchit Celebrate Boxing Day (A Christmas Carol)

5:30 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time

5:45 – Sing-A-Long Hallelujah Chorus

A dazzling panoply of the finest entertainment in London, presented by the peerless performers of the West End!

10:00 – Coventry Carolers Sing Festive Songs
10:15 – The Albertopolis Opera Company presents “The Merry Wives of Dickens’ Windsor” (Saturdays Only)
10:55 – “Puss in Boots & The Pearl of Love”: The Great Christmas Pantomime
11:35 – Trickish Matters with Jeremiah Johnston
12:15 – Sherlock Holmes & The Giant Rat of Sumatra
12:55 – The Naming of Uranus
1:35 – Blades & Bravery with Cyrus Pynn
2:15 – The Albertopolis Opera Company presents “The Merry Wives of Dickens’ Windsor”
2:55 – “Puss in Boots & The Pearl of Love”: The Great Christmas Pantomime
3:35 – Trickish Matters with Jeremiah Johnston
4:15 – Sherlock Holmes & The Giant Rat of Sumatra
4:55 – The Naming of Uranus
5:30 – Blades & Bravery with Cyrus Pynn

Welcome to The London Docks, Thameside home to the PADDY WEST SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP and other nautical riffraff.

11:00 – Paddy West Nautical Music & Songs
12:00 – Sing-A-Long Sea Shanty Session
1:00 – Coventry Carolers
2:30 – Congress of Wonders & Atrocities
3:00 – Paddy West Nautical Entertainment
5:00 – Paddy West Closing Songs

Entertainment throughout the day: Yet more music and seafaring songs; knot tying, games & sailing skills; navigation lessons with model ships; traveling tattoo parlour

Sweet caroling rings out and Father Christmas himself magically appears! Young folks may join him for a holiday photo memento (no family portraits please). Family fare continues as children are chosen to participate in delightful shows and sing-a-longs. Across the way you’ll find the Traveling Piccolo Puppet Players with illuminating antics from Mr. Punch and his mischievous friends.

10:15 – Dotter’s Knot
10:45 – Jim Chiminey
11:15 – Punch & Judy Puppet Show
12:00 – Father Christmas Parade arrives; visits with children
12:30 – A Fairy’s Tale
1:00 –  Punch & Judy Puppet Show
1:30 – Jim Chiminey
2:15 – Trickish Matters with Jeremiah Johnsto
3:00 – A Fairy’s Tale
3:30 – Punch & Judy Puppet Show
4:00 – Father Christmas visits with children
5:00 – Rats in the Haggis

The sounds of spirited music and lively dance ring out all through the day. Grab a pint and enjoy the fun!

10:15 – Thruppenny Uprights
11:30 – Brass Farthing
12:15 – Rats in the Haggis
1:00 – Silk Road Caravan
2:15 – Blame the Whiskey
3:00 – Thruppenny Uprights
4:00 – Silk Road Caravan
5:15 – Road to Inis Mor

Where Mr Dickens’ characters and stories come to life in vibrant scenes interspersed with exuberant musical interludes! This is the location of Scrooge & Marley’s Counting House, the Cratchits’ humble home, and much more!

10:15 – The Crummles Troupe of Theatricals engage in thespianic activities, as well as scenes from Dickens’ Works
11:00 – Mister Scrooge in his Office, concluding with a visit by The Ghost of Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol)
12:15 – Coventry Carolers Sing Carols of the Season
12:45 – The Crummels Theatrical Troupe conduct rehearsals, and Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
1:30 – The Ghost of Christmas Present Calls on Ebeneezer Scrooge and Witnesses the Cratchit Family’s Christmas Celebrations (A Christmas Carol)
2:00 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels & Other Theatrical Endeavours
2:30 – The Ghost of Christmas Present’s Visit Concludes and Scrooge Meets the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come (A Christmas Carol)
3:00 – Scrooge is Redeemed! (A Christmas Carol)
3:15 – Scenes from Dickens’ Works
3:45 – Rats in the Haggis
4:15 – The Temperance Union presents “Hamlet’s Happy Home”
4:45 – Music, Dickensian Stories, and an Occasional Visit from Oscar Wilde

Where the leading lights of the literary, artistic, scientific, and business worlds assemble to discuss their projects and to share them with the public in a variety of presentations and activities.

10:00 – Welcome to the Athenæum Club!
10:45 – Upstairs & Downstairs: Learn the British way to serve tea, set a table, or practice letters
11:30 – Pre-Raphaelite Artists Salon: Sketch live models from romanticized medieval and classical themes. Pencils and pads provided; all ages are welcome!
12:30 – Children’s Christmas Revels
1:00 – British Association for the Advancement of Science
2:00 – Naval Technology and Life at Sea
3:00 – Naval Technology & Life At Sea
3:30 – Telltale Theater with Edgar Allen Poe
4:30 – Salon at the Athenæum Club
5:00 – Christmas Carols: Join us as the finest voices in London raise their voices in celebration!
5:30 – A Toast to the Season

This is where you may find the great novelist at work on his latest novel, visited frequently by his illustrious friends (including Edgar Allan Poe), his family, and a host of his characters.

Mr. Dickens will read from A Christmas Carol at 11:30, 1:30, 2:45, and 4:30.

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Games, interactions, and seasonal festivities throughout the day.

Raucous merriment draws the venturesome soul to “The Docks,” wherein Mad Sal herself presides over a host of talented singers, dancers, and more than a few shifty sorts. Watch your pockets – and your propriety!

(Shockingly scandalous; not recommended for children)

10:30 – Blame the Whiskey
11:00 – Merrytarts
11:35 – Pipe & Bowl Morris Dancers
12:10 – Cy The Sword Swallower
12:45 – Cheapside Music Hall (featuring Le Cancan Bijou)
1:35 – Brass Farthing
2:10 – Pipe & Bowl Morris Dancers
2:45 – Cheapside Music Hall (featuring Le Cancan Bijou)
3:35 – Paddy West
4:10 – Blame the Whiskey
4:35 – Brass Farthing
5:00 – The East End H’After ‘Ours ‘Oliday H’Extravaganza! 

The beating heart of London, where the locals gather to celebrate the season, raise a glass, plan adventures, and share the news of the day! At any moment a lively round of song might erupt, or merry capers suddenly liven the parlour. You are welcome to sit down with a glass of refreshment and enjoy the bustle!

10:30 – Coventry Carolers Sing Festive Songs (Saturdays Only)
11:30 – A Meeting of the Temperance Union
12:30 – Brass Farthing & The Merrytarts Sing for their Supper
1:30 – Harry Proposes to Rose (A Scene from “Oliver Twist”)
2:15 – A Performance by Dotter’s Knot
3:00 – Suffrage Christmas Carols with the Cast of The Naming of Uranus
4:00 – Musical Open Session

NOTE: The Port and Chocolate Experience is now held across the way in the Royal Libation Society at 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, and 5:15  – tickets are available on a very limited basis (check online first, then ask at the door of the RLS). Cost is $30.00 per person. 

The Champagne Experience is held in the Royal Libation Society at 12:30 and 2:30.  Tickets are $75.00, for a limited seating – please check at the door of the RLS.