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, entr’actes, and special guest acts! Throughout the day, Greenwich Meantime provides lively ballroom & English country dance music, with reels, jigs, polkas and waltzes for the public to enjoy.

10:00 – Mr. Fezziwig & Mr. Dickens Welcome 
10:15 – Mister Scrooge in his Office (A Christmas Carol)
11:00 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time
11:30 – Special Performances
12:00 – An Irish Christmas Celebration
1:00 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time
1:45 – Scrooge & Belle (A Christmas Carol)
2:00 – An Irish Christmas Celebration
2:45 – Showcase of the Fair’s Stage Shows
3:00 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time
4:00 – An Irish Christmas Celebration
4:30 – Dancing to Greenwich Mean Time
5:30 – Scrooge & Bob Cratchit celebrate Boxing Day (A Christmas Carol)
5:45 – Sing-A-Long Hallelujah Chorus

Join the Chairman in welcoming the finest talents & timeless traditions of the London stage!

11:30 – Pantomime: “Puss In Boots”
12:15 – All’s Well That Ends Badly
1:00 – Music Hall Variety Show
1:45 – Opera Bohemia
2:30 – Pantomime: “Puss In Boots”
3:15 – Music Hall Variety Show
4:00 – All’s Well That Ends Badly
4:45 – Opera Bohemia
5:30 – Music Hall Variety Show

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
12:30 – Sing-A-Long Sea Shanty Session
1:30 – Coventry Carolers (Paddy West is at Mad Sal’s)
2:30 – Congress of Wonders & Atrocities (The Worst Sideshow in London)
3:00 – Paddy West Nautical Music & Songs
4:30 – Coventry Carolers (Paddy West is at Mad Sal’s)
5:30 – 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.

10:30 – Bold Tailor
11:00 – Mother Goose
11:30 – Special Performance (on certain days)
12:00 – Punch & Judy
12:30 – Bold Tailor
1:00 – Father Christmas Parade arrives; visits with children
2:00 – Special Performance (on certain days)
2:30 – Punch & Judy
3:00 – Mother Goose
3:30 – Special Performance (on certain days)
4:00 – Father Christmas visits with children
5:00 – Punch & Judy

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

Port Tastings are also held at the venerable Mermaid Inn at 12:30 and 3:30 pm (excepting Nov. 19 & 20); reservations are required.

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

10:45 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
11:00 – A visit from The Ghost of Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol)
11:30 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
12:00 – Coventry Carolers
12:30 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
1:00 – A visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol)
1:15 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
1:30 – Rats in the Haggis
2:00 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
2:15 – A Visit from the Ghost of Christmas Present (A Christmas Carol)
2:45 – Scenes from Dickens’ Novels
3:00 – Special Performances (on certain days)
3:30 – A visit from the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come (A Christmas Carol)
4:00 – Special Performances (on certain days)
4:30 – Scrooge is Redeemed! (A Christmas Carol)
5:00 – Special Performances (on certain days)

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!
11:00 – Upstairs & Downstairs: Learn the British way to serve tea, set a table, or practice letters.
12:00 – Pre-Raphaelite Artists Salon: Sketch live models from romanticized medieval and classical themes. Pencils and pads provided; all ages are welcome!
1:00 – Naval Technology and Life at Sea
2:00 – Explorations in Science / Great Exhibition Preview
3:00 – Writers and Literati Discourse
4:00 – Children’s Christmas
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.

11:30 – Charles Dickens reads A Christmas Carol, Stave 1
1:30 – A Christmas Carol, Stave 2
2:00 – Guest readings
2:30 – Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present witness Nephew Fred’s Party
2:45 – A Christmas Carol, Stave 3
4:30 – A Christmas Carol, Stave 4
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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!

(Some shows are shockingly scandalous. We do not recommend children at all shows.)

10:30 – Jim Chiminey (child friendly)
11:00 – Trickish Matters (child friendly)
11:30 – Cheapside Music Hall (featuring Le Cancan Bijou)
12:30 – Pipe & Bowl Morris
1:00 – Jim Chiminey (child friendly)
1:30 – Paddy West
2:00 – Trickish Matters (child friendly)
2:30 – Cheapside Music Hall (featuring Le Cancan Bijou)
3:30 – Pipe & Bowl Morris
4:30 – Paddy West
5:00 – The East End After Hours ‘oliday H’extravaganza! (featuring Le Cancan Bijou) 

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. This is also where, throughout the day, the Jolly Wassailers commence their spreading of seasonal cheer.