A Christmas Carol performed by Mark & Oliver Dickens. Christmas 2026

Ticket price:

£29 - Standard Ticket

£26 - Access Ticket (with free Companion Ticket available)

How to book tickets:

• On our website
• In person at the ticket desk

Please note that demand for this annual event is always high and will likely sell-out fast.

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Inclusions:

• Admits one adult to the performance
• Admits one adult to the museum same day, prior to the booked performance. Last entry to historic house and special exhibition at 5pm. Tea room closes at 6pm. (For 11 December performance it will not be possible to remain in the Museum between closing time and event start time)

Dates and times for 2026:
Saturday 21st November at 3pm
Thursday 26th November at 5pm
Friday 11th December at 8pm

Duration:

60 minutes

Content:

Suitable for 8+ years.

Location: 

49 Doughty Street. Just as Dickens was known to entertain his guests in his own Drawing Room so will you experience this performance in a similar setting within the Museum. The performance space can be accessed via the lift.

Doors will open 10 minutes prior to the start time. Due to the small size of the theatre space, no latecomers will be admitted.  

Terms and conditions:

Please note that all event tickets are non-refundable. More here.

Queries:

Please email the Events team; events@dickensmuseum.com

Join us this Christmas for a special performance of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic: A Christmas Carol. With a unique family connection to Dickens himself, this production brings the story even closer to home. 

The performance features Oliver alongside his father Mark; Oliver is an accomplished actor with a passion for breathing life back into his ancestor’s great characters, whilst his father, Mark, is a knowledgable enthusiast of Charles Dickens and his work. Their shared love of Dickens has made performing A Christmas Carol together a particularly meaningful and memorable experience.

This is by no means their first Christmas Carol! Oliver and Mark have previously joined forces and performed the story at a variety of events, charities, and venues all over the nation, and delighted audiences with their own distinctive interpretation of their ancestor’s best beloved novella, whilst using the very same words that Dickens did when he performed it all around the country.

Together they will bring a little extra authenticity, warmth and family connection to the world’s favourite Christmas tale.

With their family connection to one of England’s greatest storytellers, this promises to be more than simply another Christmas Carol. It is a chance to experience Dickens’s timeless tale through the eyes, and voices, of two members of his dynasty.

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Oliver Dickens graduated from LAMDA in 2014 and has since worked a large variety of jobs in the film industry across cast and crew, from camera to Covid departments! Most notably he has starred in multi-award winning short films such as ‘Good Choice, Joseph’, and ‘The Gnome’ as well as helped produce multiple others as part of 136 Films, a company set up with friends he met at the University of York whilst studying Writing, Directing and Performance. Theatre credits include Ferdinand (Duchess of Malfi); Sebastian (Twelfth Night); Edmund (King Lear); Vershinin (Three Sisters); The Boy (Blood Wedding); Jonathan Harker (Dracula)

He is now embarking on a Dickensian career to celebrate the works of his great ancestor through readings and performances all around the world such as his one man show of A Christmas Carol which he performs annually at the Texan festival Dickens on the Strand each December.

This December Oliver unites with his father, Mark Dickens, to deliver this two man show at the Charles Dickens Museum.