Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

God Bless Help Us, Everyone

The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.

A new production of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong will be smashing into the West End for 7 weeks only from 6 December. Do not miss another Christmas catastrophe from Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.

The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It’s sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again.

Enjoy a festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come! Don’t be a Scrooge, book now.

Performance Dates

Saturday 6 December, 2025 – Sunday 25 January, 2026

Tickets From

£20

Booking Info

Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm
Sunday, 7pm
Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 2.30pm

Age Guidance

8+

Access performances at Nimax Theatres are now available to purchase online. You can purchase up to two tickets online for the below performances. 

Upcoming Performances:

Access Seating:

For all performances, you can select up to two seats at our discounted access rate of 50% off per person. These include:

  • Wheelchair park and companion seats
  • End-of-aisle seating
  • Central row seating

Step-free access to the Stalls is via a Domino Zonzini stair climber.

If you’ll remain in your wheelchair choose wheelchair spaces. For all other access requriements including transferring, choose access tickets.



To make a wheelchair transfer booking, purchase more than two tickets or to discuss your seating requirements further, please contact our Access team on 0330 333 4815 or [email protected].

Groups Rate (12+ Tickets)

Rate: £65 / £55 / £45 per ticket (reduced from £80 / £70 / £60)
Seats: Stalls, Dress Circle & Grand Circle
Valid For: Tuesday – Thursday performances
Exclusion Dates: 22 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026

 

Full price groups (10+) available on all performances.

Matt Cavendish

Max

Training: LAMDA
Theatre Credits include: The Comedy About Spies (West End) Jack and the Beanstalk (Southend Cliffs Pavilion) Thespians (HOME workshop) Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Original Broadway cast – Broadway.com nomination for Favourite Featured Actor in a Play), Boris The Third (Pleasance Edinburgh), Groan Ups (UK Tour) Jeeves and Wooster: In Perfect Nonsense (UK Tour) Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (West End/UK tour), The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (West End), The Midnight Gang (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Biograph Girl (Finborough Theatre – Offie nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical) The Play That Goes Wrong (Original Broadway cast and West End), Sleeping Beauty (Park Theatre), The Borrowers (Erica Whyman/Northern Stage). TV Credits Include: Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC), The Royal Variety Show 2024 (ITV)

As a writer: Worlds Apart, Bluff, Cheap and Cheerful, Channel 33.

Daniel Fraser

Chris

Daniel trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He recently played Chris in the 10th Anniversary cast of The Play That Goes Wrong on the West End and is thrilled to be returning to the role.

Other Theatre credits include: The Mousetrap (St. Martin’s); Wolf Hall & Bring Up The Bodies (RSC Swan/Aldwych/Winter Gardens on Broadway); Chariots of Fire (Hampstead/Gielgud); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lyric Hammersmith/UK Tour); Flare Path (Oxford Playhouse/UK Tour); Hayfever (Mill at Sonning); Jack & The Beanstalk (Lyric Hammersmith); Oh, To Be in England(Finborough); Orpheus: The Mythical (Royal Opera House); Batchelor Boys (Jermyn Street) and After Lydia (Watermill)

TV credits include: Grantchester (ITV/Kudos); The Crown (Netflix); Doctors (BBC); Holby City (BBC)

Film credits includeThe Book of Clarence (Legendary); Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway (Hallmark); FrequenciesThe PatrolScar Tissue; Happiness and Lab Rats.

Daniel is one half of award winning comedy duo “Maris Piper,” and also voices the title role in gothic horror podcast; The Strange Tales of Virgil Kaylock.

Sasha Frost

Sandra

Daniel trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He recently played Chris in the 10th Anniversary cast of The Play That Goes Wrong on the West End and is thrilled to be returning to the role.

Other Theatre credits include: The Mousetrap (St. Martin’s); Wolf Hall & Bring Up The Bodies (RSC Swan/Aldwych/Winter Gardens on Broadway); Chariots of Fire (Hampstead/Gielgud); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lyric Hammersmith/UK Tour); Flare Path (Oxford Playhouse/UK Tour); Hayfever (Mill at Sonning); Jack & The Beanstalk (Lyric Hammersmith); Oh, To Be in England(Finborough); Orpheus: The Mythical (Royal Opera House); Batchelor Boys (Jermyn Street) and After Lydia (Watermill)

TV credits include: Grantchester (ITV/Kudos); The Crown (Netflix); Doctors (BBC); Holby City (BBC)

Film credits includeThe Book of Clarence (Legendary); Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway (Hallmark); FrequenciesThe PatrolScar Tissue; Happiness and Lab Rats.

Daniel is one half of award winning comedy duo “Maris Piper,” and also voices the title role in gothic horror podcast; The Strange Tales of Virgil Kaylock.

Chris Leask

Trevor

Chris trained at LAMDA

Theatre credits include: The Comedy About Spies (Noel Coward Theatre); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (London, UK Tour, Broadway and LA); Good Luck Studio (Colchester and UK Tour); The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre);  The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre); Love Your Soldiers (Sheffield Crucible);  Staunch (Arcola Theatre and Theatre503); I Need To Vent (The Vaults Festival); Just for Fun: Totally Random (the Camden People’s Theatre); Same Time Next Week (Edinburgh Festival)

TV and film credits include:
Office Royale (People Love Film); The Ark (Syfy); The Goes Wrong Show (Big Talk); We Hunt Together (Grafton House); Casualty (BBC); Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC); Nutritiously Nicola (Double Yay Prod.); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC); Call the Midwife (BBC); PhoneShop (Retort); The Javone Prince Show (BBC); Frankie (BBC); Breathless (ITV); Being Me (Misunderstood Productions); Charity (Jimmy Dean) and Get Griffin Back (Chris Cory).

You can also catch Chris in the hit podcast Hell or High Rollers.

Henry Lewis

Robert

Henry is an Olivier Award and Drama Desk Award winning writer, actor, director and producer and is the Artistic Director of Mischief. Henry’s work has been produced in over 50 countries worldwide.

Broadway Theatre Credits include: The Play That Goes Wrong (Lyceum); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Ethel Barrymore).

West End Credits Include: The Comedy About Spies (Noel Coward) Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle (Prince of Wales/Garrick); Magic Goes Wrong (Apollo/Vaudeville); Groan Ups (Vaudeville; Mischief Movie Night (Vaudeville/Arts); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Apollo); The Play that Goes Wrong (Duchess & UK/International Tour); Austentatious (Arts).

Off West End/Off Broadway/Regional Theatre Credits Include: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Ahmanson, Los Angeles); Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle (Off Broadway/UK Tour); Good Luck, Studio (UK Tour – as director); Mercury Fur (Trafalgar Studios); The Play That Goes Wrong (UK/International Tour); Superior Donuts (Southwark Playhouse – as producer); Beasts & Beauties (Hampstead); Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (various). Live Streamed: Mischief Movie Night-In (Immersive LDN/Riverside Studios).

Screen Credits Include: The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Apple+); Riddiculous (ITV); The Valiant Quest of Prince Ivandoe (Cartoon Network); The Goes Wrong Show (BBC); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC); A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC); Royal Variety Performance 2015 & 2019 & 2024 (ITV); We are Most Amused and Amazed: Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV); Children in Need 2020 (BBC) and Comic Relief 2022 (BBC).

Henry’s first book Mystery Agency: The Museum Heist is available now.

Jonathan Sayer

Dennis

Jonathan Sayer is an Olivier Award-winning writer, actor, producer and Director of Mischief. His work has been performed in over 50 countries worldwide.

Theatre credits include: Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle (writer/ actor – Off-Broadway/West End/UK Tour), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor – Broadway/LA/West End/UK/International tours; Winner- Broadway.com Audience Choice Award 2023- Favourite New Play & Drama Desk Award 2023 – Unique Theatre Experience, nominated for Best New Comedy – Oliver Awards 2016), Mischief Movie Night In (cocreator/actor/producer – live stream); Magic Goes Wrong (writer/actor – West End/Manchester/UK Tour – Nominated for Best New Entertainment/Comedy Play – Olivier Award 2020 and Best supporting performance in a Male Identifying role in a play- What’sOnStage Awards 2022, co-created with magicians Penn & Teller); Groan Ups (writer/actor – West End/UK/International tours); Mischief Movie Night (co-creator/actor/producer – West End/UK tours – nominated Best New Comedy – Olivier Award 2018); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor – West End/UK/International tour); The Play That Goes Wrong (actor/writer – Broadway/West End/UK and International tours – Best New Comedy – Olivier Award and What’sOnStage Award); Lights! Camera! Improvise! (actor, improviser, producer – Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013, Best Improv Show Award 2012).

Television credits include: The Goes Wrong Show series one and two, (BBC1, writer/actor); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC1, writer/actor/associate producer); The Royal Variety Performance: The Play That Goes Wrong (ITV, writer/actor); A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC1, writer/actor).

Jonathan has also appeared in We are Most Amused and Amazed (ITV1); Keep it in the Family (ITV1); Children in Need 2020 (BBC1) and Comic Relief 2022 (BBC1).
Jonathan is a trustee for Go Live Theatre Projects and is the co-chair of Ashton United Football Club. His book Nowhere to Run was published in August 2023 and was recently longlisted for Sports Book of the Year.

Dumile Sibanda

Sharing the role of Annie

Dumile trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Theatre credits include: 1st cover Annie, 2nd cover Sandra, 3rd cover Tessa in the 10th anniversary cast of The Play That Goes Wrong.
Jack and the beanstalk (Oxford Playhouse) Robin Hood Legend Rewritten (Regents Park Open Air Theatre) Birds and Bees (Theatre Center Uk tour) A Pigment Of Your Imagination (The Pleasance) Rock/Paper/Scissors (Sheffield theatres.

Commercial credits include: Fanta, WhatsApp, Tesco and Doritos.

Greg Tannahill

Jonathan

Training: LAMDA.

Theatre credits include: The Comedy About Spies (West End) Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Broadway & L.A) Good Luck Studio (UK Tour) The Play That Goes Wrong (UK Tour, West End & Broadway) The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (West End), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (West End), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lamb Players), Beyond Beauty (Rebel Theatre), Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun (Pennard Road Productions), Irons (Local Girl Productions) and The Shoemaker’s Holiday (Sam Wannamaker Festival, Shakespeare’s Globe).

Television credits Include: The Goes Wrong Show (BBC) A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC), The Royal Variety Performance 2015 (The Play That Goes Wrong).

Greg was nominated for the 2023 WhatsOnStage award for Best Supporting Performer in a Play.
He was the associate director on the 2018 US tour of The Play That Goes Wrong. Greg has also been Fight Director on various stage shows including some of the Mischief Theatre productions.

Nancy Zamit

Sharing the role of Annie

Nancy is a Co-Founder of Mischief.

With Mischief she has created/originated roles/ developed scripts for: The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About Spies, Mischief Movie Night, Magic Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery and Groan Ups.

Other Theatre includes: The Night Our Parents Disappeared (Lowry), Tasting Notes (Southwark Playhouse), Hummingbird (Vaults).

Improvisation Includes: Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Improv Show (Comedy Store London), Austentatious (Liverpool Playhouse), The Playground (Hoopla).

Screen Credits include: The Goes Wrong Show series 1 & 2 (BBC), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC), Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC), The Royal Variety Performance, Comic Relief, Welcome To Neverland, In Conversation With a Goddess (Bloody Good Period), Brunch Bitches (Funny Or Die).

Other work includes: Associate Director The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Assistant Director The Play That Goes Wrong, Director and facilitator at The National Youth Theatre, Director Flamingo (Hope Theatre), Director The Malarky Chronicles (BAC), Hopping (BBC Radio 4 sitcom)

Nominations:
WhatsOnStage Awards- Best Performance in a Female Identifying Role, Audience Choice Awards (Broadway USA) – Best supporting Female, Olivier Award nomination – Mischief Movie Night

Alex Bird

Understudy

Alex trained at the Arts University Bournemouth.
Alex recently worked with Mischief Theatre in The Play That Goes Wrong as part of the 10th Anniversary cast.

Other theatre credits include: The Changeling (Southwark Playhouse); Ghostbusters (Secret Cinema); Romeo and Juliet(UK Tour/Edinburgh Fringe, Assembly Rooms); Love’s Labour’s Lost (UK Tour); I’d Be Lost Without It (UK Tour); Pride and Prejudice (China Tour); Great Expectations (UK Tour); Boys (Lost Theatre, London).

Alex is thrilled to be back working with Mischief and this incredible cast!

Will Bishop

Understudy

Will is an actor and writer based in London. He trained at LAMDA, graduating in 2019. This is his first show with Mischief.

Theatre credits include: Sorry We Didn’t Die At Sea (The Park Theatre), This Be The Verse (Hen & Chickens Theatre) and I Have Heard You Calling in the Night (Union Theatre Southwark).
Recent screen acting credits include: Odd Squad (BBC).

With his writing partner Colm Gleeson he co-created ASBO BOZO at Riverside Studios in 2025, and in 2024 co-wrote California in Norfolk for Audible. He also co-wrote and performed in the award-winning short film adaptation of I Have Heard You Calling In The Night, which was screened in film festivals around the globe and is available on YouTube. Will has also written the plays Anadiplosis and Goodbye Cow, which he developed as part of The Royal Court’s ‘Intro to Playwriting’ Group.

Siobhan Cha Cha

Understudy

Siobhan specialises in devised, physical and comedic theatre work and trained at The Birmingham School of Acting. She is also an Associate Artist with Bric-A Brac Theatre.

Theatre credits: The Intrusion (an Told By An Idiot  co production tour at Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham REP and across the UK), The Owl Who Came For Christmas Tour (Theatre Severn and Palace Theatre); title character of Red in Little Red Riding Hood (Birmingham REP).
Other credits include: Anansi The Spider (Unicorn Theatre); Bluebeard’s Castle (Edinburgh International Festival and Beijing Music Festival); Noises Off (Theatre Royal Bath’s 40th Anniversary production directed by Lindsey Posner) and Big Girl Words (by Winnie Arhin Brixton House Theatre).

Commercial credits: Iceland (UK & IRE), DP World (International)

Colm Gleeson

Understudy

Colm Gleeson is an actor, voice actor, writer, and musician from Dublin. Having studied Drama Studies and English Literature in Trinity College, Dublin, he subsequently moved to London to train at LAMDA.

Recent credits include: The Fortress of Lost Memories (Audible/Granny Eats Wolf); The Commitments (UK & Ireland Tour); Emma, Disappeared (2020 Recordings); Snowed In (2020 Recordings); The Sandman Act IV (Audible); Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios); Bleak Expectations (Watermill Theatre); Looking Good Dead (Josh Andrews Productions); This Be The Verse (Hen & Chickens Theatre) and I Have Heard You Calling In The Night (Union Theatre Southwark), both of which he also co-wrote; The Wife of Michael Cleary Songbook (Royal Court Liverpool); and Puckoon (BBC Radio 4).

With his writing partner Will Bishop he co-created ASBO BOZO at Riverside Studios in 2025, and in 2024 co-wrote California in Norfolk for Audible, as part of their GNR8 collaboration with LAMDA. He also co-wrote and performed in the award-winning short film adaptation of I Have Heard You Calling In The Night, which was screened in film festivals around the globe and is available on YouTube.

Previous Mischief credits include the 10th anniversary cast of The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre, West End) and The Comedy About Spies (Noël Coward Theatre, West End).

Ashley Tucker

Understudy

Ashley’s previous work with Mischief includes: Ensemble and 1st cover Rosemary Wilson in The Comedy About Spies (West End) and Ruth Monaghan in The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (UK No 1 tour and West End).

Recent credits include: Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of) and Miss Stapleton and multi-roleing in Baskerville for Vienna’s English Theatre; Elaine Friend in the concert staging of Loserville at the Garrick Theatre (West End); touring the UK and internationally in David Wood’s The Tiger Who Came To Tea1001(Courtyard Theatre) and A Month in the Country (North Country Theatre)

Film credits include: Clara in the short film Wrong Direction and motion capture for Damsel (Netflix).

Ashley is also an in-demand voice artist and has voiced numerous audiobooks and commercials. She trained at the Birmingham School of Acting.

Henry Lewis

Author

Jonathan Sayer

Author

Henry Shields

Author

Matt DiCarlo

Director

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Performance Dates

Saturday 6 December, 2025 – Sunday 25 January, 2026

Tickets From

£20

Booking Info

Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm
Sunday, 7pm
Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 2.30pm

Age Guidance

8+

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