If you are a sucker for more commercial / soulless Christmas traditions then you probably think your Christmas season has now kicked off. You can pick up caffeinated and no doubt excessively calorific drinks in cups of a certain colour. And a bear and a hare have tried to teach us the true meaning of Christmas. But to all of that I say – bah humbug!

Perhaps instead you’d like to check out a seasonal offering on the South Bank to get into the spirit of the season. To celebrate the 170th anniversary of A Christmas Carol, there will be a dramatised reading at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 15th December with a few familiar names including Griff Rhys Jones, Bill Paterson and Freddie Fox. The shows will even kick off with music, mulled wine and mince pies, so get in quick.

Lesley Crooks, Sales & Digital Manager