- Venue Almeida Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 8 January 2026
- Running time 1 hour and 50 minutes (no interval)
- Age guidelines 15+
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Award-winning director James Macdonald (Waiting for Godot) directs the darkly comic world premiere Christmas Day at the Almeida Theatre, from Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner (Boys on the Verge of Tears).
Christmas Day is a viciously funny new play about identity, belonging, and the rituals we perform with the people we love.
The exceptional cast is led by Samuel Blenkin (Hamlet Hail to the Thief), Nigel Lindsay (The Lehman Trilogy) and Bel Powley (The Real Thing, Harry Potter).
Christmas Day is playing at the Almeida Theatre in London from 9 December 2025 to 8 January 2026.
There’s something perverted about a Christmas tree.
They’ve got an aura.
It looks perverted and it gives me the creeps.
In an abandoned building somewhere above the Northern Line, with foxes prowling the deserted streets outside, a Jewish family gathers on Christmas Day.
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Performance Information
Check booking calendar for full details
- Evenings
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Matinees
- Saturday
- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Christmas Day?
Starring Nigel Lindsay, Bel Powley, Samuel Blenkin, Jamie Ankrah, Callie Cooke, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd & Jessica Brindle
Who are the creative team of Christmas Day?
- Written by Sam Grabiner
Director: James Macdonald - Set Designer: Miriam Buether
- Costume Designer: Evie Gurney
- Lighting Designer: Jon Clark
- Sound Designer: Max Pappenheim
- Intimacy Director: Lucy Hind
- Casting Director: Amy Ball CDG
- Voice Coach: Hazel Holder
Venue Information
Almeida Theatre , Almeida Street, London, N1 1TA
Nearest Tube or Train: Highbury & Islington (Victoria / Overground), Angel (Northern)
Nearest Buses: 4, 19, 30 or 43, 38, 56, 73, 341 and 476
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★★★★ "Gripping... complex and courageous" - The Guardian
★★★★ "A fever dream of a play" - The Times
★★★★ "A fearless dark comedy" - TimeOut
★★★★ "Profound and eye-opening" - The Stage
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Rehearsal photos & video of Christmas Day at the Almeida Theatre starring Nigel Lindsay, Bel Powley & Samuel Blenkin
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