December Highlights 2024

December

1st December

My Life at Christmas – Starring: SHEILA HANCOCK

3rd December

Swan Lake (Sadler’s Wells) – Director and Choreographer: MATTHEW BOURNE

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – Starring: NICK FROST, KELLY MACDONALD

Black Doves (Premiere, BFI Southbank) – Written by: JOE BARTON. Directed by: LISA GUNNING (Eps 4, 5 & 6). Starring: SAM TROUGHTON, ANDREW BUCHAN,  SARAH LANCASHIRE, OMARI DOUGLAS. Director of Photography: MARK PATTEN (Eps 1, 2 & 3). 1st Assistant Director: MATT JENNINGS

5th December

Twelfth Night RSC (until Jan 18) – Starring: FREEMA AGYEMAN

Dalgliesh S3 on Channel 5 – Starring: ALLEGRA MARLAND, LIZ WHITE. Director: GEOFF SAX (episodes 1 and 2 Season 3). Co-writer: COLETTE KANE (eps 1 & 2)

Black Doves (Netflix) – Written by: JOE BARTON. Directed by: LISA GUNNING (Eps 4, 5 & 6). Starring: SAM TROUGHTON, ANDREW BUCHAN, SARAH LANCASHIRE, OMARI DOUGLAS. Director of Photography: MARK PATTEN (Eps 1, 2 & 3). 1st Assistant Director: MATT JENNINGS

6th December

Get Away, US Theatrical Release – Starring: NICK FROST, AISLING BEA and MAISIE AYRES

The End in Cinemas – Starring: LENNIE JAMES

10th December

Utopia, coming to digital platforms – Starring: CHARLOTTE VEGA

A Midsummer Nights Dream, Barbican Press Night – Starring: ANDREW RICHARDSON

11th December

Mufasa UK Premiere – Starring:  THANDIWE NEWTON, JULIET STEVENSON, LENNIE JAMES

The Little Foxes Press Night – Starring: JOHN LIGHT, ANNA MADELEY

12th December

Twelfth Night RSC press night – Starring: FREEMA AGYEMAN

14th December

OLIVER! at Gieldgud Theatre and PN 14 – Director and Choreographer: MATTHEW BOURNE

17th December

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Press Night – Starring: LENNIE JAMES

19th December

The Tempest Press Night – Starring: MASON ALEXANDER PARK 

20th December

The Brutalist USA release – Starring: GUY PEARCE, FELICITY JONES, JOE ALWYN, STACY MARTIN                                                                                                                                                                                        

23rd December

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special – Starring ANNA MADELEY, TONY PITTS, PATRICIA HODGE. Directed by: Andy Hay. Produced by YVONNE FRANCAS

25th December

Outnumbered Christmas Special – Starring:  HUGH DENNIS, CLAIRE SKINNER

Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special – Starring: JOANNA PAGE, JULIA DAVIS & RUSSELL TOVEY

31st December

A Christmas Carol (ish) , West End, final performance– Director: MATT PEOVER