Christmas comes early to Hailsham... and it's already going wrong

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The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society presents: A Christmas Carol

Scrooge is at the door… and he’s not exactly feeling festive. | Hailsham Theatres

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Summerheath Hall, 17–19 September 2026

Christmas is coming to Summerheath Hall.

Scrooge has seen a ghost | Hailsham Theatres

Unfortunately, so are the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society.

This September, Hailsham Theatres invites audiences to witness what happens when a group of enthusiastic amateur thespians decide to tackle one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told — Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

What could possibly go wrong?

Pretty much everything.

Christmas cheer? Not on his watch. | Hailsham Theatres

There are ghosts. There are costumes. There are special effects. There is a Christmas tree. There are props that were definitely working at rehearsal.

And, inevitably, there are members of the cast who have completely misunderstood which scene they are supposed to be in.

As the well-meaning ladies of Farndale battle their way through Dickens’ timeless tale, audiences can expect missed cues, questionable acting choices, unexpected entrances and exits, technical disasters and enough festive mayhem to make Ebenezer Scrooge wish he had stayed in bed.

At the centre of it all is Scrooge — although quite how long he remains at the centre is anyone’s guess.