Middle Child Panto: A Christmas Carol

Middle Child Panto are back at Social on Humber Street on Friday 18 December, this time taking A Christmas Carol into Victorian Hull. It's a homegrown Hull tradition that first went on the boards in 2011, always staged in the intimate surroundings of a converted warehouse on Humber Street with a cast of local actors, live music and plenty of audience participation. Each year the audience chooses a different story for the company to stage, and this time it's Ebenezer Scrooge's turn, with three festive ghoulies to help him along.

The show runs for around two hours and fifteen minutes, with a break after the first hour. It's performed twice in one night: first as a family show suitable for ages 4 and over, and then as a late-night version for 18s and over. The two use the same script, but the late-night one adds in more adult-only jokes and ad-libs; that version sold out in record time last year, so if you're after the late one, you'll want to move quickly.

The cast is led by Pattie Breadcake, with the whole thing built around local performers and live music. It's the same format as always, just a different story each year, and this time the Victorian streets of Hull provide the backdrop for Scrooge's change of heart.

For the family show, doors open at 4:15 PM and it starts at 5:00 PM, with advance tickets at £15.00, £18.00 and £21.50. The late-night show opens its doors at 8:15 PM and starts at 9:00 PM, with advance tickets at £19.00 and £22.50. Both are at Social, Humber Street, Hull, on 18 December.