The Bridgewater Hall is offering audiences a new Christmas tradition, breaking out the carols, Christmas jumpers and a live orchestra for some communal festive cheer. 

A Christmas Carol the Musical takes a trip down memory lane, highlighting the good, the bad and the ugly of one of the nation's favourite curmudgeons. 

Trumpeting community and compassion, Come From Away is a layered, people-powered production that morphs the tragedy of September 11 into a remarkably uplifting musical.