LIVE Radio Play: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol adapted by Bart Meehan

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol adapted by Bart Meehan

2026 has been swept up in the popularity and sheer joy of live radio theatre at The Mill. What began with The Dear Departed as part of the Upstageing Festival in March has grown into a series audiences have embraced, bringing actors, live foley, music and the craft of radio drama together in the room. With the support of Mojo Guitars, Groove Warehouse and Sidestage Productions, we’ve taken audiences from the family chaos of The Dear Departed to the riverbanks and Wild Wood of The Wind in the Willows, inviting them to watch an entire radio play being created in real time and experience the magic of building a world through sound.

And this December, we’re heading somewhere a little more haunted.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of the most enduring ghost stories in the English literary canon. First published in 1843, the story follows the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, whose bleak Christmas Eve is interrupted by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. Warned of three further visitations, Scrooge is taken through Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come confronting his regrets, his choices and the possibility of becoming someone different.

Now, this much-loved story comes to The Mill as a thrilling live radio play. Following the sold-out success of the previous productions, audiences will once again gather around the microphones as actors perform, foley artists create the sounds of Victorian London live, and the ghosts of Christmas emerge through sound, music and imagination.

Duration: 60 minutes approximately 

Audience suitability: Anyone who likes a laugh and the spirit of Christmas!

Cast & Crew

To be announced

TICKETS 

General admission tickets are $40 exclusive of GST and Humanitix booking fees. In 2026 The Mill had to increase tickets by passing on GST to patrons (we are very sorry to do this but the BAS payments are rotten!) 

Concession tickets for Full-Time Students, Health Care or Pension Card holders are $35 exclusive of GST and Humanitix booking fees.

Mill Subscribers get tickets at reduced prices. You can subscribe here for the same deal! 

Tickets are fully transferable up to one day before the event only. No refunds are available.

Tickets are for entry only and are available online until one hour before the show. From that point, box office tickets in person are available for purchase. 

The information below goes into a lot of detail but if you have further questions, please email us at hello@milltheatreatdairyroad.com. A small team can see that inbox and we respond very quickly. The Mill is a very quirky space and we want to welcome you!

SEATING & ACCESS

• All tickets are general admission and no seats are reserved so the earlier you arrive, the better position you will have. If you have any access needs and require reserved seating you must email us before the show please hello@milltheatreatdairyroad.com

• Seating is on one side only for this production.

• The venue is fully accessible for wheelchairs with a ramp from the P3 parking spot and same level access from entry into building 3.3 into the theatre all the way to the accessible seating positions inside the Mill. We have two wheelchair seating positions both with very different views. Please contact us at hello@milltheatreatdairyroad.com so we can talk through the options, including adding companion card tickets. All accessible bookings will be reserved.

• Every seat in the house has a great view, and a different view. Patrons walk through the set to find your seats, adding to the intimacy of the space. This means, late arrivals or patrons who leave the theatre before intermission or the end will NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE THEATRE.
  



ARRIVAL & PROTOCOLS

ENTERING

• Please head to the Box Office on arrival. You really must do this please. If you have already purchased a ticket, the Front of House team checks off the name of every booked attendee. Please do not try to walk directly into the theatre.

• If you haven’t purchased a ticket, you can get one onsite an hour before show time. However, it is a very small theatre and we have started selling out and we do not hold any seats. 

• The doors open approximately 15 minutes before show time. The Front of House team will let you know when you can enter.

LOCK OUT

• Due to the unique layout of the venue, the audience walks through the stage to take their seats. This means we cannot accommodate anyone slipping in late for the beginning of the show or for the return after intermission. This also means, if you need to leave during the show, we cannot allow you back in. If patrons are rude or resistant about this fact then it makes for both an unsafe and unpleasant time for everyone. Please think about this before you book and before you arrive. 

• The Front of House team rings a bell and counts the audience to ensure you won’t miss out but please don’t tempt fate otherwise you will be locked out and we cannot let you in. We even call any audience who might be running late to make sure you won’t miss the show! 

LOCATION

The Mill Theatre is in Building 3.3, the Screencraft and KeepCo building which is a short walk from Capital Brewing. There are two easy ways to approach the Theatre:

PARK in P3 at the back of the precinct. From there you will see building 3.3 which has a large Screencraft sign. The public entrance is just up from that sign (not underneath it!). Once inside, walk about 5 metres and the theatre is to the right, next to Mojo Guitars.

WALK from Capital Brewing or the Less sculpture into the KeepCo building, pass Ramen Daddy and at the end of the corridor we are on the left. 

PARKING

All parking in the precinct is free with several accessible parking spots in all the parking locations. The best spot to park is P3 at the back of the precinct. If you park elsewhere please be warned that signage and way-finding around the precinct is extremely difficult. Arrive in plenty of time to possibly get lost, possibly be in a bad mood, and remedy that with a drink at our bar before enjoying a smashing show!