Scrooge gets a hip-hop spin and the RSC does the BFG: 20 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas

From musical versions of Pinocchio, Treasure Island and Sherlock Holmes to a comedy about banana-loving beach-dwellers … dive into our selection box of festive theatre

Sadler’s Wells East, London, 26 November to 4 January
Choreographer Dannielle Rhimes Lecointe gives a hip-hop makeover to A Christmas Carol with a family-friendly yarn about a fashion designer who cancels Christmas to concentrate on her career. Presenting a united festive front, Sadler’s Wells is also bringing back The Snowman, The Red Shoes and The Little Match Girl.