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Christmas at the Movies: Elf (PG)
2025-12-19 17:15 - 18:45 (Europe/London) | Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Jennet Tree Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TY
Join us for something that’s become a festive tradition; feelgood Christmas cinema in the most stunning of venues, Callow Great Hall, a former nunnery at the lovely Stanbrook Abbey Hotel near Worcester.
Meet the unforgettable Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) as he discovers his true origins and embarks on a hilarious and heartwarming journey from the North Pole to find his father in New York City.
Packed with laughs, adventure and great characters, this festive classic is the perfect start to your Christmas celebrations!
Tickets are available to book online.

Jack & The Beanstalk Pantomime
2025-12-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-20 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-21 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Malvern Theatres, WR14 3HB
Martin Dodd for UK Productions presents Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Tom Lister and Mark James. This year’s panto is bigger, bolder and more bonkers than ever!
Tom, known to millions for his role as the villainous Carl King in Emmerdale, will take on the iconic role of Fleshcreep, bringing his larger-than-life presence and wicked sense of humour to the stage. Alongside him, Mark James, the comedy legend and Malvern panto favourite, returns as Silly Billy to ensure audiences are treated to the perfect blend of slapstick comedy and festive fun.
When a dastardly henchman kidnaps a cow and a princess from the struggling town of Boggy Bottom, young Jack sets off on the adventure of a lifetime. With the help of a feisty fairy, a kind-hearted king, and a very large magical plant, Jack discovers that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
Suitable for all ages, this is the ideal festive treat for families, friends, and anyone ready to enjoy the magic of Christmas.
Don’t miss out – book your tickets now for the show that will have everyone talking!
Show times
Thursday 11 December 2025, 7pm
Friday 12 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Saturday 13 December 2025, 2.30pm & 7pm
Sunday 14 December 2025, 1pm & 5pm
Monday 15 December 2025, 10.15am & 6pm
Tuesday 16 December 2025, 10.15am & 6pm
Wednesday 17 December 2025, 1pm (Audio Described) & 6pm
Thursday 18 December 2025 – No performances
Friday 19 December 2025, 10.15am & 6pm
Saturday 20 December 2025, 2.30pm & 7pm
Sunday 21 December 2025, 1pm & 5pm (BSL)
Monday 22 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Tuesday 23 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Wednesday 24 December 2025, 1pm & 5pm
Thursday 25 December 2025 – No performances
Friday 26 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Saturday 27 December 2025, 2.30pm & 7pm
Sunday 28 December 2025, 1pm & 5pm
Monday 29 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Tuesday 30 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Wednesday 31 December 2025, 1pm & 5pm
Thursday 1 January 2026 – No performances
Friday 2 January 2026, 10.30am (Relaxed) & 2.30pm
Saturday 3 January 2026, 2.30pm & 7pm
Sunday 4 January 2026, 1pm & 5pm

Dick Whittington and His Musical Cat
2025-12-19 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Regal Tenbury Wells, 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells WR15 8AE
COMING TO THE REGAL FOR CHRSTMAS! Dick Whittington and His Musical Cat
11–31 December 2025
The purr-fect adventure from Teme to Thames paved with gold!
Professional Pantomime; brought to you from the creative team behind last year’s hit CinderElla, pantomime at The Regal. This year’s production is directed by Chris Garner, with musical direction by Richard Fox, and a script by writer Andrew Pollard.

Star Candles with Linda Tolchard and Tim Sidford
2025-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Elmslie House, WR14 3AG
Linda Tolchard (soprano) and Tim Sidford (piano) invite you to join them and unite in the spirit of this beautiful season through music, the music of Christmas.
Come and sit a while, contemplate, be still, listen and lend your voices here and there but above all connect and enjoy.
Doors open at 6.30pm, ahead of a 7pm start.
Tickets will be available on the door.

Christmas at the Movies: The Holiday (12A)
2025-12-19 20:15 - 22:30 | Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Jennet Tree Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TY
Join us for our favourite festive treat; feelgood Christmas cinema in the most stunning of venues, Callow Great Hall, a former nunnery at the lovely Stanbrook Abbey Hotel near Worcester.
Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Jude Law star in The Holiday, a funny, heart-warming, classic tale of transatlantic love, laughs and adventure at Christmas. Enjoy the movie on our big screen, surrounded by twinkling lights and fir trees, with lashings of mulled wine, inside this atmospheric historic chapel.
Tickets are available to book online.

Meet Father Christmas at The Firs – A Magical Christmas Adventure!
2025-12-20, 2025-12-21, 2025-12-22 | The Firs, Elgar's Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, WR2 6RH
Enter a very special winter wonderland at The Firs on selected dates in December 2025. Here at Elgar’s Birthplace, twinkling lights, festive cheer, and the magic of Christmas await! Father Christmas is planning a festive stop at our beautiful cottage, and he’ll be joined his jolliest elves who are coming along to add to the fun.
What’s in store for your festive visit?
• A Heart-warming Visit to Father Christmas – Share your Christmas wishes in the cosy cottage and be treated to a special gift from Father Christmas himself.
• Help in the North Pole Sorting Office – Sort letters and parcels ready for their long journeys around the world.
• Write Your Letter to Father Christmas – Craft your perfect Christmas list at the letter-writing station and post it in our speedy delivery post box.
• Get Crafty in the Elf Workshop – Create your own Christmas decoration to take home and display.
• Reindeer search in the Gardens – Father Christmas’s reindeer are missing – can you find them all?
• Snap a Photo in the Sleigh – Climb aboard Father Christmas’s sleigh and capture a magical memory.
• Festive Treats at Little Al’s Café – Warm up with hot drinks, light lunches, and seasonal goodies from 10am – 4.30pm.
Dates
Father Christmas is at The Firs on 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 December 2025
Tickets
£20 per child (includes up to two accompanying adults) – booking is essential (please note you are booking the time to see Father Christmas)
Opening hours
The Firs will be open from 9.45am until 5pm, so arrive early or stay after your visit to Father Christmas to enjoy all the festive activities in the visitor centre and gardens

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)
2025-12-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Malvern Theatres, WR14 3HB
Based on the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas sees the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decide to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville.
Reluctantly joined by his hapless canine companion, Max, the Grinch descends from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).
Certificate: PG
Running time: 1hr 44mins
R Relaxed Screening: Saturday 20 December at 11am
Show times
Please note: Film starts at advertised time
Saturday 20 December 2025 at 11.30am (Relaxed Screening)
Tuesday 23 December 2025 at 3pm

Christmas with the Jenny Lind Singers
2025-12-20 15:00 - 16:30 | Great Malvern Priory, WR14 2AY
The Jenny Lind Singers are delighted to be back at Great Malvern Priory for their annual Christmas concert.
Alongside Benjamin Britten’s iconic Ceremony of Carols with harp accompaniment, the concert will feature carols from around Europe, including Jenny Lind’s native Sweden, where the festival of Santa Lucia forms an important part of the culture. The singers will also perform modern arrangements of traditional carols.
Admission to the concert is free; donations will be welcomed at the end.

Christmas Karma (12A)
2025-12-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Malvern Theatres, WR14 3HB
From visionary British director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded By The Light), Christmas Karma sees one of English literature’s greatest novels – Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol – transformed into a joyous, colourful, feel-good Christmas musical that celebrates modern-day London and all of its communities and cultures.
Told from Chadha’s unique point of view and in her own distinctive style, the film resonates with Dickens’s masterful statement on the human condition, exploring themes of prejudice, acceptance, reconciliation, identity and belonging. Inspired by Frank Capra’s timeless It’s A Wonderful Life, Christmas Karma is a festive British classic for our times, and for generations to come, which promotes a strong message to be kind, choose love and celebrate the present.
Starring Kunal Nayyar, Eva Longoria, Billy Porter, Boy George, Danny Dyer, Leo Suter, Pixie Lott, Charithra Chandran and Hugh Bonneville, and featuring music from Gary Barlow, Nitin Sawhney, Shaznay Lewis, Ben Cullum, Panjabi MC, Jassi Sidhu and Malkit Singh, the film has an eclectic soundtrack influenced by gospel, bhangra, carols, rap and classic pop songs. You will not be able to sit still!
Certificate: 12A
Running time: 1hr 58mins
Show times
Please note: Film starts at advertised time
Saturday 20 December 2025 at 4pm
Monday 22 December 2025 at 3pm

Tenbury Christmas Tractor Run
2025-12-20 17:00 - 17:30 | Tenbury Wells Town Centre, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AE
Head to Tenbury Wells to see up to seventy tractors, all dressed for Christmas, driving through the town.
Arrive early to enjoy lunch in one of Tenbury’s excellent cafes or pubs and browse the range of independent shops for last-minute gifts or treats for yourself.

The Hills Singers: Christmas Wassail
2025-12-20 17:00 - 18:00 | The Lyttelton Well Hall, 6 Church Street, Malvern, WR14 2AY
The Hills Singers, directed by Carol Green, present Christmas Wassail.
As Christmas approaches, enjoy a warm spiced drink and mince pies, listening to carols old and new.
Admission is free, with a retiring collection in aid of Maggs Day Centre in Malvern.

Rapturous Delight: After-Dark
2025-12-20 17:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-21 17:00 - 22:00 | Croome Park, High Green, Worcester, Worcs, WR8 9DW
Follow the illuminated pathways down to Croome Court and delight in the new twinkling installations along the way.
Once inside, become immersed in the enchanting projections, evocative sounds and charming stories of Rapturous Delight in the Long Gallery, a special sensory experience created by digital arts, music and theatre company Leo & Hyde.
Useful information:
– Gates open at 5pm, with the first time slot starting at 5.30pm. Please arrive during your designated time slot.
– Last entry at 8.30pm. Gates close at 10pm.
– Booking is essential. Event ticket applies to all visitors, including National Trust members. Under 3s are free, however they still require an event ticket.
– Croome will be closed from 4pm to 5pm while we set up for the evening sessions and all daytime visitors who wish to attend the evening event need to leave the property at 4pm and return during their 30-minute ticketed time slot.
– This event features flashing lights, strobe effects, and loud music that may not be suitable for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy or sensitivities to intense sound. Please consider these factors when choosing to attend or get in touch with our team for more information.
Prices – various options available please see website for details.

Christmas at the Movies: The Polar Express (U)
2025-12-20 17:15 - 18:45 | Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Jennet Tree Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TY
Join us for our favourite festive treat; feelgood Christmas family cinema in the most stunning of venues, Callow Great Hall, a former nunnery at the lovely Stanbrook Abbey Hotel near Worcester.
Get ready for a festive adventure on the spectacular Polar Express. Join the brilliant Tom Hanks and visionary director Robert Zemeckis as they tell the tale of a boy who jumps on a magical train bound for the North Pole to rekindle the magic of Christmas.
Ride the rails like a rollercoaster, slide across ice fields and witness dancing waiters serving up hot chocolate en route to meeting the big man himself, Santa Claus. It’s time to believe all over again; all aboard!
Tickets are available to book online.

Saturnalia at Elmslie House (Annual Charity Concert)
2025-12-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Elmslie House, WR14 3AG
Come along to Elmslie House for an evening of exceptionally good music with Birdbrother and the Kitchen Island Band – all in aid of Malvern Hills Foodbank.
Doors and bar open at 7.30pm, with music from 8pm.
Tickets: £10 cash on the door (no pre-booking required – just turn up)

Christmas at the Movies: Love Actually (15)
2025-12-20 20:15 - 22:30 | Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Jennet Tree Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TY
Join us for our favourite festive treat; feelgood Christmas cinema in the most stunning of venues, Callow Great Hall, a former nunnery at the lovely Stanbrook Abbey Hotel near Worcester.
We’re thrilled to present the romantic Yuletide classic Love Actually. We’ll be bringing loads of festive cheer with Richard Curtis’ heartwarming rom-com on our big screen, surrounded by twinkling lights and fir trees, with lashings of mulled wine.. Love truly is all around!
Ticket are available to book online.

Christmas Carol Service
2025-12-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Holy Trinity Church, North Malvern Road, Malvern, WR14 4LR
A service of Nine Lessons and Carols, followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Home Alone (PG)
2025-12-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Malvern Theatres, WR14 3HB
All Kevin McCallister wants for Christmas is for his family to disappear. So when he wakes to discover that they have inadvertently left him behind when departing for their Christmas trip and that his wish has come true, he does what any child in his position would do – he parties!
But when he discovers that two burglars with a Christmas list of their own are working their way up the block, he is compelled to defend the family home on his own and starts decking the halls with ingenious traps to hold the thieves at bay until his relatives return home.
Certificate: PG
Running time: 1hr 43mins
Show times
Please note: Film starts at advertised time
Sunday 21 December 2025 at 2pm
Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 2.15pm

The Mince Pie Mouse
2025-12-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Malvern Theatres, WR14 3HB
Our Star Theatre Company presents The Mince Pie Mouse by Zoe Hutton.
It’s a cosy and snowy Christmas Eve, and Father Christmas is out delivering presents to children around the world…
Meanwhile, Father Christmas’ playful pets, Cat and Mouse, are watching the clock when they come up with a bright idea! What better treat to eat than a perfectly baked mince pie for when Father Christmas gets back from his tiring trip? But there’s just one problem…they don’t have a clue what to do!
We join the troublesome pair as they look for the perfect method, creating lots of mischief and mess along the way! Will they work out the missing ingredient? What happens when they learn that working together is always better?!
A super sensory festive tale for little people (ages 2 and above) and their grown ups.
Running time: 55 minutes (no interval)
Show times
Monday 22 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Tuesday 23 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Wednesday 24 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Friday 26 December 2025, 2pm
Saturday 27 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Sunday 28 December 2025, 2pm
Monday 29 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Tuesday 30 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Wednesday 31 December 2025, 11am & 2pm
Friday 2 January 2026, 2pm
Saturday 3 January 2026, 11am & 2pm
Sunday 4 January 2026, 2pm
