We’ve been fortunate to book a couple of trips to the theatre over the Christmas holidays. Last weekend we went to Ally Pally to watch A Christmas Carol, and earlier this week we booked tickets for Elf the Musical.

Elf The Musical at the Aldwych Theatre

Based on the beloved 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, Elf is the funny and charming tale of Buddy, who mistakenly crawled into Santa’s bag as a baby and was raised as an elf! Way too tall and not so great at his job, Buddy is the North Pole’s biggest misfit… and knows he’ll never belong.

When Santa tells him the truth, Buddy heads to New York to find his birth father (who turns out to be quite high on the naughty list). After causing some merry mayhem in Manhattan, Buddy finally discovers the gift of family and falls in love. And when Santa’s sleigh crashes in Central Park, it’s Buddy who finds a way to save Christmas forever!

The festive favourite runs for a strictly limited 10-week season from 28th October 2025 to 3rd January 2026 at the Aldwych Theatre.

As fans of the film it’s perhaps no surprise we enjoyed the musical version. Although some of our favourite scenes from the film don’t appear in the musical, there were new scenes in the musical which told the story just as well.

The addition of snow was a nice touch, we had great seats and got covered once or twice! Altogether a fun, festive production, and a great family outing in London.