Nigel and Louise's Basement Grotto

This summer Nigel and Louise found an Elf eating a cheese sandwich in the basement of Shoreditch Town Hall. He was on a break from Father Christmas's toy workshop in The North Pole and thought he would come to London for lunch.

He showed them the secret magic portal he uses to travel between London and work and said they can use it to visit Father Christmas in the North Pole whenever they want and bring whoever they like along with them.

How exciting!

If you want to go to The North Pole and meet Father Christmas, The Elf says the portal is open from 10.30am until 5.30pm and anyone is welcome, especially children.

On Friday and Saturday nights Nigel and Louise will open the portal up for grown-ups to explore Christmas too, with guest curators including Christopher Brett-Bailey and Rob Salmon.

Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari of shunt and the shunt lounge, create their new Christmas adventure for families, following the ‘incredible and amazing’ Sleepover; the exciting Stander bank robbery show and the ‘wonderful’ Festival of Adventures.

Each Child Ticket includes up to TWO free adult tickets only. Entry will not be granted to any child who is not supervised by an adult over the age of 18. Entry can only be granted to the number of children and adults specified on ticket purchase. Discount available for Hackney residents. Postcode checks will be conducted in advance of the event.