Elf The Musical is coming to Manchester's AO Arena this Christmas

The much-loved festive blockbuster Elf is being brought to life as a 'spectacular' arena show in Manchester this Christmas.

After sell out arena tours in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Elf The Musical, the Arena Spectacular, is bringing Buddy and his friends to Manchester’s AO arena on two dates - December 23 and 24 - with only limited tickets remaining for three shows.

The production, presented by World’s Biggest Panto, will feature Santa’s 'magical' flying sleigh, an audience snowball fight, an indoor snowstorm, a giant candy cane journey from the North Pole and breath-taking aerial cirque stars.

There'll be a mobile stage that travels the auditorium, ensuring everyone gets a close-up view of the action, as well as film backdrops on a huge LED screen and giant TV screens, like you'd get at a concert, so that audiences don’t miss any of the spectacle.

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The story, which follows the tale of Buddy the Elf searching for his dad in New York, promises to be 'hilariously recreated' by a large cast of performers into the biggest live Christmas show in the UK. The festive spectacular will feature West End star Steven Serlin stepping back into the big floppy shoes of Will Ferrell as he reprised his acclaimed performance as Buddy the Elf.

The cast also features Birds Of A Feather favourite and comedy actor Charlie Quirke as Buddy’s New York pal, Charlotte Dalton as Buddy’s love interest, Jovie, and Barry Bloxham as Buddy’s long suffering dad.

With a book by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers and Hairspray) and original score of