- Social
- Arts & Culture
- Manchester
- 2 December 2026
A magical evening of festive music and words with Figgy Pudding
Christmas Social with the Figgy Pudding Four | Festive Entertainment & Buffet
2 December 2026
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Manchester M2 1NL
Cross Street Chapel
Cross Street,
Manchester M2 1NL
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£20 Members only
Wheelchair accessible
Overview
The Figgy Pudding four are back with Manchester Lit and Phil for another helping of Christmas music, poetry, readings and other festive finery.
Prepare to be transported into the mystery and magic of Christmas with an all new programme including ancient and modern, the familiar and obscure.
Original writings from wordsmith and actress Kate Millward; solos and duets with singers Julia Morley and Jill Taylor; and effervescent sparkle of the very talented pianist Claire Dunham.
A buffet will be included in the ticket price and served after the entertainment in the Percival Suite.
Booking is essential.
Accessibility Information
The venue is wheelchair accessible with an accessible toilet on the ground floor. Please contact us regarding any specific accessibility requirements you may have by emailing events@manlitphil.ac.uk
The Figgy Pudding Collective
Claire Dunham (pianist) is an accompanist, chamber musician, piano teacher and adjudicator. She enjoys performing and recording with Intriplicate (flute/oboe/piano trio), Voci Dolci, and the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain. She has appeared on BBC Radio 3 and ITV and performs nationally in venues from St Martin-in-the-Fields to the Bridgewater Hall.
Kate Millward (actor/narrator) has narrated her original stories and poetry in a variety of stately homes and theatre venues, including presenting The Northern Chamber Orchestra’s Christmas concerts at Tatton Hall in Cheshire. Kate also works as a freelance actor in television and corporate training. She is currently lecturing at Salford University on their Theatre degree.
Julia Morley (soprano) Julia’s opera roles include Belinda in Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’, and solo oratorio performances include Handel’s Messiah, Mozart Requiem, Rutter’s Requiem and Haydn’s Nelson Mass with Holmfirth Choral Society, Huddersfield Choral Society and Harrogate Choral Society.
Jill Taylor (mezzo soprano) is a regular guest soloist with northern choirs and operatic societies performing works including Durufle and Faure requiems, Handel’s Messiah, Verdi Requiem, Vaughan Williams “Sea Symphony”, Mozart C Minor mass, Bach B Minor Mass, Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius and Elgar’s Music Makers.