Theatre & Tonic’s Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide For Theatre Lovers
Need help finding the right gift for a theatre lover this Christmas? We’ve got you covered. As the holiday season approaches, it’s the perfect time to get organised. Whether they’re passionate about the stage, musicals, or the magic of the theatre, our curated selection of gifts will bring joy and excitement to their festive season.
We’ve compiled a gift guide for theatre lovers using a selection of businesses; including independent small businesses to help you discover the perfect present to make your Christmas extra special.
Theatre Arts and Crafts
These Musical Theatre pencils are the perfect Christmas gift for any fan of the musical. Perfect for anyone in your life, a great stocking filler and a Secret Santa gift under £10 too.
Whether you want to decorate your scrapbook, or customise your laptop - stickers are the perfect way to add some personality. Via Redbubble, multiple independent businesses have created beautiful musical-inspired stickers for every possible show you could imagine!
The Theatre Passport
The Theatre Passport - a unique scrapbook designed to resemble a passport, and perfect for capturing the magic of all of your trips to the theatre. Fill the pages however you wish with dedicated pages for ticket stubs, photos, and personal notes. Start your theatrical journey today and transform your memories into a beautifully curated keepsake!
A colouring book inspired by musical theatre shows from Letters To July. Contains 21 floral-and-phrase designs, bring your creative side to life with this brilliant gift idea. There are two volumes to choose from so you’ll be kept nice and busy during the festive period.
If your loved one enjoys getting creative then Amelia Stitches has you covered. Her theatre and pop culture-inspired embroidery kits, patterns, pieces and more will provide a lovely calming activity on Boxing Day for those days before the New Year when you forget what day of the week it is! Our favourites include their Amelie, Hamilton and Heather’s floral kits.
Use this brilliant scratch off poster as a bucket list to see 100 musical shows on Broadway, in the West End tour or on tour. The poster combines a mix of traditional and contemporary musical shows including SIX, Billy Eliott and Les Miserables.
Theatre Gifts for the Home
A West End performer himself, Peter Hannah used the pandemic period to begin creating gorgeous prints of London’s Theatres. It’s a great way of marking one of your favourite theatre trips of the year or even as a gift of what trip is coming up.
Designed, sketched, painted and refined - bring the West End into your home with this print featuring watercolour illustrations of 45 theatres. Eve, a trained professional performer has poured her heart and soul into creating the ‘West End Map’ print with some additions of excitement and happy memories the area has brought for her. If you also love being organised with the use of a physical calendar then her ‘2025 Theatre Calendar’ is perfect.
The Playhouse Arthouse sells digital theatre prints of beloved West End venues housing your favourite shows. With products of all sizes and price points, you can find gifts for all occasions. The artist, Libby, is always expanding her range and adding more and more theatres to her repertoire so keep an eye out for your favourite show.
Beautifully printed musical quotes which have focused on celebrating inspirational moments from musicals like Hamilton and Wicked. These prints are the perfect present to brighten anyone’s day.
Although we love the West End, why not celebrate regional theatres in your home with this print. CressidaCards’ print features over 140 illustrations of theatres from around the UK, including Bristol Old Vic, Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome.
The Music & The Mirror are a small stagey business who specialise in home decor and gifting. They have a range of products like wall mirrors, bookmarks, and some Christmas-specific things too! However their hugely popular product is their range of baubles which will look amazing on any Christmas tree!
Theatre Mugs and Cups
Mugs and cups are a handy present to give to a fan of any age. Here are a few of our favourites on offer: Drama Queen Mug, Tea and Musicals Mug, Musical Theatre Starbucks inspired cup, Hamilton Shot Glass and Drama Mug.
Theatre Books
Break an Egg: The Broadway Cookbook
The perfect night out to combine your dinner and a show can now be recreated at home with this musical-inspired cookbook. With a range of recipes from beloved shows from the past 90 years, there’s bound to be something for every.
Drama critic Michael Coveney has created a wonderful book which takes you on a tour of more than 50 theatres that make the London stage what it is. Holding a mix of stories of the architecture, the people and the productions which have defined each one, paired with photographs by Peter Dazeley of the auditoriums, public and backstage areas, this illustrated overview of London's theatres is a book for any true theatre fan.
The Theatre Is My Happy Place Journal
Become your very own personal reviewer with this handy pocket sized journal. With space for up to 50 shows, it’s the perfect way to keep a log of your theatre trips, with all your likes/dislikes and favourite numbers, as well as give each your own star rating. Perfect to use alongside the stickers and pencils from the arts and crafts section above too!
Death on the Pier - Jamie West
This theatrical murder mystery is set to make any stagey reader's day. Written by Jamie West, a performer himself, his debut novel is set in The Palace Pier Theatre - a theatre now lost, but reimagined for a new audience. Perfect for anyone who loves a classic whodunnit, whilst also being on brand.
Keep track of your reading with a Musical Theatre bookmark, beautifully designed by Printicole. Some of the designs available include Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Phantom of the Opera and Waitress.
Theatre Clothing and Accessories
We all love a bit of merchandise from a show, and Border Rose Designs offers hand-embroidered sweatshirts inspired by your favourite shows. Ranging from contemporary hits like Newsies, to classics such as Les Miserables, there’s guaranteed to be one for everyone in the family.
Beautifully hand embroidered Theatre patches would make the perfect stocking filler for any theatre fan. Sewn onto a denim jacket or a tote bag, Theatre and Thread’s beautiful patches can make anything a stagey keepsake.
Created in 2021, to find a new way to express their passion for theatre - Catherine has created beautiful stagey apparel, tote bags and stationary. We love the ‘I’d Rather Be At The Theatre’ sweatshirt she has available at her store.
Tis’ the season for Christmas jumpers, so why not glitzy-fy yours this year with these amazing stagey jumpers from SewStagey. The perfect festive gift.
Rebranded from Scrunchies4Theatre in 2023, StagecraftCreations creates handmade Musical Theatre Themed scrunchies and Keyrings among other products with new releases monthly! These Scrunchies and Keyrings are the perfect stocking stuffer for any theatre lover.
Musical Theatre Pin Badges
If you’re anything like us, there’s nothing like a musical theatre pin badge. You can either add them to your favourite jacket to wear out, your rucksack, or even just add them to a pin badge display. What’s even better is that there are so many to choose from! We love the ones from The Stagey Couple, Musical Theatre Pins and One Show More!
Theatre Subscriptions and Experiences
Backstage Tours
The perfect gift for a theatre lover is the chance to step behind the scenes with a backstage tour. Many regional theatres offer them, so it’s worth checking your local venue, but our top picks include the tours at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Lyceum Theatre and the iconic surroundings of The Globe. For a unique twist, consider the London Musical Walking Tour by Silent Disco—a fun and immersive way to explore the West End!
Nick Hern Books Playscript Subscription
Keep up to date with the most exciting contemporary plays from today’s top writers with the Nick Hern Books Playscript Subscriptions. You can get your hands on a 6-month or 12-month subscription, starting from £60.
We all know how tricky it can be to get to see every show we want to; whether that be due to travel or cost - so why not give the gift of theatre at home this Christmas. National Theatre at Home can be bought as a monthly or annual subscription, enabling any theatre fan the ability to stream amazing productions from the comfort of their own home. Front row seats for a fraction of the price!
Theatre Ticket Ideas
As special as theatre tickets are as a present, they can be hard to present to someone. This small brand creates lovely personalised theatre tickets for you to make the gift even more special for someone to open over Christmas. It also adds as a wonderful keepsake.
We’re always looking for ways to store our overwhelming amount of theatre tickets so this storage album is perfect! The album which holds 40 tickets is a great alternative to those who don’t want to use a journal with clear pockets inside to safely store your tickets.
Theatre Games
100 Songs Every Theatre Nerd Should Know - Ultimate Musical Theatre Card Game
A Theatre card game for Musical Theatre fans? That’s right! Songs in the pack come from classic Broadway and West End musicals. One for future dinner parties and get-togethers with your fellow musical friends!
Enjoy playing your favourite card game with these musical theatre-themed cards (including 2x jokes). Printed with digitally drawn musical playbills.
Don’t forget that one of the greatest gifts we can offer as theatre lovers is our unwavering passion and support for it. So whether you purchase a gift by using our guide, also think about supporting your local regional theatre by making a contribution to any work they are doing for their community during the festive period. You can also continue to simply have conversations about why theatre is important.
If you are interested in adding anything to our Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Theatre Lovers - drop us an email to theatreandtonic@gmail.com.
