DUE to public demand, The Sixteen will be returning to The Anvil next year.

Following their sold-out performance yesterday, the popular choral ensemble will be back on December 4, 2019 for another special Christmas programme.

A feast of carols and seasonal music make this the perfect way to start your Christmas celebrations.

The Haymarket is celebrating the festive season with a great mix of shows.

For families with little ones, don’t forget Santa's Christmas Party comes to The Haymarket from tomorrow for three days.

This is a perfect show to introduce children to theatre. It is suitable for those aged two to seven, and stay after the show to meet Santa himself where every child will receive a special present.

The Haymarket is sure to get you in the party mood with three great shows. 80s Mania on

Wednesday 12 December is broader in its range of music than your widest shoulder pads!

The show will feature the music of 25 chart-topping pop stars including Duran Duran, Wham!, Madness, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper plus many more live on stage.

Expect a full night of nostalgia, with 150 costume changes, dual-screen video projection, the New Romantic Band and the 80s Mania dancers.

The West End hit show The Be Bop A Lula Christmas Hop comes to Basingstoke on Thursday, 13 December.

It features the music of five giants of rock 'n' roll - Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison - in a festive spectacular.

And almost sold out, don’t miss Abba Party Night on Saturday, 22 and Sunday, 23 December.

Dig out your platform boots and get ready to sing and dance the night away in a great party night featuring all your favourite hits, such as The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia, Money Money Money, and Waterloo.

And it wouldn’t be Christmas without a good ghost story to spook and scare!

Shivers, by Adam Z Robinson, is at The Haymarket on Wednesday, 19 December.

Set to the haunting sounds of the violin, three atmospheric tales of terror are told which will make your flesh creep.

Supernatural mysteries stir from the pages of The Book of Darkness and Light.

You feel a prickle on your neck. Your blood stills. A monstrous thing creeps in the shadows. Is it

all in your mind? A trick of the light? Or something far more sinister? One thing is for certain: these stories will give you shivers.

The show is suitable for those aged 14 and over.

For details of all the shows now on sale visit anvilarts.org.uk or call the Anvil Arts box office

on 01256 844244.