Christmas Letters You'll Never Send

What would you say if you knew you never had to send it?

This Christmas, Letters You’ll Never Send returns to Margate for a very special festive edition at Turner Contemporary.

Built entirely around real, anonymous letters submitted by members of the public, the show gives a voice to the things we think, feel and carry with us, but for whatever reason can never quite say.

A love letter. A confession. A thank you. A furious rant. A goodbye you never got to say. A letter to someone you’ve lost, an ex you definitely shouldn’t text, the relative who ruined Christmas, your younger self, or even Father Christmas himself.

Performed live by an ensemble of actors, the letters move from the hilarious and outrageous to the tender and heart-breaking. The performers don’t know exactly what the night will hold until the letters are brought to life, meaning no two performances can ever be the same.

And at Christmas, there’s even more left unsaid.

It’s a season of family, nostalgia and celebration, but also of complicated relationships, empty chairs, old memories, ridiculous traditions, people we miss and people we’d quite happily never spend another Christmas with.

So whether your letter is full of love, grief, rage, regret, gratitude, joy–or something completely unprintable, we want to hear it.

Submit your letter anonymously before the show and it could become part of the performance.

Real letters. Real people. A night like no other.