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WIN! Tickets to see Charles Dickens’ The Haunting

Answer one easy question and you could be the winner of two tickets to see Charles Dickens’ The Haunting at the Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle on Monday 15 October, normal competition rules apply. The tickets will be awaiting for the winner at the box office just before the show.

The show is set in an ancient, crumbling mansion, where sheltering from the howling winds that tear across the surrounding desolate moorland, two men stumble across a dark and terrifying secret that will change their lives forever…

When a young book dealer, David Filde, is employed by a former associate of his uncle to catalogue an impressive library, he finds an incredible array of rare and antiquated books. But as a series of strange and unexplained events conspire to keep Filde from his work, he realises that if he is to convince his sceptical employer that the mysterious phenomena he is experiencing are real, they must journey together to the very edge of terror, and beyond, to discover the source of the ghostly night-time visitations…

David Robb is perhaps best known for playing Dr Clarkson in the award-winning ITV drama series Downton Abbey. His many other TV roles have seen him star in I Claudius, The Flame Trees of Thika and Monarch of the Glen. Films include the Academy award-winning drama Young Victoria and Elizabeth – The Golden Age. David’s theatre credits include productions of Hamlet and King Lear at the Almeida Theatre.

James Roache has featured in TV dramas including ITV’s Cold Blood and the feature Rise of the Footsoldier. His recent work includes a 20 episode story in Coronation Street as the deceptive rogue James Cunningham, on-screen grandson of Ken Barlow, who is played by his real life father William Roache. James will be making his stage debut in The Haunting.

To win the tickets answer the following question by email to northeast@whatsonstage.com at 5pm on 11 October.

Which ITV soap opera that usually starts at 7.30pm did James Roache appear in?

Please also include your full name, address and contact telephone number. You must be aged 18 or over to enter. The winner will be contacted shortly thereafter. Any entries received after this time will not be entered into the draw.

Good Luck!

This competition is to win one pair of tickets (which admits two adults aged 18 or over) for the performance on Monday 15 October at 19:30 at Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre. There are no alternative dates or shows available. The tickets are not transferable and come as a pair and will be available at the box office on 15 October. The competition does not include any refreshments before, during or after the performance. Transport and travel expenses are not included. The closing date for entries is 17:00 on Thursday 11 October. Any entries received after this time will not be entered into the draw.