The Woman in Black

Synopsis

Fog and creepily haunted houses, supernatural happenings, sea mists and dark stormy nights, lonely funerals and creaking attic doors, all combine in this gripping adaptation of Susan Hill's tense and thrilling story to create a play that taps our primal fears. A grieving lawyer believes a curse has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of the woman in black. In an attempt to exorcise the spirit he engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his story. His plan begins innocently enough, but as the border between reality and fantasy blur, the horror starts and the flesh begins to creep..

Our Review:

15 February 2010

With pale faces and shallow breaths friends have described The Woman in Black to me. Stepping foot inside the packed auditorium it was clear I was not alone. The room pulsed with excitement, hundreds of spectators hungry for horror.

The plot narrowly avoids descending into the typical Victorian, haunted mansion, creepy children category through the genius of its structure. Everything happening within the play is an event from the past, experienced by the elderly gentleman, Mr Kipps (Robert Demeger) who after decades burdened by his fear, decides to relay his story. Kipps, a delightfully doddering character, is aided by the exuberant Actor (Peter Bramhill). The Actor takes on the role of Kipps’ younger self whilst Kipps sets out to play every other character. The Actor and Kipps set off to re-enact the horrific happenings inside the deserted house of Kipps’ late client, Alice Drablow, complete with rolling fogs and haunted rocking chairs. ...

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