There are possibly no four words more chilling to the avid theatre-goer than The Woman in Black. Having taken the West End by storm, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's classic ghost story is now haunting theatres around the UK on its tour, after celebrating its thirtieth birthday this year.
PW Productions have announced a UK Tour of Susan Hill's THE WOMAN IN BLACK, opening at Blackpool Grand Theatre on Wednesday 11 September 2019. The show will then visit Cheltenham Everyman, Southampton Nuffield Theatre, Northampton Royal & Derngate, Sheffield Lyceum, The Orchard Dartford, Stoke Regent, York Theatre Royal, Darlington Hippodrome, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Southend Place Theatre, Curve Leicester, Liverpool Playhouse, King's Theatre Southsea, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Princess Theatre Torquay, Crewe Lyceum, Oxford Playhouse, Billingham Forum, Hull New Theatre, King's Theatre Edinburgh, Churchill Theatre Bromley, Nottingham Theatre Royal and Malvern Theatres. Full tour listings below and further dates to be announced.
WOMAN IN BLACK opened at the Seattle Repertory Theater on March 4 and is running through March 24, 2019.
As Susan Hill's THE WOMAN IN BLACK at The Fortune Theatre, London prepares to celebrate its 30th Anniversary in the West End in June 2019, PW Productions are delighted to announce that from Tuesday 19 March 2019 the show will star Stuart Fox as 'Arthur Kipps' and Matthew Spencer as 'The Actor'.
Are you in the mood for a good scare? A creepy tale that will stay with you all the way home and make you turn on every light once you get there. No? Then you'd better stay away from the Seattle Rep and their current production of "The Woman in Black" on tour from London. Sure, this production has plenty of giggles and lighter moments but there's also a severe creep factor and several moments to make you jump out of your chair.
Over eight million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most successful theatrical horror events ever staged - and it's coming to shock Seattle next month. In the village of Crythin Gifford, the wind howls across the moors and fog creeps mysteriously around the town spires. At the edge of the village's cemetery, young lawyer Arthur Kipps glimpses the figure of a woman, garbed all in black, and is drawn into Crythin's cursed and haunted history. Susan Hill's gothic ghost story, The Woman In Black, comes to spine- tingling life in this cunning stage adaptation by Stephen Mallatratt that has left London's West End theatre-goers enthralled for more than 30 years. Director Robin Herford recreates Mallatratt's original staging from the London West End for this American premiere of the West End Production, touring the U.S. for the first time.
Over eight million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most successful theatrical horror events ever staged - and it's coming to shock Seattle next month. In the village of Crythin Gifford, the wind howls across the moors and fog creeps mysteriously around the town spires. At the edge of the village's cemetery, young lawyer Arthur Kipps glimpses the figure of a woman, garbed all in black, and is drawn into Crythin's cursed and haunted history. Susan Hill's gothic ghost story, The Woman In Black, comes to spine- tingling life in this cunning stage adaptation by Stephen Mallatratt that has left London's West End theatre-goers enthralled for more than 30 years. Director Robin Herford recreates Mallatratt's original staging from the London West End for this American premiere of the West End Production, touring the U.S. for the first time.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK is a prime example of the power of live theater: relying on evocative language, simple yet effective sound and lighting design, and skilled acting, this two-man gothic thriller easily surpasses any high-budget horror film in its ability to create a communal sense of fear among an audience.
PW Productions are delighted to celebrate 12,000 performances of Susan Hill's THE WOMAN IN BLACK on Saturday 22 September 2018 at The Fortune Theatre, London. THE WOMAN IN BLACK currently stars Richard Hope as 'Arthur Kipps' and Mark Hawkins as 'The Actor'.
Cleveland Play House (CPH) kicks off its 2018-2019 Season with the spine tingling tale of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black. Hill's gothic ghost story, adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt, will star Bradley Armacost as Arthur Kipps and Adam Wesley Brown as the Actor in the show that Daily Mail called, "A nerve-shredding experience." Director Robin Herford will recreate his original staging from the London West End. The American premiere of the West End Production is produced by PW Productions and Pemberley Productions. Previews begin on September 15th, with press opening on September 21st at the Allen Theatre in Playhouse Square.
PW Productions are delighted to announce that from Tuesday 22 May 2018, Susan Hill's THE WOMAN IN BLACK at The Fortune Theatre, London will star Richard Hope as 'Arthur Kipps' and Mark Hawkins as 'The Actor'.
Now in its 29th year in the West End, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's bestselling novel has terrified over 7 million theatregoers since it first opened. Robin Herford's gripping production of THE WOMAN IN BLACK is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. Book tickets here from £14.50
Now in its 28th year in the West End, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's bestselling novel has terrified over 7 million theatregoers since it first opened. Robin Herford's gripping production of THE WOMAN IN BLACK is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. Book tickets here from £18.75
PW Productions are delighted to announce that from Tuesday 29 August 2017, Susan Hill's THE WOMAN IN BLACK at The Fortune Theatre, London will star Terence Wilton as 'Arthur Kipps' and James Byng as 'The Actor'.
Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's best-selling novel, THE WOMAN IN BLACK has terrified over 7 million theatregoers since it first opened in the West End. Robin Herford's gripping production is a brilliantly successfully study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.
Now in its 28th year in the West End, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's bestselling novel has terrified over 7 million theatregoers since it first opened. Robin Herford's gripping production of THE WOMAN IN BLACK is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. Book tickets here from £14.50
Stuart Fox (Woman in Mind, Vaudeville; The Normal Heart, Royal Court and Albery; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fortune Theatre) and Joseph Chance (Jeeves & Wooster, UK and Far East Tour; Wallander) have been cast in the unanimously acclaimed stage production of The Woman in Black.
After celebrating 27 years in the West End, The Woman in Black embarks on its major UK tour, opening at the Lichfield Garrick tonight 13 September.
After celebrating 27 years in the West End, The Woman in Black embarks on its major UK tour, opening at the Lichfield Garrick on Tuesday 13 September.
?On Monday 6th June, The Woman in Black celebrated its 27th anniversary in the West End. Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's best-selling novel has terrified more than seven million theatregoers since it first opened marking Robin Herford's gripping production as a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.
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