The Woman In Black announces cast for West End re-opening
Casting has been announced for the re-opening of Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black at the Fortune Theatre, London.
The Woman In Black West End
Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black is now running at the Fortune Theatre London.
Originally performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, The Woman In Black has now been running in London’s West End for over 30 years. The play is now the second longest-running non-musical play in West End history (The Mousetrap retains first place).
The Woman in Black is based on the 1983 book by Susan Hill and adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt and has three actors performing the entire play.
A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but then, as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds.
The play is currently used as a live theatre performance in the GCSE and IGCSE Drama curricula and as a basis for comparative essays and sometimes theatre reviews.
The Woman In Black is now playing at the Fortune Theatre London.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK – WHAT THE CRITICS SAID
“Ingenious – A Journey into fear”
New York Times – Jan 2020
“A reat treat. Entertainment at its very best”
Daily Telegraph
“A real thrill of horror”
Sunday Times
“Don’t go unless you like being scared out of your wits!”
Sunday Mirror
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OTHER NEWS ON THE WOMAN IN BLACK
The Woman In Black UK Tour 2021 – Book tickets now
The Woman In Black tour is preparing to go back on the road in 2021 whilst the production in the West End has been playing for over 30 years.
REVIEW: The Woman In Black, Fortune Theatre ✭✭✭✭
There’s nothing like a good ghost story to get the heart racing and give you a good scare. The Woman In Black has now been doing just that for twenty-eight years and it’s still managing to deliver the thrill of a well told ghost story night after night.
New Stage Thriller From Woman In Black Author Announced
Bill Kenwright is to produce The Small Hand, a new thriller from Susan Hill, author of The Woman In Black. Adapted from her 2010 novel, The Small Hand tells the story of antiquarian bookseller Snow who accidently comes across a derelict Edwardian house after taking a wrong turn. Curiosity gets the better of him and he approaches the front door to take a closer look, but is hit with a chilling sensation as he feels a small cold hand reach for his own. Over the coming weeks, Snow suffers recurring nightmares and panic attacks and tries to find out more about the house and its occupants, while the small hand continues to reach out for him. The critically-acclaimed Woman In Black became one of the most terrifying stage plays ever staged and now, The Small Hand promises to take audiences to a new level of terror. Leading the cast is … Read more
