Following its final performance in London’s West End, Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black will undertake a UK Tour opening in September 2023.
The Woman In Black UK Tour
PW Productions is delighted to announce that Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black will embark on a UK Tour, opening at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on Wednesday 6 September 2023, following the production’s final performance in the West End at The Fortune Theatre on Saturday 4 March. Following Wolverhampton, the tour will visit Cardiff, Billingham, Buxton, Aylesbury, Southend, Richmond, Poole, Nottingham, Liverpool, Norwich, Truro, York, Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton, Ipswich, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Dartford, High Wycombe and Crewe.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK TOUR CAST
The production will star Malcolm James as Arthur Kipps and Mark Hawkins as The Actor.
Malcolm James returns to The Woman in Black having first played Arthur Kipps on a UK Tour and then at the Fortune Theatre. His other West End credits include The Mousetrap at St. Martin’s Theatre and Volpone at the National Theatre. His on-screen credits include HBO’s My Dinner with Herve, Secret Invasion on Disney+, the BBC’s Doctors and EastEnders, ITV’s Coronation Street and The Bill. On radio he has been heard on Letters to an Icon, The History Man and several afternoon dramas all on BBC Radio 4.
Mark Hawkins first played The Actor in The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre and The Madinat Theatre. His other theatrical credits include The Railway Children at Kings Cross Theatre, Julius Caesar at The Globe, the uk tour of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and the international tour of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. His television credits include HBO’s The Nevers and ITV’s Vera.
The Woman In Black Show History
Over 33 years The Woman In Black has played over 13,000 performances in the West End and been seen by over 7 million people in the UK. In June 2019 the production celebrated its 30th Anniversary in London’s West End with a special gala performance.
Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over his family by the spectre of a ‘Woman in Black’. He engages a young actor to help him tell his story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It begins innocently enough, but as they delve further into his darkest memories the borders between make-believe and reality begin to blur and the flesh begins to creep.
Following a Christmas production in 1987 at a pub in Scarborough, The Woman In Black was brought to Hammersmith’s Lyric Theatre in January 1989. Reviews were sufficiently encouraging (apart from The Independent, who regretted the production’s inability to incorporate a live dog) to warrant a West End run. Its West End tour started at the Strand (now Novello) Theatre in March and moved to the Playhouse in April, finally lodging at the Fortune on June 7, 1989.
Throughout the production’s run in the West End and during its many tours the producer has been determined to keep ticket prices within the range of students and young people. This policy will continue in whatever form the play and production take in the future.
The Woman In Black is directed by Robin Herford, with designs by Michael Holt and lighting by Kevin Sleep.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Photos by Mark Douet
The Woman In Black UK Tour Dates
Theatre Royal Richmond
13 – 18 November 2023
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Malvern Festival Theatre
7 – 11 November 2023
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Theatre Royal Richmond
Poole Lighthouse
20 – 25 November 2023
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Theatre Royal Nottingham
27 November – 2 December 2023
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Liverpool Playhouse
5 – 30 December 2023
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Wyvern Theatre Swindon
9 – 13 January 2024
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Theatre Royal Norwich
15 – 20 January 2024
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Hall For Cornwall
22 – 27 January 2024
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Grand Opera House York
29 January – 3 February 2024
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The Alexandra Birmingham
5 – 10 February 2024
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Bradford Alhambra Theatre
19 – 24 February 2024
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Theatre Royal Brighton
26 February – 2 March 2024
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Ipswich Regent Theatre
4 – 9 March 2024
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Theatre Royal Bath
11 – 16 March 2024
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Theatre Royal Glasgow
25 – 30 March 2024
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Milton Keynes Theatre
2 – 6 April 2024
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Orchard Theatre Dartford
8 – 13 April 2024
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Wycombe Swan
15 – 20 April 2024
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Lyceum Theatre Crewe
22 – 27 April 2024
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