The Women In Black

Library Theatre Company in association with PW Productions

“brilliantly effective spine chiller” The Guardian, “imaginative…beautifully played” The Times, “genuinely chilling…first rate” Independant, _“a classic” _Sunday Express.
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 gothic novel to create the rare theatrical event- a play that taps our primal fears.
The Women in Black is a gostely tale of revenge from beyond the grave. A grieving lawyer believes a curse has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of The Women In Black. In an attemped to exorcise the spirits he engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his story. His plan begins innococently enough but as the borders between reality and fantasy blur the horror starts and the flesh begins to creep.
“as immaculate an example of the gothic horror story as you could wish for” City Limits, “an evening of unmatched goosepimples…Don’t go unless you like being scared out of your wits” Sunday Mirror,Â