T607339807Shutter up the windows, dim the candles, and settle by the fire for a Christmas ghost story, told by no less than Charles Dickens. Here are three of Dickens' Christmas ghost stories: not only A Christmas Carol, but The Chimes and The Haunted Man. Their words unlock a world teeming with goblin-infested bells - with dark and shadowy doubles - with Ghosts of Christmases Past and Present and Yet To Come. These tales chill the marrow and tickle the funny bone, but always they enchant, as only the works of a master storyteller can. One ghost story is told each night.Performer James Swanton. | |
| 29 Nov 22 to 20 Dec 22 | Theatre Royal, York :: V954 listing details L2060909142 |
T01372434696Shutter up the windows, dim the candles, and settle by the fire for a Christmas ghost story, told by no less a master than Charles Dickens. Here are three of Dickens' Christmas ghost stories: not only A Christmas Carol, but The Chimes and The Haunted Man. Their words unlock a world teeming with goblin-infested bells - with dark and shadowy doubles - with Ghosts of Christmases Past and Present and Yet To Come. These tales chill the marrow and tickle the funny bone, but always they enchant, as only the works of a master storyteller can. The ghost stories are performed by James Swanton, who took Dickens to the West End's Trafalgar Studios in the acclaimed Sikes & Nancy ('fantastical... remarkable... startling and enthralling' - Simon Callow) and has also performed all five of the Christmas Books at London's Charles Dickens Museum ('extraordinary... superb... it couldn't have been more vivid!' - Miriam Margolyes). James won Outstanding Performing Artist in the 2018 York Culture Awards, and his previous season of Dickens at York Medical Society enjoyed sell-out success. This promises to be a seasonal treat like no other. For these ghost stories are the very spirit of Christmas: enchanting, exuberant, and ultimately redemptive. One ghost story is told each night - Dec 17,19,21 Dec A Christmas Carol. 18 Dec The Chimes. 20 Dec The Haunted Man.Performer James Swanton. | |
| 17 Dec 19 to 21 Dec 19 | Theatre Royal, York :: V954 listing details L0260914125 |
T01058087877London is full of ghosts, from West End theatres to the Tower of London, via underground stations and medieval churches. Over two nights Questors actors take to the stage for our tenth season of story readings, bringing you some of the finest fictional ghost stories all set in this great city. | |
| 23 Dec 18 to 30 Dec 18 | Questor's Theatre, Outer London :: V326 listing details L01827660958 |
A Warning to the Curious: Two Ghost Stories by M R James - T114760313James first performed them to friends at Christmas in King's College, Cambridge. Now, over a century after their first publication, Nunkie Theatre Company have bought two of the eeriest and most entertaining of these masterpieces back to life in a gripping one-man show. Lost Hearts was among the first stories the author wrote and it offers one of his most memorable villains, the predatory scholar Mr Abney. It is paired here with perhaps James's most poignant and personal work: A Warning to the Curious, in which a young archaeologist is haunted and hunted by the guardian of an ancient treasure.Company Nunkie Theatre Company. Performer R M Lloyd Parry. | |
| 18 Dec 17 | Old Red Lion, Inner London :: V216 listing details L1877460824 |
T01383174804Company Don't Go Into the Cellar. | |
| 13 Dec 16 | Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli :: V819218539 listing details L511752439 |
| 10 Dec 16 | The Spa Theatre, Bridlington :: V932 listing details L850618544 |
T0299643529In the macabre tradition of the BBC's classic 1970's programme, Ghost Stories for Christmas is a theatre show featuring original spine-chillers in a classic vein. An evening of vengeful revenants, restless spirits and malevolent ghouls is guaranteed for those brave enough to join us! | |
| 24 Nov 15 | Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon :: V927 listing details L01279742879 |
