The Woman in Black - new cast
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
THE ghostly two-hander, The Woman in Black which has been running for 18 years at the Fortune Theatre, has a new cast – Michael Burrell and Dominic Marsh.
Burrell’s credits include The Mousetrap and The Invisible Man (theatre); and EastEnders, Kavanagh QC and The Uninvited (TV).
Marsh’s numerous theatre credits include The Taming of the Shrew, Cymbeline, HMS Pinafore, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Oh What a Lovely War and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park); Longitude (Greenwich Theatre); and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (RSC).
The Woman in Black is directed by Robin Herford.
Previously Posted: Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation of Susan Hill’s novel, The Woman in Black has been delighting London audiences since 1989, and booking has now been extended by a full 12 months – until September 1, 2007.
A lawyer is obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black. To help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul, he engages a young actor.
It all begins innocently enough, but as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds. The borders between make believe and reality begin to blur and the flesh begins to creep….
Robin Herford directs the two-hander that stars Damien Matthews and Paul Shelley.
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