A NEW tour of the sold-out Ghost Stories by Candlelight is coming to Colchester and Manningtree ahead of Halloween.
Theatre company HighTide has announced tour dates for 'More…Ghost Stories by Candlelight' following the sell-out success of their 2023 autumn tour of 'Ghost Stories by Candlelight'.
The East of England company will also be bringing together four new stories from playwrights from the region.
The play is also being produced with Eastern Angles, Harlow Playhouse, the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, and Shakespeare’s Globe.
HighTide artistic director Clare Slater said: “We were blown away by the popularity of last year’s tour, so I’m delighted to offer audiences 'More…Ghost Stories by Candlelight' - a whole new production celebrating four more fantastic playwrights from the East of England.
"Step into the shadowy corners of their imaginations and, this Hallowe’en, ask yourself 'What am I haunted by?'"
The production will be staged in “characterful and atmospheric” non-theatrical spaces, including Layer Marney Tower, near Colchester, and the Old Divinity Hall in Cambridge.
The tour will culminate in a spooky run of shows at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe, London, with dates to be confirmed.
The play will be staged at the Red Lion pub in Manningtree on October 16 and Layer Marney Tower on October 17.
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