Review: The Woman In Black
So you just finished watching that Fosters TV ad and realize there is nothing on that you want to watch, so you decide to go to the theatre, but what should you see? How about ‘The Woman in Black’.
The Woman In Black is a long running horror story at the Fortune Theater in London It is based on a novel by Susan Hill and adapted for theater by Stephen Mallatrat. It is a thrilling ghost story that anyone can go back to each running season even if it will make the audience jump out of seats in fright. Imagine the stage is not so big and the theater is a bit small and appears eerie, even going to the toilets alone will be a creepy experience.
The story is about a solicitor trying to tell his ghostly experiences as he tried to wind up the affairs of a recently deceased woman. The woman, however, has led a reclusive life in a remote and mysterious house which is accessible only during the day. This solicitor could not get the help of the locals who would not get near the house nor hear any mention of the woman’s name. They believed the house is cursed. The story begins as the solicitor recalls the frightening nights he spent at the house. There are bone-chilling run-ins with the black-cloaked woman, a mysterious cart and buggy, and a mysterious room. The high pitched screams send the audience into frenzy.
Robin Herford directed the original cast of The Woman In Black in 1987 when it started at the Stephen Joseph Theater in Scarborough, and has been directing the subsequent casts. Christopher Ravenscroft and Sebastian Harcombe, the latest casts, are the 23rd combination of stars. This constant change in cast partly makes The Woman In Black a brilliant thriller that every theater goers must see. This play really has the right Project Packaging you need in a play, ticking all the right boxes of entertainment.