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The Woman in Black celebrating 20 terrifying years in the West End.
This summer The Woman in Black is celebrating its 20th birthday in the West End. Since 1989, over 7 million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most exciting, spooky, gripping and successful theatre events ever staged.
Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's best selling novel combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir. It is a formula that provides audiences with an evening of unremitting drama as they are transported into a terrifying and ghostly world.
The Woman in Black has been phenomenally successful, both as a novel and as a play. Susan Hill's book has been translated into several languages, while Stephen Mallatratt's stage adaptation has been playing continuously in London's West End for a remarkable twenty years.
Over 7 million people have seen the play, and many of them return to see it again and again. But what is the secret of its success? Why do readers and audiences continue to find The Woman in Black such a compelling experience? Susan Hill believes that the moral core of the story is a crucial part of its attraction. It is not simply a scary story; there is definitely a point to it. In the play Jennet Humfrye has a real reason for haunting: vengeance for the death of her child. She cannot forgive; she cannot move on; she has to remain in this terrible sort of hell, an endless recycling of the accident, the grief and the vengeance. She is caught in it forever. The moral point is that you have to let go. The grief and the blame have to stop. So it is quite a serious story. It is her tragedy really as she is caught in a time warp of endless grieving. For Susan Hill, one of the great things about the play is that it holds you in your seat - it rivets you, but when you come out, you think about it still. That's what all good theatre should do.
This summer The Woman in Black is celebrating its 20th birthday in the West End. Since 1989, over 7 million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most exciting, spooky, gripping and successful theatre events ever staged.
Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's best selling novel combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir. It is a formula that provides audiences with an evening of unremitting drama as they are transported into a terrifying and ghostly world.
The Woman in Black has been phenomenally successful, both as a novel and as a play. Susan Hill's book has been translated into several languages, while Stephen Mallatratt's stage adaptation has been playing continuously in London's West End for a remarkable twenty years.
Over 7 million people have seen the play, and many of them return to see it again and again. But what is the secret of its success? Why do readers and audiences continue to find The Woman in Black such a compelling experience? Susan Hill believes that the moral core of the story is a crucial part of its attraction. It is not simply a scary story; there is definitely a point to it. In the play Jennet Humfrye has a real reason for haunting: vengeance for the death of her child. She cannot forgive; she cannot move on; she has to remain in this terrible sort of hell, an endless recycling of the accident, the grief and the vengeance. She is caught in it forever. The moral point is that you have to let go. The grief and the blame have to stop. So it is quite a serious story. It is her tragedy really as she is caught in a time warp of endless grieving. For Susan Hill, one of the great things about the play is that it holds you in your seat - it rivets you, but when you come out, you think about it still. That's what all good theatre should do.
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OFFER: Tickets available at £25 (usually up to £32.50). Please note a processing fee of £3 applies to every transaction.
This offer is valid for Monday to Thursday performances until 30 November 2009.
This online offer is subject to availability, cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts and does not apply to tickets already booked.
This offer is valid for Monday to Thursday performances until 30 November 2009.
This online offer is subject to availability, cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts and does not apply to tickets already booked.