SELECTED PRESS
“It’s hard to imagine a scarier or more thrilling show” - Justin Bell, Edmonton Journal (Full review here)
“Draw on your emotions and our imagination. Andrew Ritchie’s crack production does both..Ritchie’s production, and his team of designers, are inspired by the possibilities of this theatre playground” - Liz Nicholls, 12th Night blog (Full review here)
“This show was excellently executed with jump scares eliciting screams from the audience. The woman in black appears suddenly and in a disturbing way more than once - the magic created by superb lighting. Ritchie has directed a terrific piece of theatre that moves” - Kristen Findlay, Finster Finds (Full review here)
“Debuting director Andrew Ritchie jumps right into this unsettling tale, using the Varscona space to full effect, whether with lighting, minimal props or roving actors. Not knowing when or where a voice (or body) is coming from ups the tension in an already intriguing premise.” Lucy Haines (Full review here)
“We’re really using the Varscona and being inspired by the space we’re in” - Liz Nicholls, 12th Night Blog (Full preview here)
The Woman in Black
By Stephen Mallatratt, Based On The Novel By Susan Hill
Teatro Live! | Varscona Theatre | October 2024
Teatro gleefully joins the fun of Halloween Season with this terrifying and amusing horror thriller which only recently ended a 34-year run in London’s West End. A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but then, as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds.
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Arthur Kipps: Geoffrey Simon Brown
The Actor: Julien Arnold
Set & Props Designer: Alison Yanota
Costume Designer: Leona Brausen
Lighting Design: T. Erin Gruber
Sound Designer: Tori Morrison
Stage Manager: Steven Sobolewski
Running Crew: Rhiannon Aldridge
Production Manager: Tiana McLean
Dialect Coach: Doug Mertz
Technical Director: Saron Beraki
Deaf Consultant: Amorena Bartlett
ASL Interpreters: Jenni Stevens & Andrea Konowalec