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Chris Wood 'Death in the Theatre'
“A richly entertaining account of tragic theatre accidents and murders most foul. If theatre walls could talk, what secrets would they reveal? Chris Wood provides fascinating answers with tales of brawling ushers, murderously jealous husbands, stampeding crowds and infant tragedies. A meticulously researched and vivid collection of lives lost in the palaces of dreams. A must-read for all lovers of the theatre, providing shocks and gasps of horror when real life proves to be more dramatic than any play on stage.” – Hugh Bonneville.
“Immaculately researched and beautifully macabre. This is a real treat for anyone who is either a fan of the theatre or of untimely deaths. I loved it!” – Peter James
Britain’s theatrical wonderland has been a cornerstone of culture for centuries, delighting and thrilling audiences with an assembly of exhilarating spectacles. Beyond the trodden boards and tucked neatly behind the curtain, however, lies a catalogue of real life destruction and grisly murder that our greatest tragedians would surely be proud to have presided over. Tread the bloodied boards of Britain’s theatres and witness the deathly dramas that have played out so dramatically within them..
Death in the Theatre collects an astonishing selection of startling tragedies from Britain’s throng of theatres. There is something especially staggering when the player exits life on their adorned stage, and yet, with this by no means an infrequent occurrence, death has made many a fearful cameo appearance – stalking the stalls and grimly reaping the galleries in its macabre and relentless fashion.
Learn of outrageous tragedy such as the young man mauled to death by a lion in a Gloucester theatre, and the unfortunate victim killed in the Dumfries Theatre Royal – quite literally – by the limelight.
THIS PERFORMANCE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDER-14s.
“Immaculately researched and beautifully macabre. This is a real treat for anyone who is either a fan of the theatre or of untimely deaths. I loved it!” – Peter James
Britain’s theatrical wonderland has been a cornerstone of culture for centuries, delighting and thrilling audiences with an assembly of exhilarating spectacles. Beyond the trodden boards and tucked neatly behind the curtain, however, lies a catalogue of real life destruction and grisly murder that our greatest tragedians would surely be proud to have presided over. Tread the bloodied boards of Britain’s theatres and witness the deathly dramas that have played out so dramatically within them..
Death in the Theatre collects an astonishing selection of startling tragedies from Britain’s throng of theatres. There is something especially staggering when the player exits life on their adorned stage, and yet, with this by no means an infrequent occurrence, death has made many a fearful cameo appearance – stalking the stalls and grimly reaping the galleries in its macabre and relentless fashion.
Learn of outrageous tragedy such as the young man mauled to death by a lion in a Gloucester theatre, and the unfortunate victim killed in the Dumfries Theatre Royal – quite literally – by the limelight.
THIS PERFORMANCE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDER-14s.
Thursday 19 Mar 26
The Milton Rooms, Marketplace, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7LX
Doors & Studio Bar open from 7pmTickets £16.50
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