The Woman in Black

Eel Marsh House stands tall, gaunt and isolated. Here Mrs Alice Drablow lived - and died - alone. Young Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is ordered to travel up from London to attend her funeral and then sort out all her papers. At first Kipps is quite unaware of the tragic secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows. Then, he glimpses a young woman with a wasted face, dressed all in black. Who is she? Why is she there? He asks questions, but the locals cannot or will not give him answers - they refuse to talk about the woman in black, or even to acknowledge her existence. So, Arthur Kipps has to wait until he sees her again, and she slowly reveals her identity to him - and her terrible purpose.

The Woman in Black is one of the most exciting, gripping and successful theatre events ever performed. It is now in its 21st year in the West End. Over seven million people have been transported into a terrifying world in an unremitting drama that has them literally jumping out of their seats.