FORTUNE THEATRE

Eel Marsh House stands tall, gaunt and isolated, surveying the endless flat saltmarshes beyond the Nine Lives Causeway, somewhere on England's bleak East Coast. Here Mrs Alice Drablow lived - and died - alone.

Young Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is ordered by his firm's senior partner to travel up from London to attend her funeral and then sort out all her papers. His task is a lonely one, and at first Kipps is quite unaware of the tragic secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows. He only has a terrible sense of unease.

And then, he glimpses a young woman with a wasted face, dressed all in black, at the back of the church during Mrs Drablow's funeral, and later, in the graveyard to one side of Eel Marsh House. Who is she? Why is she there?

The Woman In Black was first performed at the theatre-by-the-sea in Scarborough back in 1987. The original production received rave reviews, paving the way for future productions throughout the country. It reached the West End in 1989 where it has been a major audience puller ever since. Its success has subsequently reached a global level, having spread to the US, South America and through to the Tokyo theatre scene, and beyond.

In 2012 The Woman in Black will hit the big screen with Daniel Radcliffe starring as Arthur Kipps.

Dates

Opening night: 7 June 1989

Audience

The Woman in Black is suitable for children aged 8 and over. Children aged under 5 will not be admitted to the Fortune Theatre.

Run time

2 hours with one interval after 50 minutes.

Show times

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Matinee	-	3:00	-	-	-	4:00	-
Evening	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	-

Additional information

Please Note: Please be advised that due to The Woman in Black being on the school syllabus, it is common for large school parties to be attending all performances of this production.