The Woman in Black May 8, 2011

A play that has captivated audiences in London's West End for many years is about to make Elgin a little uneasy: 'The Woman in Black,' a chilling, classic ghost story, will culminate the 59th season. Not a traditional horror story, Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's best selling book has been linked to the darker works of Charles Dickens, M.R. James, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. A combination of mystery and horror, with a frightening final twist, it is not a book to be read late at night, nor a play to see alone. In the depths of an empty theatre, one man's desire to rid himself of a terrifying curse leads him to reveal a horrific story. In an attempt exorcise the spirit of the woman in black, he hires a young actor to assist him in telling his tale. The plan begins innocently enough, but as they descend deeper into the story, they find themselves caught in a world of eerie marshes, mysterious manors, ancient graveyards and howling winds. As the border between reality and fantasy blurs, the terror starts and the flesh begins to creep.