Booking info
For this production we are trying a new booking scheme.
You may purchase advance sales via Oxboffice on
0845 680 1926
Mon to Fri 9am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 1pm
Tickets: £10
Concessions: £8
Or on-line: see LINK opposite
Any unsold tickets will be on sale at the Theatre Box Office on day of performance.
Why not reserve a table and have a meal before the show?
Tales of Terror!
Performance dates - 27/11/09 and 28/11/09
Performance time - 8pm
From the company that brought you THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, the Happiness Patrol bring you another evening to CHILL the blood!
Tales of Terror is based on original commissions by Lichfield Festival and York Archaeological Trust featuring the stories of MR James, Lafcadio Hearn and others
Welcome to the quietly sinister world of the ghost story…
Take a trip to the hotel where withered hands shoot out of darkened doorways to snatch at passers-by, where rickety scarecrows lie chained to iron beds, and where unpleasant surprises lurk amongst the leaves at the bottom of a cup of tea…
Pop into the charming antique shops where old paintings and doll’s houses can suddenly come to life... Or leaf through dusty books filled with shockingly lifelike pictures of hideous creatures, and locks of hair pasted between the pages…
Walk through rose gardens and yew mazes where you may catch fleeting glimpses of their nightmarish inhabitants. But if you find buried crowns and broken whistles down on the beach, leave them well alone. They have probably been left there for a very good reason…
After causing spines to tingle at the 2009 Lichfield Festival, The Happiness Patrol returns to the Old Joint Stock with a brand-new set of supernatural tales. Join us for an intimate evening of gentle chills and pleasing terrors from some acknowledged masters of the macabre.
The Evening.......
The Woman of the Snow by Lafcadio Hearn
from Kwaidan - Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1903)
performed by Dawn Butler
The Haunted Doll’s House by MR James
from A Warning to the Curious (1925)
performed by Jayne Edwards
INTERVAL
The Mezzotint by MR James
from Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904)
performed by Adam Skerrett
A School Story by MR James
from More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911)
performed by Tom McCarron
Tickets are available only from Oxboffice Click HERE to book now-
“2 for 1” tickets (on a full price ticket) are available for registered disabled patrons who require the support of a companion. Tickets can only be purchased at this rate by telephone from Oxboffice on 0845 680 1926; this discount is not available online.
Important Notes
This performance is recommended for those aged 12 and above.
This performance lasts approximately 2 hours, including one interval of 20 minutes.
All seating is unreserved. Due to the nature of the event, latecomers cannot be admitted once the performance has started.
