YORK Theatre Royal is launching a ‘haunted’ autumn season of plays – from Dracula and The Hounds of the Baskervilles to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – all ‘sponsored’ by the theatre’s resident ghost. A spokesman said that as nights began to draw in, the theatre would be filling its stage with spirits and shadows in The Haunted Season. “Award-winning kings of comedy La Navet Bete will sink their teeth into Dracula: The Bloody Truth,’ (24-25 Sept) which mixes slapstick with carefully-crafted comedy and a healthy dose of things going wrong as the action moves from dark and sinister Transylvania to the ‘awkwardly charming seaside town of Whitby.
This year s pantomime at Exeter Northcott Theatre Picture: Mark Dawson Photography
- Credit: Mark Dawson Photography
The Northcott lines up autumn and Christmas events
This year s pantomime at Exeter Northcott Theatre Picture: Mark Dawson Photography
- Credit: Mark Dawson Photography
After what has been, undoubtedly, the most difficult few months, Exeter Northcott is preparing to bounce back and has announced plans to stage a number of events, starting this autumn.
Since the coronavirus restrictions forced the theatre to close its doors back in March, the much-loved Exeter venue saw a loss of more than 90 per cent of its income from a lack of ticket sales.