After 33 years in the West End, Susan Hill's THE WOMAN IN BLACK, will play its final performance at The Fortune Theatre on Saturday 4th March 2023. As the Producer Peter Wilson said, "The Woman in Black's miraculous theatricality has never faltered. Out of a gauze, a wicker skip and a door Stephen Mallatratt and Robin Herford conjured a complete world into which generations of young people have entered, surrendering to the ultimate magic of theatre: their own imaginations.”
Who’s involved in The Woman in Black
THE WOMAN IN BLACK has played more than over 13,000 performances in the West End. It has been seen by more than 7 million people in the UK and, in June 2019, celebrated its 30th Anniversary in with a special gala performance. Charles Kay and John Duttine were the first cast members, way back in 1989, and generations of actors have maintained the play’s tradition of excellence.
- Following a Christmas production in 1987 at a pub in Scarborough, THE WOMAN IN BLACK was brought to Hammersmith's Lyric Theatre in January 1989
- The play’s West End tour started at the Strand (now the Novello) in the March and moved to the Playhouse in the April, finally finding its home at the Fortune Theatre on June 7th 1989.
- Robin Herford has directed every cast throughout the show’s extraordinary run of 33 years. As he said, "Since commissioning Stephen Mallatratt to write me a ghost story for Christmas to present for three and a half weeks at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Autumn of 1987, The Woman in Black has been a significant part of my life for a third of a century - and counting!”
- Susan Hill, who wrote the novel, said, "I am extremely sad that The Woman in Black is closing at The Fortune Theatre in March next year. It has been the perfect home for us for over 33 years. I am especially proud that Stephen Mallatratt's wonderful stage adaptation of my ghost story has given generations of young people the opportunity to experience the enjoyment and the life-changing impact of theatre."
- THE WOMAN IN BLACK currently stars Julian Forsyth as Arthur Kipps and Matthew Spencer as The Actor
- The designs are by Michael Holt and the lighting by Kevin Sleep
- Current projects by PW Productions include The Invisible Man created by Derren Brown, Another Mother by Selina Cadell, and Justine Mitchell, and An Inspector Calls (UK and Ireland tour
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About the Fortune Theatre
The Fortune Theatre is One of Covent Garden’s smallest theatres, rich in atmosphere. Built in 1924, it has seen a host of household name actors take to the stage including Dame Judi Dench and Alan Bennett. Since 1989, the Fortune Theatre has hosted The Woman in Black. As soon as we find out, we’ll let you know what’s on at the Fortune Theatre next.
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