An expert at chilling the spine and curdling the blood, Edith Nesbit relates three of her best Gothic tales while recalling her own childhood terrors.
In The Shadow, a repressed housekeeper encounters an abominable entity, while in The Pavilion the shade of a long-dead necromancer envelops a social gathering. Finally, a deranged young woman harbours a deadly secret in a rediscovered story called A Strange Experience.
In this chilling one-woman show, Claire Louise Amias provides a gripping insight into the darker side of Edith Nesbit, author of The Railway Children. Renowned horror expert Jonathan Rigby directs.
★★★★ West End Best Friend
‘A dazzling display of versatility … a must-see.’
★★★★ Reviews Hub
‘Frightening … Amias plays Nesbit brilliantly.’
★★★★ London Theatre 1
‘Deliciously creepy … Highly recommended.’
★★★★ Once a Week Theatre
‘Good old-fashioned story-telling is the key to the success of this entertaining one-woman show.’
• Edith Nesbit lived in the Greenwich area – in Well Hall, Eltham, Blackheath, Lee and Lewisham.
• For her performance, Claire Louise Amias won this year’s Hamilton Deane Award.
• Mark Gatiss came to see Haunted Shadows in London and had this to say about it:
‘E. Nesbit was far more than just the creator of The Railway Children. In this beguiling one-woman show, Claire Louise Amias takes us into the dark heart of the legendary writer's ghost stories - unexpected, wonderfully weird and with a very particular Edwardian atmosphere.’
Performed by Claire Louise Amias
Directed by Jonathan Rigby
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