Woman in Black Reviews

On a recent trip to London, I went to see The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre in London's Covent Garden. After seeing the film, which was terrifying, I was a little nervous about seeing this play. My flatmate and I had to go to a matinee as it wasn't being shown the night we were in London and we managed to get front row seats for ...  Read the complete review

Everyone has a story to tell? Some are good and some are bad. One of the charecters in this spine chilling play has a tale to scare with twists and turns which he feels he needs to tell. He takes the help of a young actor to retell the tale which lead him to a remote country house in the middle of a marsh and the mysterious woman in ...  Read the complete review

The woman in black was one of the most amazing plays I have ever seen. A solicitor named Arthur Kipps tries to tell a story, a true story which he experienced when he was a young man. He has carried the horror with him for a majority of his life but now has realised that it is time to set it free. In hopes of parting with his ...  Read the complete review

The Woman in Black, written by Stephen Mallatrat is based on the novel by Susan Hill. It opened at the Fortune Theatre in London's west end in 1989 and has played to audiences of over two million since, being the second longest running play in the West End, after The Mousetrap. The gothic formula of the novel is realized on stage with ...  Read the complete review

I have seen The Woman in Black four times. As an avid theatre goer, I invite you to a unique and engaging performance. As a Drama teacher, I invite you to experience a superb example of what Antonin Artaud called 'Theatre of Cruelty'. Susan Hill, the writer of the novel on which Stephen Mallatrat based the play, had a simple ...  Read the complete review

'The chilling tale of the Woman In Black unfoldes before their eyes, captivating the audience and delving deep into thier emotions, toying with thier minds.' I feel it is omoung the most frightning and clever plays that i have ever seen. i found the cast of two adds so much to the uniqueness of the play, and i feel in no ...  Read the complete review

This is a notably successful ghost story that's been running in London's fashionable West End since 1989. Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from a story by Susan Hill, it's a skilful pastiche of Victorian or Edwardian ghost stories, perhaps most obviously taking inspiration from MR James. It has the classic James plot - ...  Read the complete review

Pull up a chair. Come here by the fire. I want to tell you story. I'm not impersonating Max Bygraves! I want to tell you a story so frightening that it will make you scream. A tale of horror, redemption, unrequited love and terror. You will grab hold of your partner in fright. But your partner will will be scared too. So don't ...  Read the complete review

Since June 1989 the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden has been home to The Woman in Black, adapted from the Susan Hill novel by Stephen Mallatratt, making this the second longest running West End production, baby sister to the Mousetrap. When we accepted the tickets, I knew nothing more than that it was a ghost story, and the programme, ...  Read the complete review

Don't you just love all scary stories!? Whether there ghostly or monsterous, you usually love 'em' like I do, or you just quite plainly, simply hate 'em'! Each weekend, well not literally EVERY weekend, but some weekends, I sit down in front of the telly and if there isn't any decent comedies on, I'll simply ...  Read the complete review

When I began working in theatre, I joined the production company, P W Productions, which is responsible for producing Woman In Black. The play had been running for about 8 months and had begun to pick up a reputation as being a good alternative to the Mousetrap. Now some 10 years later, it is still running and will hopefully do so for ...  Read the complete review

I was recommended this play by a friend who had been down to the big smoke a few weeks before me, and she said that this show was amazing. Although I don't share her enthusiasm I would say that this is a very good production. It has a bit of a Bram Stoker's Dracula feel to it when a young man has to go and see to the ...  Read the complete review

I'm a sucker for a good ghost story. They scare the pants off me and stop me from functioning properly for a week, but what's that compared to the rush of adrenaline you get from a really good shock? And The Woman in Black certainly has its fair share of heart-in-mouth moments, made all the more terrifying by the complete lack of ...  Read the complete review

I have seen this twice and was just as scared the second time, which just shows how effective this play is as a ghost story! The Fortune Theatre is small, dark and slightly shabby looking which makes it perfect for this play. There are only two actors, the set is simple and there are few props. I won't tell you the story as I ...  Read the complete review

The Fortune is one of the smallest but most interesting theatres I have been in. I was not sure what to expect from this play with only two actors in the cast. But I need not have worried at all. It had everything. It gave me tingles down my spine and nearly frightened me half to death when... well I had better not say any more the plot ...  Read the complete review

This is a great ghost story which is in quite a small atmospheric theatre. It is performed by two actors who, between them, play all the roles. I was surprised by, firstly, how well this worked because I thought I would find it distracting, and also was surprised at how scarily atmospheric a play can be. The storyline ...  Read the complete review