HighTide today announces the cast for its East of England tour of More… Ghost Stories by Candlelight. Emily Ling Williams will direct actor-musicians Becky Barry and Sharan Phull. Following the success of last year’s Autumn tour, the company brings together four contemporary ghost stories from Tassa Deparis, James McDermott, Eloise Pennycott and Aisha Zia, each set in a different location in the company’s home region.
The creative team is led by Olivier-nominated Emily Ling-Williams (Director) and completed by Anna Pool (Musical Director, Composer and Sound Designer), Mona Camille (Designer), Tom Clutterbuck (Lighting Consultant and Production Manager), Lora Aziz (Wildlife and Folklore Consultant), and HighTide’s Artistic Director Clare Slater (Dramaturgy).
The production opens on 17 October, with previews from 15 October, and tours to 11 venues in the East of England before transferring to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe for a Halloween run from 30 October – 2 November.
All-new for 2024, gather close for a chilling evening of contemporary tales and music from the ‘Haunted Counties’ of East Anglia. Following the sell-out success of last year’s tour, HighTide brings you four brand new stories in More…Ghost Stories by Candlelight.
Taking inspiration from ghost stories of old, this contemporary production brings the genre right into the modern age, with settings that represent the writers’ own connections to the East of England, from urban Cambridge to the Essex salt-marsh; leafy Suffolk villages to the bracing North-Norfolk coast.
Following last year’s success, this Autumn’s tour returns to many venues including Theatre Royal Bury St Edmonds and the Seagull Theatre. The production will also play in atmospheric non-theatrical spaces such as Colchester’s Layer Marney Towers and Old Divinity Hall in Cambridge.
The tour will culminate in a run in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe from 30 October until 2 November.
