Ghost Stories

 

Review by Paul Towers, 3/6/25

Ghost Stories by Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman

Directed by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman & Sean Holmes

Produced by Melting Pot Productions & Lyric Hammersmith

At Curve til Saturday 7^th June 2025

The first rule of Ghost Stories is you don’t talk about Ghost Stories. So, no spoilers here.

All I can tell you is that Professor Goodman (Dan Tetsell) is giving a lecture on whether or not ghosts are real, whether supernatural things do happen. He is an arch sceptic so is looking to debunk sightings.

To this end he presents three stories that may or may not be true. They involve Tony Matthews (David Cardy) a night watchman, Simon Rifkind (Eddie Loodmer-Elliot) a teenage boy and Mike Priddle (Clive Mantle) a businessman awaiting the birth of his first child.

With writing by Jeremy Dyson (League of Gentlemen) and Andy Nyman (Derren Brown) it is no surprise that Ghost Stories is full of shocks, illusions and downright horror. This show is not for the faint hearted with an age recommendation of 15+.

Kudos have to go to Jon Bausor for his clever set and, of course, James Farncombe’s lighting and Nick Manning’s sound design. Both adding huge amounts to the scare factor of the show.

Ghost Stories is at Curve until Saturday 7^th June and then continues touring

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