A Warning to the Curious: Two Ghost Stories by M R James

Presented by Nunkie

“Sometimes you see him, and sometimes you don't. It’s just as he pleases, I think: he's there, but he has some power over your eyes...”

M R James wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in Kings College Cambridge. Now, 120 years after their first publication, Nunkie have bought two of the eeriest and most entertaining back to life in this gripping, candlelit one-man show.

Lost Hearts offers one of James’s most memorable villains, the predatory scholar Mr Abney. It is paired here with perhaps his most poignant and personal work: A Warning to the Curious , in which a young archaeologist is haunted and hunted by the guardian of an ancient treasure.

The English seaside has never looked so menacing...

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types. The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.