Haunting Julia

A ghost story from acclaimed writer Alan Ayckbourn.

A real spine tingler for a dark November night!

TRIGGER WARNING Includes sensitive subject matter including reference to suicide, drug use and death – see here for more information about trigger points

What better than a chilling ghost story, after Halloween and Bonfire Night, and between the bonkers joy of Clue and the seasonal hilarity of the Pantomime?

Written by award-winning playwright, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, it is a complete step away from his usual style and The Guardian reported that it was as exciting as ‘The Woman in Black’; a real thriller.

Julia was a prodigy and a gifted pianist, composing symphonies when only eight years old. Twelve years on from her untimely and shocking death aged nineteen, three men are still haunted by their memories of her. Julia’s father, Joe, has never really come to terms with her death. Now he wants answers and intends to get them… but are some questions better left unanswered?

In the Julia Lukin Centre, a music school and shrine-like museum, Julia’s bedroom has been recreated and preserved. Here, her ex-boyfriend, Andy, Ken, a psychic and Joe seek the truth about her death and questions are raised. Do the three men have something more to reveal? Do ghosts really exist? Has Julia gone for good…OR NOT? Joe believes that his daughter is trying to contact him and eerie phenomena begin to overtake the building. Between the three men, the truth about Julia’s life and death are gradually revealed.

This really is a spine tingler for a dark November night!

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