“If any of my stories succeed in causing their readers to feel
pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at
nightfall, or sitting over a dying fire in the small hours, my
purpose in writing them will have been attained.”
Montague Rhodes James more than succeeded in this modest ambition.
Over a
century after their first publication, his Ghost Stories of an
Antiquary remain the most admired supernatural tales in the English
language. Now Nunkie Theatre Company have brought Canon Alberic’s
Scrap-book and The Mezzotint, two of the eeriest and most
entertaining tales from the master of the ghost story, back to life.
“Robert Lloyd Parry restores the charm and pleasure of the original
tales with his excellent and convincing storytelling… He held the
audience in the palm of his hand throughout… and when his voice
dropped to a whisper, [we] leaned forward so as not to miss a word of
the terror that was being unfolded.” - Cambridge Evening News
Details:
Date: Wed 28th June @ 9pm, Fri 30th June @ 11pm, Sat 1st July @ 9pm.
Tickets: €10 / €8 [concession].
Venue: Unitarian Church, Princes Street.
