We start with Homer and Odysseus’ journey to Hades and his terrifying encounter with The Dead. The most ancient ghost story of all in a new translation by performer Richard Spaul. The Demon Lover, by Elizabeth Bowen, is an old legend reimagined in the London Blitz. A woman returns to her bomb-damaged London house to find a letter from a former lover. A man who has been dead for 25 years! He’s coming to claim her. A masterpiece of suspense and claustrophobia.
In The Signal Man, by Charles Dickens, a man twice sees a ghost at the entrance to a railway tunnel. The ghost shouts warnings and signals danger. Dreadful accidents and deaths follow each appearance. Then it appears a third time. What does it mean? What is the danger? An extraordinary story with the power and clarity of myth, by one of the greatest writers of all times.
This performance will be by Richard Spaul, an actor, singer, storyteller, writer, teacher and co-founder of in situ: who create work in atmospheric spaces outside conventional theatre spaces. Now coming to Peterborough Museum, a unique space saturated in fascinating history and haunted by many ghosts.
This event will last approximately 1 hr, 20 mins and audience members are invited to stay for light refreshments after the event.