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OH, WHISTLE . . .
TWO GHOST STORIES BY M R JAMES
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Performed by Robert Lloyd Parry
WEDs. October 24th, 7.30 pm at LLANOVER HALL ARTS CENTRE, CANTON.
**** "Lloyd Parry's beautifully modulated performance is perfectly judged to send an enjoyable chill down the spine." Metro
Over a century after they were first published, the ghost stories of M R James retain their power to terrify and amuse. Following his critically acclaimed one-man show A Pleasing Terror , performed at Llanover Hall last October, Robert Lloyd Parry brings two more of James' classic spine-chillers back to life.
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad - a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast - is considered by many to be author's masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here by The Ash Tree, a story of witchcraft and vengeance down the generations.
Robert recreates James' Christmas tellings of his Ghost stories in a truly atmospheric way, lit by candle-light and underscored by dread.
"Now, by the light of a single candle, Monty is performing his story - the ink still wet on the page - to a group of undergraduates, dons, visiting fellows and a chaplain. He evidently enjoys his power to unsettle people, to make their flesh creep, in a completely untheatrical way. He also enjoys putting on a Cockney accent or a Suffolk tradesman's accent for the non-academic characters. The atmosphere isn't intense and religiose - far from it - it is like a party for very clever children, all dressed in evening clothes. "
Christopher Frayling on M. R. James.
Performance lasts approx 100 minutes including interval.
WARNING: CONTAINS MOMENTS OF PLEASING TERROR
Tickets are £6 and £3 Concs, available from Llanover Hall, (029) 20 63 11 44
This performance is supported by ACW's NIGHT OUT scheme and Cardiff Council. |
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