The infamous spooky play, The Women in Black, has been running as a play for twelve years. The Susan Hull horror novel was written by Stephen Mallatratt and was first performed in Scarborough at the Theatre by the Sea in 1987. The play thrilled audiences with its mystery plot and interactive nature. The play features the woman in black appearing in the aisle of the audience and in the few empty seats in the theatre. The winning performance quickly moved to the West End in the February of 1989 where it opened at the Strand Theatre. The play moved to its current destination at the Fortune Theatre in 1990 where it has continuously been running ever since.
It is currently taking bookings until January 2010 whereby a tour of the United Kingdom is expected shortly after. The ghostly story revolves around the memories of Arthur Kipps, an elderly man who is haunted by the image of the black woman. Arthur hires a young actor to help him relive his memory and finally solve the mystery of the woman in black. However, in reliving his memory Arthur results in bringing the past back to life as we see the return of the woman in black.
