News | Get ready to scream, The Woman In Black is back to haunt theatres across the UK this Autumn

Already seen by more than seven million people in the UK, Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black will return for a UK Tour this autumn, opening at Storyhouse, Chester, on 24 September, and going on to play at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury ahead of a 3-week run at London’s Alexandra Palace before touring to Plymouth, Brighton, Richmond, Bath, and in 2026, Darlington, York, Glasgow, Birmingham, Chelmsford, Oxford, Poole, Liverpool, Nottingham and Guildford.

Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over his family by the spectre of a ‘Woman in Black’. He engages a young actor to help him tell his story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It begins innocently enough, but as they delve further into his darkest memories the borders between make-believe and reality begin to blur and the flesh begins to creep.

Following a Christmas production in 1987 at a pub in Scarborough, The Woman In Black was brought to Hammersmith’s Lyric Theatre in January 1989. Reviews were sufficiently encouraging, apart from The Independent, who regretted the production’s inability to incorporate a live dog, to warrant a West End run. Its West End tour started at the Strand, now the Novello Theatre in March before moving to the Playhouse in April, finally lodging at the Fortune Theatre on June 7, 1989, where, for 33 years it played a record-breaking run in the West End of more than 13,000 performances.

Throughout the production’s run in the West End and during its many tours the producer has been determined to keep ticket prices within the range of students and young people, a policy that continues today.

The Woman In Black Is directed by Robin Herford, with designs by Michael Holt and lighting by Kevin Sleep.

2025 Tour Dates | Chester Storyhouse, 24-27 September | Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, 30 September-4 October | Alexandra Palace, 6-26 October | Theatre Royal Plymouth, 4-8 November | Theatre Royal Brighton, 18-22 November | Richmond Theatre, 25-29 November | Theatre Royal Bath, 2-6 December.

2026 Tour Dates | Darlington Hippodrome, 6-10 January | Grand Opera House York, 13-17 January | Theatre Royal Glasgow, 20-24 January | The Alexandra Birmingham, 27-31 January | Chelmsford Theatre, 3-7 February | Oxford Playhouse, 10-14 February | Lighthouse Poole, 17-21 February | Liverpool Playhouse, 24-28 February | Theatre Royal Nottingham, 10-14 March | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, 14-18 April.

Tickets here.