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On the Main Stage: A comedy-thriller ideal for the run up to Halloween! The Ghost Train (Revised) by Arnold Ridley, adapted by Jocelyn & Nicolas Ridley

21st - 25th Oct 2025

Event info

Start Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £16.00 Concessions: £13.50


Description

"cleverly devised ... the jump scares hit home" - Northern Arts Review

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In a remote Cornish railway station there's a legend of a phantom locomotive sweeping through the village leaving death in its wake.

When a group of passengers miss the last connection of the night, they find themselves stranded in the gloomy station waiting room. Ignoring the ominous warnings of the Station Master, they decide to stay where they are until morning – with terrifying consequences.

This comedy-thriller by Arnold Ridley (best known for playing Private Godfrey in Dad’s Army) has been delighting and scaring audiences for over a hundred years, and is the perfect way to get in the mood for Halloween!

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Audience information: this production includes supernatural elements, suspense, and sudden loud noises. There are flashing lights, haze, and smoke.

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This amateur production of “The Ghost Train (Revised)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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Cast

Saul Hodgkin Keith Wigham

Richard Winthrop Ben Ostell

Elsie Winthrop Brooke Hope Shaw

Charles Murdock Jamie Cordes

Peggy Murdock Hannah Backhouse

Miss Bourne Helga McNeil

Teddie Deakin Andrew Rakowski

Julia Price Beth O'Doherty

John Sterling Matthew Shepherd

Jackson Martin Johnson

Production Team

Director Andrew De'Ath

Assistant Director Ryan Bradley

Stage Manager Ysobel Lloyd Payne

Assistant Stage Managers Jacob Easton Erin Robinson

Set Designer Matthew Baines

Set Builders Stephen Appleby Oskar Avery

Set Painters Caspin Reeves Matthew Baines Ebony Mills

Lighting Designers Ben Nielsen-Rouse Ivan Flores

Sound Designer Mike Cornish

Assistant Sound Designer Fran Shepherd

Wardrobe Linda Girling

Props Peter Scott

Assistant Props Ebony Mills

Rehearsal Prompt Jo Noble

Hair Designer Keith Wigham

Publicity Lead Andreea Lungu

Photography Paul Hood Lauren Aspery

Understudy Helen Doyle

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