The
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has today announced the cast for its revival of
Alan Ayckbourn’s chilling ghost story,
Haunting Julia, which runs from
1 – 17 November. For those who love all things paranormal, it’s the perfect entertainment to delve into to keep the Halloween spirit alive for a little longer this autumn.
The production sees
Matthew Spencer’s return to the Hornchurch stage, following his performance in the
Queen’s Theatre’s world premiere production of
The Invisible Man last year. His other credits include
1984, Playhouse Theatre & International Tour and
The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre & Tour. He will be joined by
Sam Cox as Joe (
A Woman of No Importance, Vaudeville Theatre, West End and
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Young Vic) and
Clive Llewellyn as Ken (
Twist of Gold, Polka Theatre and
Beckett In Brixton, National Theatre).
Haunting Julia tells the story of Julia Lukin, a nineteen year-old musical prodigy – nicknamed ‘Little Miss Mozart’ in the tabloids. She was composing symphonies aged eight. By nineteen the world was at her feet… until her dead body was found mysteriously in a dingy attic. Twelve years on and her father Joe has never come to terms with this. Was it really suicide? Or was someone else with Julia the night she died? Joe wants answers and tonight he will get them…
This hauntingly tense study of grief and the supernatural is punctuated with trademark wit from
Alan Ayckbourn.
Ayckbourn is an
Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright and has written more than 80 plays which have been produced in London’s West End and New York, as well as around the world.
Ayckbourn’s inspiration for
Haunting Julia came from the thrilling stage adaptation of
The Woman in Black, written by Susan Hill, adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt. The original production of
Haunting Julia was performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and had its first performance on 12 April 1994, with a London premiere on 27 May 2011.
A
Sign Language Interpreted Performance of
Haunting Julia will take place on
Wednesday 14 November at 7.30pm and
Audio Description is available via a headset at all performances from 5 Nov.
‘As exciting as The Woman in Black’ The Guardian
Haunting Julia runs at the
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch from
1 – 17 November. Tickets are
£12.50 -
£29 (
plus an additional 65p QNew Transformation fee), with
£8 tickets available for
Under 26s (Tue – Thu & previews).
For more information about
Haunting Julia at the
Queen’s Theatre call the Box Office on
01708 443333 or visit
https://queens-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/show/haunting-julia/ 
