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Dateline: 6th January, 2005

Haunted Stage poster

Benson on the Road

After an acclaimed premiere run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004, master storyteller and Fringe First Award-winning actor David Benson will be premiering his new solo show Haunted Stage on a 16-venue tour throughout the UK, beginning 17th January 2005 at Wimbledon Studio.

Famous for his portraits of Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd, Benson now turns his attention from dead camp comedians to the just plain dead. Or perhaps the 'not quite dead enough…'

So, what are ghosts anyway? Why do they continue to haunt us? And has anyone actually seen one? Benson explores these questions with his audience and illuminates the show with enactments of stories by the Masters of Terror - Henry James, M. R. James, his distant relative E.F. Benson and others. Plus a true tale of his own, guaranteed to make your hair stand on end.

Ranging from spooky to hilarious, Benson once again populates an empty stage with an amazing array of characters, which makes Haunted Stage an entertaining evening for the whole family. He also weaves local tales of the paranormal into the show to make each performance unique.

Haunted Stage is produced by James Seabright.

Tour Dates

  • Mon 17 Jan to Sat 22 Jan, 7.45pm
    Wimbledon Studio Theatre
    0870 060 6646
  • Fri 28 Jan, 7.30pm
    Uppingham School
    01572 823318
  • Sat 05 Feb, 8pm
    The Keay Theatre St Austell
    01726 226777
  • Wed 16 Feb, 8pm
    Colchester Arts Centre
    01206 500900
  • Fri 18 Feb, 7pm
    New Greenham Arts Newbury
    01635 522733
  • Tue 22 Feb, 8pm
    Unity Theatre Liverpool
    0151 709 4988
  • Wed 23 Feb, 8pm
    Darlington Arts Centre
    01325 486555
  • Thu 24 Feb, 7.30pm
    Queens Hall, Hexham
    01434 652477
  • Mon 28 Feb, 8pm
    Civic Theatre, Doncaster
    01302 342349
  • Fri 11 Mar & Sat 12 Mar, 7.30pm
    Rufford Abbey, Notts
    01159 419419
  • Sun 13 Mar, 8pm
    Komedia, Brighton
    01273 647100
  • Tue 22 Mar, 7.30pm
    Playgoers Riverhead Theatre, Louth
    01507 600350
  • Fri 01 Apr, 7.30pm
    Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven
    01946 692422
  • Fri 08 Apr, 8pm
    Havant Arts Centre
    023 9247 2700
  • Thu 05 May, 8pm
    West End Centre, Aldershot
    01252 330040
  • Wed 18 May, 7.30pm
    Alnwick Playhouse
    01665 510785

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©Peter Lathan 2005