The stage adaptation of Susan Hill’s ghost story is set to open on its new tour at the Storyhouse, Chester on 24 September 2025.
Further tour dates and casting has now been announced for The Woman in Black, beginning later this year.
Following its run in Chester, the show will then visit: Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, followed by a three-week run at London’s Alexandra Palace before continuing to Plymouth, Brighton, Richmond, and Bath.
Meanwhile, in 2026 the production will then take to the stage in: Darlington, York, Glasgow, Birmingham, Chelmsford, Oxford, Poole, Liverpool, Nottingham, Bradford, Peterborough, Malvern, Southampton and Guildford.
The Woman in Black was first staged in 1987 at a pub in Scarborough before transferring to the Lyric Hammersmith in 1989. It later moved to the Strand Theatre, then the Playhouse, before settling at the Fortune Theatre in June 1989 where it ran for 33 years and over 13,000 performances.
Directed by Robin Herford, it follows the story of a lawyer who is convinced that his family has been cursed by the mysterious woman in black. As he asks for a young actor to help recount his story, the lines of fiction and reality start to blur.
The touring production is set to star John Mackay as Arthur Kipps, with Daniel Burke as The Actor.
The show features designs by Michael Holt and lighting by Kevin Sleep.
To find out more visit: https://thewomaninblack.com/