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Don't Go Into The Cellar! perform at venues across the United Kingdom, from theatres to
manor houses and festivals. Our shows offer an original take on traditional Victorian and
Edwardian literature - perfect for people seeking good, old-fashioned theatrical entertainment!
Ideal if your glass of abinsthe involves a spot of Yuletide Ghoulishness. Bookings now being taken for 2019!
‘The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes’
The greatest fictional sleuth of all time springs back to
life in these stirring adaptations of the Conan Doyle
classics. A high-energy one-man show, featuring a
plethora of dashing heroes, villainous rogues and
vintage thrills!
‘Dracula’s Ghost’ This spine-tingling original theatrical
show tracks the vampire king from his destruction at the
hands of Van Helsing, through his many incarnations down
the centuries. His sole confidante is the grieving widow of
Bram Stoker, whose past and future selves are inextricably
linked to the Count.
‘Whitechapel Freaks’ The year is 1888, and London
is in terror at the murder spree being committed by Saucy
Jack! Why not seek respite from the horrors of Whitechapel
by spending the evening inside Tabram's Music Hall? Fairy
Fay guarantees a ripping time will be shared by one and
all... A macabre cabaret of Victorian songs, weird skits and
disturbing vignettes wherein you will meet a miscellany of
suspects in unfamiliar guises. But which one is the Ripper?
‘Tea with Oscar Wilde’ Ladies, Gentlemen, Etc...
You are all cordially invited to the 1890’s wittiest
“Chit-Chat” show where a gay time is guaranteed!
You’ll be ‘Wilde’ about who he has on his chaise...
Space and technical requirements
We are able to provide full technical equipment for our shows, all of which is PAT tested as standard practice.
For venues with in-house sound and lighting systems, we provide our own technician who will operate the venues equipment
during performance and liase with your technical staff.
We are able to fit our shows in most spaces, but for specific requirements please CONTACT US
‘Murder by Gaslight’ A
ghoulish audience with two of
the most infamous poisoners in
British history - William
Palmer and Harvey Crippen.
We invite you to encounter
these murderous men of
medicine as the diabolical
doctors regale you with their
case histories, and invite you to
judge for yourselves whether
they were in fact, guilty as
charged!
‘Frankenstein 1899’ The Wilton Herriot
Players are delighted to present their
adaptation of a literary classic! The
nineteenth century is drawing to an end, and
a brave new world is set to dawn. But the
new age of enlightenment and reason will
soon be challenged, and scientific fact cast
asunder, when the charismatic preacher,
Frankenstein, shocks Britons to the core
with his claims. For the Reverend can
communicate with the dead, and those
sceptics intolerant of his beliefs will soon
pay for their blasphemy.
Enjoy comedy and chills in two original adaptations, written especially for children and young
families. These one-person shows, featuring much audience participation, are guaranteed to raise
more than just a ghost of a smile! Bookings now being taken.
‘The Canterville Ghost’ Be prepared
for chills and chuckles with this original
stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic
tale! Spooky goings-on and eerie incidents
are terrifying the new inhabitants of
Canterville Chase.
Will the ghost of Sir Simon drive them away,
or can the mischievous spirit finally be laid
to rest?
‘Morbid Curiosities’ Be chilled by the Queens of
Victorian horror fiction with our theatrical portmanteau of
vintage blood-curdlers! This original stage thriller
features all-new adaptations of “The Yellow Wallpaper”,
“The Old Nurse's Story” and “John Charrington's
Wedding”. Allow the ghouls of the nineteenth-century to
crawl from their crypts, as we show how the female of the
species can be even deadlier than the male...
‘Penny Dreadful! Or, Mrs Lovett's
Revenge!
There are chills and chuckles in abundance with
this original one-woman show featuring Sweeney
Todd's partner in crime, Mrs Lovett! Be
entertained by Spring-Heeled Jack, Varney the
Vampire, Sweeney Todd and other grotesque
characters from the cheap and grisly pages of the
Victorian era's penny dreadful papers, in a
theatrical comedy suitable for the young at heart.
Go on - have a close shave with Mrs Lovett...
She'd love to have you for dinner...
‘Terror on the Tracks’
Journey back to the days of steam,
where untold menace could be
found lurking in the tunnels, set to
leap out of the darkness to ensnare
the unwary! An original stage
adaptation of Charles Dickens'
"The Signal-Man" and other tales
of menace and melodrama are the
bill of fare on offer to those brave
enough to join us.
‘A Pandemonium of Poe’
Be chilled by an evening's eerie
entertainment, with this original
theatrical anthology of a selection
of Poe's finest feats of fear-filled
fiction! Be led by the sinister
Dr Trevellyan as he leads you into
the deepest recesses of the human
psyche. Along the way you will
encounter such stark terror as may
shatter the senses! But will you
emerge from the shadows alive... ?
‘Library of Screams’
Classic spine-tinglers from the
Golden Age of Horror are
given a new lease of blood in
this original stage chiller.
Join the mysterious librarian,
Nathaniel Caldicott as he
shares several curious tales of
the macabre and the
mysterious including
"The Beast with Five Fingers"
and "Caterpillars"!
‘The Talking Dead’ Dare you
share an evening with two of
America's most infamous murderers?
Lizzie Borden returns from the grave
to regale visitors to Fall River with the
tale of her poor parents' unhappy fate.
Then, be chilled to the bone as Dr
Henry Howard Holmes welcomes you
to his "Murder Castle", where he
embarked upon his grisly career as the
United States' earliest serial killer!
‘The Witching Hour’ Montague Rhodes
James returns with another selection of unsettling
tales of antiquarian terror! Brave the horrors lying
in wait within "An Episode of Cathedral History"!
Witness the spectral malevolent seeking revenge in
"A Warning to the Curious"! One-man show and
follow-up to our successful touring production of
"Old Haunts".
‘Beastly Monsters and Monstrous Beasts’
In this original theatrical show for produced for
children and young families, we invite you to join
Professor Charlotte Challenger, as she recounts
several of her daring escapades from the Edwardian
era. Be thrilled as you encounter marauding
monsters, deadly dinosaurs and fiendish fauna!
‘Stuff and Nonsense’ Enjoy an
audience with Mr Edward Lear,
King of the Nonsense Rhyme and
Loopy Limerick! Allow him to
entertain you with tall tales
concerning his life and times, the
people, flora and fauna he
encountered along the way, and his
own inimitable philosophy of life.
Oh, and a certain owl and a
particular pussycat are both
guaranteed!