GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT: Casting the Runes + The Residence at Whitminster @ The Barton Inn, Barton St David, Somerset
GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT: Casting the Runes + The Residence at Whitminster @ The Barton Inn, Barton St David, Somerset
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Sweet Track Events present Nunkie Theatre Company
GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT
Casting the Runes + The Residence at Whitminster
Robert Lloyd Parry performs two classic ghost stories by M. R. James
SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2015
The Barton Inn, Barton St David, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6BZ
Back by popular demand, the magnificent Robert Lloyd Parry brings a seasonal shiver to The Barton Inn with two more classic tales by M. R. James, the master of the English ghost story.
Every Christmas, M. R. James would write and perform new tales to entertain friends in his rooms in King’s College, Cambridge. A century later, these still have a special power to terrify and amuse. Robert Lloyd Parry recreates James’ entertainments in a truly atmospheric way, illuminated by candlelight and underscored by dread.
In Casting the Runes we meet the unforgettable ‘Abbot of Lufford’, Mr Karswell: magic lanternist, historian of the occult and scourge of the academic establishment. The story is perhaps best known for being the source for the classic 1950s horror film Night of the Demon. It is partnered here by one of James’ most neglected masterpieces, The Residence at Whitminster, in which a dark shadow is cast over the precinct of a peaceful English Church . . .
WARNING: CONTAINS MOMENTS OF PLEASING TERROR
Suitable for ages 13+
Show starts 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 advance (£12 door) from:
www.billetto.co.uk/bartonghosts | 01458 224150 | The Barton Inn |
Keinton Mandeville Stores 
'Lloyd Parry is always absorbing, and catches the sense of dread that gives James his originality.' **** THE TIMES
'Lloyd Parry's beautifully modulated performance is perfectly judged to send an enjoyable chill down the spine.' **** METRO
'Wonderful, magical storytelling.' ***** DAILY MAIL
'This is story-telling at its finest . . . A gloriously ghostly and chilling winter treat.' THE STAGE
On Christmas Day 2013, Robert Lloyd Parry appeared on television portraying M. R. James in Mark Gatiss' BBC Two documentary, M. R. James: Ghost Writer.
From the preface to Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, 1904:
'If any of my stories succeed in causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall, or sitting over a dying fire in the small hours, my purpose in writing them will have been attained.'
www.nunkie.co.uk
www.bartoninn.co.uk
www.sweettrackevents.com
Also performing Casting the Runes + The Residence at Whitminster on Friday 19th February at Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire. Tickets and info: www.billetto.co.uk/larmerghosts
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The Barton Inn, Main Street, Barton St David, TA11 6BZ Somerton, Somerset
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GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT: Casting the Runes + The Residence at Whitminster @ The Barton Inn, Barton St David, Somerset
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