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Post by ncbears on Oct 29, 2016 16:33:32 GMT
Which are your favorite stories of ghosts in theatres? I am partial to tales of the Man in Grey "helping" actors by pushing them into place on stage? I understand the ghost is considered a good luck charm if it appears on opening night. Is there an actual record of opening night appearances? And should a producer close a show if the Man in Grey fails to appear?
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Post by andrew on Oct 29, 2016 17:34:20 GMT
I'd be surprised if there's an actual record of ghosts on an opening night given that ghosts don't actually exist. 👻
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 29, 2016 19:03:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 19:04:47 GMT
There were definitely a number of 'bumps in the night' when I worked at Drury Lane.
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Post by mistressjojo on Oct 30, 2016 4:48:53 GMT
There were definitely a number of 'bumps in the night' when I worked at Drury Lane. Well, it is reportedly the most haunted theatre in the world. www.londonparanormal.com/theatres/
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 30, 2016 7:45:21 GMT
I'm still haunted by Keira Knightly in the Misanthrope...
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Oct 30, 2016 9:12:51 GMT
I'd be surprised if there's an actual record of ghosts on an opening night given that ghosts don't actually exist. 👻 Words like that make you a prime target for a spooking lad
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Post by DuchessConstance on Oct 30, 2016 11:09:19 GMT
I did the RSC's 'after dark' ghost tour once, and the guide made a big show of not letting us in a particular stage door because there was a presence that didn't want us there that was pressing against the door.
Apparently the Royal Shakespeare Theatre has two separate ghosts!
This would have been slightly more effective if the theatre hadn't been built in 2010.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2016 16:24:37 GMT
I did that tour once. The actual tour guide was poorly that day, so we got a guy who didn't really care for ghost stories and had some kind of running joke that my friend and I wanted to steal actors' underwear. Not *quite* what we'd booked for...
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Post by ptwest on Oct 30, 2016 16:39:19 GMT
I remember seeing Most Haunted from Drury Lane where they all saw a figure climbing the stairs. Coincidently this happened when they had all the cameras in a fixed position facing the other way. Cant quite remember who Derek Acorah got possessed by on this particular occasion...
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Post by whygodwhytoday on Oct 30, 2016 18:49:35 GMT
I remember seeing Most Haunted from Drury Lane where they all saw a figure climbing the stairs. Coincidently this happened when they had all the cameras in a fixed position facing the other way. Cant quite remember who Derek Acorah got possessed by on this particular occasion... Most Haunted for me is what the Kardashians are for the rest of the world. So trashy yet irresistible.
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Post by perfectspy on Nov 5, 2016 21:31:09 GMT
I remember seeing Most Haunted from Drury Lane where they all saw a figure climbing the stairs. Coincidently this happened when they had all the cameras in a fixed position facing the other way. Cant quite remember who Derek Acorah got possessed by on this particular occasion... Acorah still around, the king of the bull shine.
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Post by perfectspy on Nov 5, 2016 21:36:30 GMT
I thought I heard kids running once at the Orange Tree theatre, as it used to be a school. I was disappointed when it turned out to be a false alarm.
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