Two Ghost Stories for Christmas with Robert Lloyd
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Casting the Runes
Two stories by M R James performed by Robert Lloyd Parry
Montague Rhodes James [1862 – 1936] wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in the years leading up to WW1. Today they have lost nothing of their power to terrify and amuse. Nunkie Theatre Company returns with two more of James’s very best, in another thrilling one-man show.
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’s most neglected masterpieces: The Residence at Whitminster in which a dark shadow is cast over the precinct of a peaceful English church…
“Storytelling at its best…” The Stage
rated excellent
The Leeds Library
18 Commercial Street
Leeds
LS1 6AL
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The Leeds Library
18 Commercial Street
Leeds
LS1 6AL
See all events at The Leeds Library