Middle Ground Theatre Company

Middle Ground Theatre Company presents a lavish new production of two spine-tingling masterpieces.

The Signalman by Charles Dickens:
Set in 1880, this is Dickens’ exquisitely unnerving tale of a tormented signalman who is haunted by visions of impending disaster on his isolated stretch of line. Can a well meaning traveller, who chances upon the lonely signal box while out walking, calm the man’s fears before he spirals into self destruction?

Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come To You, My Lad by M.R.James:
M.R. James was a master teller of the creepy ghost story. This is the story of Professor Parkins, a Cambridge academic on an out-of-season holiday at a bleak English east coast hotel in 1907. At an old graveyard near a deserted beach he finds an old bone whistle. Blowing the whistle he awakens a disturbing supernatural force…

Both productions star award-winning veteran actor Jack Shepherd, who has a long and distinguished career in film, television and on stage. He is probably best known for his portrayal of Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe in the television series Wycliffe. He is joined by Terrence Hardiman (The Demon Headmaster/Cadfael), Dicken Ashworth (Coronation Street/Emmerdale) and a full supporting cast.

Running times:
Act I (Whistle) 50 minutes.
Interval 25 minutes.
Act II (The Signalman) 45 minutes.