Tickets: £17
There are some secrets which refuse to remain hidden…
Enter the uncanny world of Edgar Allan Poe, where reason spirals into madness and guilt has a heartbeat of its own. Critically acclaimed Box Tale Soup, creators of award winning supernatural thriller Casting the Runes, present five terrifying tales from the master of the macabre.
An unknown scholar takes the stage to honour Poe’s darkest masterpieces… but lines blur, and stories twist into a dangerous confession. Step closer, if you dare…
Box Tale Soup is an award winning theatre company whose critically acclaimed productions have delighted thousands of people in the UK and abroad. The name comes from their signature style, packing whole handmade worlds into a vintage trunk with a delicious mix of puppetry, movement, theatre and music.
Dance-like choreography and fervent attention to detail combine with beautifully considered writing that puts the story first – this is an artisanal, handcrafted approach to theatre with a style unlike any other.
Seamlessly blending multiple disciplines, including puppetry, mask, physical theatre and all original music, in the world of Box Tale Soup even the stories you know aren’t quite as you remember…
We are delighted that Box Tale Soup return to The Swallow Theatre following the atmospheric productions of Casting the Runes (2023), Gulliver (2022), The Turn of the Screw (2019), The Picture of Dorian Gray (2018) and more.
★★★★★ “Frightening” – British Theatre Guide
★★★★★ “Superb” – Broadway Baby
★★★★★ “Astonishing” – Starburst
A Ghost Among The Living
Written and performed by Box Tale Soup
Based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
Commissioned by the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA.
Duration: approximately 65 minutes straight through.
Recommended age : 12+
Sudden loud noises
Flashing lights
Haze
References to death/grief in the context of a ghost story
Mild suggestions of drug (opium) use
Images from previous Box Tale Soup productions that have been to The Swallow Theatre
Photo credits: Box Tale Soup
