Theatre Preview: The Dead Hand

"A gorgeously Gothic tale of horror, lust and black magic."

A week before Halloween and I'm already excited by The Dead Hand. How could I not be with an intro like that? Written by Wilkie Collins, and being performed at the Greenwich Theatre

on Halloween itself, it's the perfect way to get some scares in over

the spookiest weekend of the year. Not that the rest of the year is

particularly spooky, but you know what I mean.

The story is about a hotel in Doncaster and Arthur Holliday finds

himself there for the races. With all the rooms except one full. But

that one has a deceased roommate in it, and thus kicks off the case of

the dead hand.

The play sounds great, and it's £15 for tickets on the 31st October. Go

and get a bit freaked out. And do make sure you dress up a little. Even

if it's just a pair of plastic fangs.