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The Judge's House
by Bram Stoker, adapted by John McSpadyen
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Dates Tues 15th to Sunday 27th November (no show Mon 21st) 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (£8 concessions) Venue: Barons Court Theatre, below 'The Curtain's Up' pub Comeragh Road, Fulham, London W14 9HR Bookings: 020 8932 4747 | ||
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CAST The Storyteller: Scott WilliamsPOSTER  PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS   Click the images above to visit the gallery for this production.
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CREW Director: John McSpadyenSet and Costume Design: Barrie Addenbrooke Lighting Design: Andrew Peregrine Technical & Sound Design: Martin G Brady Hair & Make up Design: London School of Media Make Up Co-Design (costume): Jackie Robinson Wardrobe: Pauline Bennett Tapestry: Tess Walsh Graphic Design: Geoff Sloan Production Photography: Lara Bruce, Elizabeth Goode Lighting Operation: Elizabeth Goode, Chris Knight PRODUCTION NOTES Performed as a double bill with The Turn of the Screw, this production opened the Goths, Ghosts & Ghouls Season.DIRECTOR'S NOTES My inspiration for adapting The Judge’s House was, surprisingly, not Bram Stoker, but his fellow 19th Century writer Charles Dickens. I read that he toured incessantly, both here and abroad, performing specially-edited versions of his books such as A Christmas Carol. One man, telling a story, playing all the characters: what could be more dramatic? That said, being both adaptor and director of tonight’s curtain raiser has proven a bigger challenge than simply working from an existing script. What to edit out? How to pace the action? How to move from the written to the spoken word? And the work didn’t end with my 'final' version. Once in rehearsal, there were some interesting moments as the two sides of my brain argued over some fine point of wording or structure. The Judge’s House is one of Stoker’s many spooky stories and I think one of his best, with all the classic ingredients for a good scare: an isolated house with an evil past, an innocent young hero, and lots and lots of rats! What more could you want? Enjoy the show - and don’t have nightmares…
John McSpadyen
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