The Woman In Black (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (165)
See it if You seek an eerie and frightening story with a small venue and cast, with creepy and inventive writing, direction and design.
Don't see it if You aren’t a massive fan of horror, dislike jump-scares or if you would prefer something performed on a larger scale.
See it if You like to be scared
Don't see it if You don’t like being scared
See it if you want good old fashioned story telling
Don't see it if you don’t like being surrounded by GCSE drama students
See it if If you love ghost stories and if you want to be captured by incredible actors. Loved it; well made!
Don't see it if ..you hate ghosts or scary stories.
See it if you enjoy an eerie tale. Chillingly stylish ghost story grips you with the anticipation of fear & spooky. Wonderful performances
Don't see it if ghost stories aren’t your preferred theatre choice.
See it if You like an amazing play. Bare minimum set and cast yet very intense and scary.
Don't see it if Don’t like a good ghost story or don’t want to be absorbed by the story telling.
See it if A west end classic for a reason. Spooky two hander that does what it says.
Don't see it if A little slow and drawn out. Not for persons with a nervous disposition.
See it if You enjoy seeing a horror on stage. This is a very hard genre to tackle.
Don't see it if You are expecting to be scared the entire time. It’s not like going to a haunted house but more like hearing a scary ghost story Read more
Critic Reviews (4)
Yet the shrieks and gasps that greet the performance demonstrate that, even in the twenty-first century, this doughty little drama still casts its delicious spell of malevolence and menace.
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The Woman in Black tells its supernatural tale in a unique way using basic props and allowing the audience to use their imagination to create a truly fearful horror story. The tension is high and sudden the ‘jump out of your seat’ moments come thick and fast!
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The old stories are always the best - and this one has lost none of its power to terrify.
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It is a clever tale that is full of surprises and suspense...It is not hard to see why this show has lasted so long, I sincerely hope that it makes it through another 3,000 performances.
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