'The Woman in Black' at Villagers Theatre

Villagers Theatre will be presenting their black box production of "The Woman in Black."

The show will perform at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays from Oct. 10 to 19. Tickets are $15. No group rates available.

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house’s sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black – and her terrible purpose. Years later, as an old man, he recounts his experiences to an actor in a desperate attempt to exorcise the ghosts of the past. The play unfolds around the conversations of these two characters as they act out the solicitor’s experiences on Eel Marsh all those years ago. Unanimously acclaimed by the critics and now in its 25th year in the West End, "The Woman in Black" combines the power and intensity of live theater with the cinematic quality of film noir.

The show is written by Stephen Mallatratt and Susan Hill, and is directed by John Correll Jr.