The Ghost Train

The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre

June  18,  19,  20 &  21 2025

The Ghost Train

by Arnold Ridley

Directed by
Harry Atkinson

PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCTION STARTS AT 19.30

It is 1925 on a dark storm ridden night. Take a pair of dewy eyed newlyweds, a bickering married couple, an eccentric elderly lady, and an irresponsible dandy of a man, maroon them in a remote run down railway station; throw into the mix a mysterious, irascible Station Master who warns them of the imminent arrival of the Ghost Train, which always heralds the death of all who behold it: and you have the makings of a comedy thriller.

“minor modern classic”
– media of the day –

Cast

John Garland – Saul Hodgkin

Neil Drew – Richard Winthrop

Lex Lake – Elsie Winthrop

Dan Baysford – Charles Murdock

Naomi Crisp – Peggy Murdock

Rosy Armitage – Miss Bourne

Roger Butler – Teddie Deakin

Laura Witham – Julia Price

Frank Horsley – John Sterling

Julian Batstone – Jackson

It is 1925 on a dark storm ridden night. Take a pair of dewy eyed newlyweds, a bickering married couple, an eccentric elderly lady, and an irresponsible dandy of a man, maroon them in a remote run down railway station; throw into the mix a mysterious, irascible Station Master who warns them of the imminent arrival of the Ghost Train which always heralds the death of all who behold it,  and you have the makings of a comedy thriller.

Arnold Ridley’s The Ghost Train has stood the test of time and is a firm favourite with actors and audiences alike. The Wick Theatre Company is pleased to present this cracking play in the play’s centenary year.

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