‘The Haunted Bride’ is coming to Middlesbrough this October. Brr…

Dickens knew how to pen a spine-chiller and ‘The Haunted Bride’ is based on his supremely eerie tale ‘To Be Read At Dusk’. Adapted for the stage by Rumpus Theatre Company, this spooky production transports audiences to the moody, sun-baked hills of 19th-century Italy. A young bride’s idyllic honeymoon takes a terrifying turn when a sinister figure from her recurring nightmares suddenly appears in the flesh, threatening to drag her into a living nightmare. Expect atmospheric lighting, bone-chilling soundscapes, and classic Victorian melodrama crafted to keep you on the edge of your seat. Rumpus are past masters at delivering theatrical thrills, and this macabre tale promises to deliver all the Gothic dread and psychological suspense you could ask for as the dark nights draw in.

The Haunted Bride, Friday 30 October, Middlesbrough Theatre, 7.30pm, £18.60, boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk