28 September – 9 November

A brand-new play by Duncan Abel and Rachel Wagstaff, inspired by the ghost stories of M.R. James, set in the modern day.

In a lonely hotel, four strangers are forced to spend the night in Room 13. Bearing the weight of their own grief, shame and darkness, they come to realise that Room 13 has secrets of its own. As the four solitary souls develop unexpected bonds, they each share something from their past that still haunts them – stories of a painting that conceals a horrific secret; a macabre song that whispers in the depths of night, and children’s voices that echo from a forgotten well. As the veil between the present and the past, the living and the dead, becomes frayed, the new companions will have to face their darkest fears if they are ever to escape Room 13…

Samuel Collings will play ‘Anderson’. Recent stage credits include The Great Murder Mystery for The Lost Estate, and The Girl on the Train at Salisbury Playhouse. His film credits include Thirty Seven and Bluebird and his TV work includes The Lost Pirate Kingdom, The Last Czars and Outlander.   

George Naylor will star as ‘Jacobs’. TV credits include Spirit Rangers, Dancing Queens and Casualty and his stage work includes Henry V at the Changeling Theatre, and the West End production and UK tour of Mousetrap. 

Ffion Jolly will play ‘Mary’.  Most recently see on stage in The Dark Place at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, her film appearances include Mission Impossible: Fallout, The Marvels and Hotel Cleaners.  Ffion’s recent TV credits include Insomnia, Coronation Street and Doc Martin.   

Alice Bailey Johnson will appear as ‘Lena’.  Stage credits include Tina: The Musical at the Aldwych and Uncle Vanya at Hampstead. She has appeared in films such as Hard Truths and King of Thieves and on TV in Black Mirror 5, Pillow and Sexy Beast. 

Barn Theatre, Barn Theatre, 3 Beeches Rd, Cirencester, GL7 1BN

Box Office (Phone): 01285 648 255 (M-F 10am-10pm, Sa 1pm-10pm)

Box Office (Online): boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: MON – SAT (19.30) THU & SAT (14.30 & 19.30)