28 January – 1 February
The worldwide cult phenomenon Ghost Stories is set to visit the Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday 28th January to Saturday 1st February with the cast led by Dan Tetsell (Rivals), David Cardy (Birds of a Feather) and Clive Mantle (Casualty). A truly terrifying theatrical experience created by The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson, and Andy Nyman, co-creator of Derren Brown’s television and stage shows, Ghost Stories mixes the very best of theatre with the buzz of a thrill-ride, delivering something truly unique.
When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.
After exhilarating audiences for two years in the West End and across the world with sell-out productions and a smash hit film, Ghost Stories, described by Sunday Times as “genuine scary fun”, remains more spine-tingling and fantastically terrifying than ever.
Dan Tetsell plays the role of Professor Goodman. His theatre credits include The Wipers Times in the West End, Trial by Laughter on UK tour, Bleak Expectations at the Watermill Theatre, Live Ghost Hunt at the Pleasance and Sins of the Grandfathers at the Underbelly. On screen, Dan played Steve Meadows in the 2024 series of Rivals for Disney+ and Jim McGinn in more than 100 episodes of Hollyoaks. He has also played guest roles in series including The Cleaner, Three Little Birds, EastEnders, We Are History, Miranda, Mongrels, Detectorists, Upstart Crow, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? and Red Dwarf. His many credits for BBC Radio 4 include Thanks A Lot Milton Jones, Cabin Pressure and Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive.
David Cardy reprises the role of Tony Matthews, which he played in the first stage production of Ghost Stories at Liverpool Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith and in the West End. His many theatre credits include West End productions of Made in Dagenham, Dreamboats and Petticoats, Chorus of Disapproval, and he starred alongside Harry Secombe in the long-running 1993 revival of the musical Pickwick. He has also toured the UK in productions ranging from Breakfast At Tiffany’s to One Man, Two Guvnors. His previous productions at the Theatre Royal Bath include One for the Road in 1985, What the Butler Saw in 2001, Losing Louis in 2006 and Basket Case in 2011. On television, he is best known for his role as Chris Theodopolopodous in Birds Of A Feather, as well as playing Max Wyatt in The Bill, Martin Stewart in The Chief, and guest roles in series including A Touch Of Frost, EastEnders, Silent Witness, Minder and The New Statesman.
Clive Mantle, who plays Mike Priddle, is well known on television for his roles as Mike Barratt in Casualty and Holby City, Greatjon Umber in Game of Thrones, Tony in White Van Man, Simon Horton in The Vicar of Dibley, the voice of Gator in Thomas and Friends, Mr Roper in Still Open All Hours and Little John in Robin of Sherwood. His film credits include Churchill – Into the Storm, Morris – A Life with Bells On, Alien 3, and White Hunter, Black Heart. His many stage credits include Cal McCrystal’s 2018 and 2023 productions of Iolanthe for English National Opera; Kenneth Branagh’s The Play What I Wrote; Howard Davies’s Troilus and Cressida and Deborah Warner’s Woyzeck for the RSC; six productions of Of Mice and Men, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination for his role as Lennie, and Jus’ Like That! with his wife, Carla Mendonça. His previous performances at the Theatre Royal Bath include Of Mice and Men in 1996, the role of Abanazar in the pantomime Aladdin in 2007 and The Ladykillers in 2012.
Eddie Loodmer-Elliott plays Simon Rifkind. His previous stage credits include FIJI in London, The Inheritance at the Young Vic and in the West End, The Funeral Director on UK tour, Julius Caesar at Bristol Old Vic and All Quiet On The Western Front in New York. His film credits include Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness directed by Johnny Depp. Lloyd McDonagh plays The Others. His previous performances include The Mind Mangler and Ghost Stories, both in the West End and on tour, The Tempest at Shakespeare’s Globe, Dear Mr Kaizer at Prague Fringe Festival and The Greatest Stories Never Told at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Lucas Albion, who is in the Ensemble, has previously starred in the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac at Vienna’s English Theatre, and a host of productions at The Attic Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon including Pygmalion, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
Ghost Stories is written and directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Directed originally by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman and Sean Holmes, it received its world premiere at Liverpool Playhouse in 2010, before transferring to Lyric Hammersmith and the West End. It has also been produced at Sydney Opera House, toured Australia, and performed in Canada, Peru, Russia, China, Finland and The Netherlands. Ghost Stories returned to Lyric Hammersmith in 2019 prior to a short tour which visited Theatre Royal Bath for the first time in January 2020. The play was adapted into a horror film in 2017 by its original writers, Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, which they also directed, starring Paul Whitehouse, Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther and Andy Nyman, with Jeremy Dyson in a cameo role. 2025 sees the first full UK tour of Ghost Stories.
Andy Nyman is an award-winning actor, director and writer, acclaimed for his work in theatre, film and television. He is also an accomplished magician, whose collaborations with Derren Brown include the Olivier Award-winning Something Wicked Comes This Way. His many stage credits include Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen in the West End, Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and Trevor Nunn’s West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof. He starred in Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party at the Theatre Royal Bath in 2013, a production which transferred to the West End. He also performed in the original stage production of Ghost Stories at the Lyric Hammersmith and in the West End, prior to making the film. Andy’s screen credits include the films Wicked, Judy and Shaun The Sheep Movie and, on television, Unforgotten, Grantchester, Campus, Dead Set, Wanderlust and Peaky Blinders.
Jeremy Dyson is a screenwriter, stage-writer and author, best known as a member of comedy group The League of Gentlemen. As well as co-writing and co-directing the stage and film versions of Ghost Stories with Andy Nyman, he co-created and co-wrote the BAFTA-nominated comedy-drama series Funland with Simon Ashdown and co-created, co-wrote and directed the Rose d’Or-winning all-female comedy show Psychobitches. His second collection of stories, The Cranes that Build the Cranes won the Edge Hill Award for short fiction.
Ghost Stories appears at the Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday 28th January to Saturday 1st February. To book tickets contact the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or book online at theatreroyal.org.uk
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