Came to see Ghost Stories at the Arts Theatre - sidenote: fun show! Not exactly what I was expecting, but enjoyable. Glad I went on Groupon prices though, not sure it's worth full price especially for the 'top price' tickets! Anyway.
It is a really cute, cosy theatre and the staff were friendly enough. When we first walked in we thought it was a cafe, so we left again to get some alcohol elsewhere before the show, only to find that the downstairs cocktail bar was members only. Having decided that pre-theatre coffee wasn't the worst thing in the world, we were informed by the staff member behind the counter that actually the cafe closed at 5.30 and all they sold in the evening was alcohol. There was no bar sign, price list or anything, only a few bottles up on a shelf within the cafe decor, but it was a nice surprise. And they had Rekorderlig cider, which is a favourite of mine :)
The theatre was really well decorated inside, and added to the eerie atmosphere of the play. Unfortunately, there were a few instances that rather ruined the suspense - at one stage you could clearly hear someone practising singing scales very loudly elsewhere in the building, and quite close to the end of the show, as the tension was building, someone opened the entry door at the back and a shaft of light cut the tension into tiny pieces, along with the quick chat a couple of staff members had through the door. We could also hear the staff chatting outside during the performance, so the walls must be pretty thin! Which is a shame really as Ghost Stories should be quite an immersive production.
Overall though, not bad. read more