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Jan 30, 2021 · Here are some of London’s most haunted theatres and the terrifying tales behind them. John Baldwin Buckstone, Theatre Royal Haymarket. One of the less sinister ghosts wandering the halls of London’s theatres is said to live at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
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- Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Cambridge Circus, W1D. The theatre opened in January 1891, and is famous for the JK Rowling play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
- Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, WC2A. This haunted theatre opened as The Royalty in 1911, though the current building dates from 1960 and is owned by the London School of Economics.
- Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, E15. Built in 1884 by actor-manager Charles Dillon, the theatre is haunted by Dillon’s brother-in-law and fellow thespian Frederick Fredericks, whose family later came to own the theatre.
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Rosebury Avenue, Islington, EC1R. The apparition of the famous clown Grimaldi, who died May 1837, can still be glimpsed wearing his make up, and was seen sitting the boxes.
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane Ghosts. Given that there has been a theatre on the site of the current Theatre Royal Drury Lane for over 350 years, there are bound to be a few ghostly stories to tell.
- Lyceum Theatre Ghosts. In the 1880’s when Henry Irving and Ellen Terry dominated the stage of the Lyceum Theatre, one night a couple were sat in the balcony and saw the severed head of a man starring up at them from a lady’s lap in the stalls below.
- Aldephi Theatre Ghost. Jealousy is an evil beast and none more so than between actors. Actor-manager William Terris was enjoying a run of success in Secret Service, a play at the Adelphi Theatre in 1897.
- Garrick Theatre Ghosts. The Garrick Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost of former manager Arthur Bourchier who reigned at the theatre in the early 1900’s.
- Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Her Majesty’s Theatre. Who was he? The marvellously named Beerbohm Tree was a Victorian/Edwardian actor-manager, famous for his progressive approach.
- Eleanor Cooper. Dominion Theatre. Who was she? Eleanor Cooper was a teenage girl tragically crushed by the collapsing wall of the Tavistock Arms on Tottenham Court Road in the London Beer Flood of 1814.
- William Terriss. Adelphi Theatre. Who was he? Terriss was a celebrated Victorian actor murdered by Richard Archer Prince, a fellow thesp he’d had removed from a minor co-starring role.
- The Man in Grey. Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Who was he? Dunno. A fella in grey eighteenth-century garb, he allegedly often appears in the fourth row of the upper circle.
The 10 most haunted places in London. 1 / 10. Theatre Royal Haymarket. Theatre Royal Haymarket has a friendly ghost in the shape of former manager John Baldwin Buckstone, who wrote and...
Jun 28, 2022 · And while many of them come with their own ghost stories behind the scenes, London's oldest theatre is not only the most royal but it's also the most haunted of venues. Theatre Royal Drury Lane is filled with stories that are quite literally built into its walls - from unexploded bombs to a James Bond's first acting gig and from being the place ...
Aug 26, 2016 · Theatre Royal on Drury Lane is the oldest working theatre in London with the first theatre on the site founded in 1663. The theatre is reported as the most haunted theatre in the world home to several ghosts including two clowns and the theatre’s most famous ghost, the mysterious ‘Man in Grey’.
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