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Classic ghost story comes to Burnsville stage

07.10.11

The Hitchcock terror-vibe comes across in the shadows suffusing the set, the haunting sound effects (howling winds, a baby crying, an old-fashioned music box), and a storyline that blurs past and present, imagination and reality.

The story: Arthur Kipps (played by Charles Numrich), haunted by an encounter years in his past, hires a young actor (Kieran Adcock-Starr) to help him tell his disturbing tale, and together they explore the world of a remote, fog-shrouded English village in bringing Kipps’ harrowing experiences to life.

The mindset of Numrich as he gets into character for “The Woman in Black” gives some idea of the depths of darkness into which the production delves.

In an interview, Numrich said that to enter the grim headspace required of the role, he dredges up old memories of holding his young son, just after the boy had been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

“It can be a dark place to go,” he said. “That – when you think about your own child dying – is a scary place to be.”

Source: ThisweekLive