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‘A Haunted Yule’ – Ghost Stories for Christmas

  • Saturday 19th December, from 6:30pm

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As conceived by W. A. Drew, winter’s chill will descend on historic Greenwich in the candlelit Orangery of The Fan Museum for this ghostly event…

At 7:30pm on Saturday 19th December, Actor & author Richard Holliss and Jill Lubetkin present an evening, devised by W. A. Drew, of new and classic chilling ghostly tales, for adults only, in the candlelit orangery of the Fan Museum.


This event runs for 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission. It is only suitable for adult audiences, and there can be no admission after the performance begins.
Tickets must be booked in advance and will not be available for sale on the evening.
A strictly limited number of seats are now available at £25, to include light refreshments and private entry (from 6.30 p.m.) to the Museum’s latest exhibition of the work of exciting contemporary fan maker, Frédérick Yvan Manuel Gay. 


Richard Holliss is an accomplished actor who has appeared in a number of leading roles from Cyrano de Bergerac and Edgar Allan Poe to Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood. These critically acclaimed productions include six plays at the World famous Minack Theatre in Cornwall, and several plays by Wayne Adrian Drew His partnership, both personal and professional, with his talented wife Christine is remembered by many. Recent credits include television advertising, modelling work, and the feature film 800 (Amazon Prime). Richard is also a freelance journalist and film historian. The author of five books on cinema, his work includes BBC Network Radio documentaries (narrated by, among others, Joanna Lumley, Richard Todd and Bob Monkhouse on subjects as diverse as animation, science fiction and film comedy). Other work includes Blu-ray audio commentaries, voiceovers and hosting movie events at the British Film Institute.

W.A. Drew, a Life Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, has received an award for his contribution to the media industries. He has written over 40 plays, all staged in London, some in the regions, and one Off Broadway, as well as 10 novels.


 

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Museum Admission Pricing

Adults: £5.00
Children (age 7-16): £3.00
Family ticket (up to 2 Adults and up to 3 Children, also 1 Adult and 4 Children): £10.00
Concessions: £3.00
  • Students (with vaild student card)
  • Senior citizens
  • English Heritage
  • Friends of The Horniman
  • Friends of The Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Staff/Volunteers of the National Maritime Museum
Free Entry for…

Children under 7, Disabled visitors and carers, Art Fund Members and London Pass Members

Wednesday Special:

Free entry for senior citizens.

Please note that the discounts listed above cannot be applied when visitors are part of a large group visit or guided tour group.  Please click here for further details.

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