Death in the Theatre

Death in the Theatre is a collection of real-life tragedies and murders that have occurred in British theaters over the centuries. It includes stories of brawling ushers, jealous husbands, stampeding crowds, and infant tragedies. The book is meticulously researched and provides a vivid account of the lives lost in the palaces of dreams. It is a must-read for all lovers of the theater, as it offers shocks and gasps of horror when real life proves to be more dramatic than any play on stage.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Immaculately researched and beautifully macabre, this is a real treat for anyone who is either a fan of the theatre or of untimely deaths. I loved it! - Peter James

Britain's theatrical wonderland has been a cornerstone of culture for centuries, delighting and thrilling audiences with an assemblage of exhilarating spectacles. Beyond the trodden boards, and tucked neatly behind the curtain, however, lies a catalogue of real-life destruction and grisly murder that our greatest tragedians would surely be proud to have presided over. Tread the bloodied boards of Britain's theatres and witness the deathly dramas that have played out so dramatically within them.

Death in the Theatre collects an astonishing selection of startling tragedies from Britain's throng of theatres. There is something especially staggering when the player exits life on their adorned stage, and yet, with this by no means an infrequent occurrence, death has made many a fearful cameo appearance - stalking the stalls and grimly reaping the galleries in its macabre and relentless fashion.

In 1910, a strange midnight tragedy was enacted in a London theatre, where the brutal murder of an elderly stage carpenter prompted huge excitement among the theatre-going world and indeed wider pub.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399009119