The Phantom of Friar Street

Thursday 22nd October

7.30pm £17.50* (21+)

£11.50* (under 21)

 

Common Ground Theatre Company present their Autumn Tour 2026: THE PHANTOM OF FRIAR STREET A play with music by Pat Whymark

 

There was a mystery attached to No 17 Friar Street that the townsfolk weren’t keen to talk about. It was only Mabel who was obsessed with finding the truth.

 

I met Mabel when I arrived to take possession of the house in late September. She was standing in the street staring at an upstairs window deep in thought and quite oblivious to my presence. “Do you know the house?” I asked. Without altering her gaze she replied, “I know something of its history. You mustn’t even think of lodging here.” I smiled at her rather condescendingly, and said, “Dry rot? Rats? Or a ghost perhaps?” as I turned the key in the lock..."

 

"I can think of no other company that swings back and forth, from tragedy to comedy, with such unapologetic aplomb…bold & brilliantly strange”. David Vass (Diss Express) reviewing our 2025 production, The Tales Our Mother Told.

 

"A proper ghost story...suitably claustrophobic...Some genuine moments that make you jump, performed by three excellent actors….Pat Whymark’s excellent script gives the actors much to play with. Characterisation is strong, with highly evocative music and projections." Paul T Davies (Keep Colchester Cool), reviewing our 2024 production, Ghost Of The Toll Point Light.

 

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