REVIEW: The Woman in Black @ The Playhouse, Liverpool

REVIEW: The Woman in Black @ The Playhouse, Liverpool

The Woman In Black on stage is a gripping ghost story in every tingly sense of the word.

REVIEW: Woman In Black

Rating: 5 out of 5. Finding new ways to make you jump I caught The Woman in Black at the Liverpool Playhouse on Tuesday 24 February, and it turns out a decades-old ghost story can still make a whole room scream. This touring production leans into simplicity- using light, sound and clever staging to turn a quite bare stage into something quietly, and then not-so-quietly, unnerving. If you don’t know it, the play (adapted by Stephen Mallatratt fro…

THE WOMAN IN BLACK REVIEW

PLAYHOUSE, LIVERPOOL – UNTIL SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2026 REVIEWED BY MIA BOWEN 5***** Experiencing The Woman in Black on press night at the stunning Liverpool Playhouse was truly unforgettable. This legendary thriller continues to prove that it becomes more chilling and impactful as time goes on. Having attended this production three times now, I find that it somehow grows sharper, darker, and even more nerve-shredding with each viewing. I stil…

The Woman in Black – Liverpool Playhouse

Step back in time with one of the most popular and spine-tingling tales in the history of London’s West End, ‘The Woman in Black’ by Susan Hill. Currently touring the UK after its successful long reign in London, I had the absolute pleasure of witnessing last night’s production in Liverpool’s very own Playhouse. The playwright for this production was Stephen Mallatratt and it was directed by Robin Herford. The tale of the Woman in Black has had …