The Woman In Black Review

Review: Woman In Black at Darlington Hippodrome

It is a new year and a new season at Darlington Hippodrome. There are scary ghost stories to be told with Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black taking to the stage this week. It is a welcome return to drama after the frivolity of pantomimes up and down the region.  Invited| Review by Stephen Stokoe As the audience enters the auditorium, they are welcomed into – well – an auditorium. The stage is set like a stage but with various […] The post Review: W…

The Woman In Black Review

Darlington Hippodrome – until Saturday 10 January 2026 Reviewed by Andrew Bramfitt 4**** If you think you’re safe in the theatre, The Woman in Black is here to prove you very, very wrong. Opening at Darlington Hippodrome, this latest touring production of the classic ghost story reminds us why it has terrified audiences for over three decades. Stripped-back, shadow-soaked and deliciously unsettling, it proves that when it comes to horror, less …