The Signalman haunts Devonshire Park Theatre this September

Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre is the perfect setting for a bone chilling ghost tale and one of the theatrical favourites of the genre. Adapted by Francis Evelyn, The Signalman based on a story by Charles Dickens, is coming to the theatre on Tues 9 – Sat 13 Sept.  

From the hugely acclaimed production team Middle Ground Theatre Company, whose previous visits include The Verdict and Dial M for Murder, this chilling night of theatre takes audiences to a lonely railway cutting in 1880. The cold dank fog envelopes a small, isolated signal box where a tormented signalman will once again endure a night of terror, but what’s that coming towards him…

Each night the signalman is haunted by visions of impending disaster on his isolated stretch of line. Can a well-meaning traveller, who chances upon the lonely signal box while out walking, calm the man’s fears before he spirals into self destruction?

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Featuring a stunning set and video projections and theatrical effects, this is the perfect way to spend an evening at the theatre – but there are matinee performances for those who would rather not venture out after dark for a ghost story!

The cast includes Chris Walker who is best known for his fifteen years playing Rob Hollins in Doctors, as well as regular roles in Merseybeat, Playing the Field, The Bill and Coronation Street.

Joining him is John Burton, best known for his ongoing portrayal of Sergeant Goodfellow in the hugely successful worldwide series Father Brown, along with regular character of Alan Gordon in Brookside.

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The cast also includes James Morley (The Verdict, Dial M for Mayhem, Cadfael all for Middle Ground Theatre), Bruce Chattan (Blessings for Artful, Cuba for HBO) and Adam Mort (The Sparticle Mysteries for CBBC)

The Signalman comes to Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre on Tues 9 – Sat 13 Sept 2025.

www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk  

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