It Walks Around the House at Night – Hull Truck Theatre
As if I hadn’t jumped out of my skin enough on Tuesday evening, while watching the ghostly It Walks Around the House at Night, at Hull Truck Theatre, my worst nightmare came true.
You see, there was nothing between me, on Row A, and a black, floor-length curtain through which anyone - or anything - could jump out and, shudder, get me. My imagination was running riot.
Sure enough, halfway through the scary performance (a ThickSkin production), I heard a rustle nearby and my no-longer-imaginary figure emerged in the pitch dark. I managed to stifle an embarrassing scream - it was a fellow theatregoer popping out, I assume, to spend a penny. Her reappearance a few minutes later confirmed my assumption. Phew!
Taking my seat a few minutes before the start, gave me time to peruse the sta...
