It’s thought that his ghost, which puts in an appearance at midnight, protects the theatre. Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, E15īuilt in 1884 by actor-manager Charles Dillon, the theatre is haunted by Dillon’s brother-in-law and fellow thespian Frederick Fredericks, whose family later came to own the theatre. The remains of the pool can still be seen, and perhaps occasionally, the spectral singing of the late dolphin might be heard. Two ghost stories are associated with it – one predates the current building, to about the 1930s – in which, a ghostly woman in Queen Anne era clothing was said to walk down the stairs, gradually disappearing as she reached the bottom, before a shriek signified her complete disappearance.ĭuring the 1970s, a dolphin kept in a pool beneath the stage was used in shows, and eventually died of neglect. Theatres have operated on the site since the 17th century. This haunted theatre opened as The Royalty in 1911, though the current building dates from 1960 and is owned by the London School of Economics. It is haunted by a ghostly ballerina, believed by some to Anna Pavlova (1881 – 1931), and the apparition of the composer and The Lodger star Ivor Novello (1893 – 1951) supposedly still takes in shows from the rear of the dress circle. The theatre opened in January 1891, and is famous for the JK Rowling play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Here are some of the most haunted London theatres and stories of supernatural sightings… Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Cambridge Circus, W1D London has a long tradition of theatres and ghosts.

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