Nancy's Murder and Other Horrifying Tales performed by Dominic Gerrard. Halloween 2026
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Inclusions:
- Performance only (this performance occurs after the museum has closed to the public.
Optional extras:
A 'spooktacular' guided tour is scheduled for 7pm same day. These events are consecutive so we encourage you to book both to make the most of your visit.
Dates and times for 2026:
Wednesday 28th October at 6pm and 8pm
Thursday 29th October at 6pm and 8pm
Duration:
60 minutes
Content:
Suitable for 12+ years
Location:
49 Doughty Street. Just as Dickens was known to entertain his guests in his own Drawing Room so will you experience this performance in a similar setting within the Museum. The performance space can be accessed via the lift.
Doors will open 10 minutes prior to the start time. Due to the small size of the theatre space, no latecomers will be admitted.
Detail:
“… but there was something in the hue of the skin, and gaunt and unearthly appearance of the whole form, which no being of this world was ever seen to wear.”
Join us, this Halloween season for a special performance of three Horrifying and Ghostly tales! Adapted and Performed by Dominic Gerrard (West End) who returns for his first live performance at the Dickens Museum in six years.
Sikes and Nancy is a reading that Dickens himself was at first afraid to perform. Fear and betrayal end in tragedy, as Nancy is followed one night over London Bridge and is wrongly accused of betraying Sikes’ gang. Dickens’ brutal and unflinching adaptation of the murder scene in Oliver Twist caused shockwaves among his audiences. It’s horror and humanity resonates as powerfully today as it did in 1870 …
The Lawyer & The Ghost sees a young lawyer move into cheap, mouldering lodgings in one of London’s most ancient Inns. One dark night he is startled to discover that he is not alone and is forced to confront an unearthly visitor that wants him to leave at once …
The Dead Hand follows a ‘reckless, rattle-pated’ young Arthur Holliday as he seeks shelter for the night in Doncaster. Finally arriving at inn Arthur learns the horrifying truth of what lurks there. This is one of Wilkie Collins’ rarer ghost stories, packed with masterful suspense and humour …
Enjoy these ghost stories brought to life in true Dickensian style.
Ticket options
Option to donate:
GiftAid is quick, easy, and it doesn't cost you any extra, all you need is to be a UK taxpayer. For every £1 you spend today, we receive another 25p in government support.
Inclusions:
- Performance only (this performance occurs after the museum has closed to the public.
Optional extras:
A 'spooktacular' guided tour is scheduled for 7pm same day. These events are consecutive so we encourage you to book both to make the most of your visit.
Dates and times for 2026:
Wednesday 28th October at 6pm and 8pm
Thursday 29th October at 6pm and 8pm
Duration:
60 minutes
Content:
Suitable for 12+ years
Location:
49 Doughty Street. Just as Dickens was known to entertain his guests in his own Drawing Room so will you experience this performance in a similar setting within the Museum. The performance space can be accessed via the lift.
Doors will open 10 minutes prior to the start time. Due to the small size of the theatre space, no latecomers will be admitted.
Detail:
“… but there was something in the hue of the skin, and gaunt and unearthly appearance of the whole form, which no being of this world was ever seen to wear.”
Join us, this Halloween season for a special performance of three Horrifying and Ghostly tales! Adapted and Performed by Dominic Gerrard (West End) who returns for his first live performance at the Dickens Museum in six years.
Sikes and Nancy is a reading that Dickens himself was at first afraid to perform. Fear and betrayal end in tragedy, as Nancy is followed one night over London Bridge and is wrongly accused of betraying Sikes’ gang. Dickens’ brutal and unflinching adaptation of the murder scene in Oliver Twist caused shockwaves among his audiences. It’s horror and humanity resonates as powerfully today as it did in 1870 …
The Lawyer & The Ghost sees a young lawyer move into cheap, mouldering lodgings in one of London’s most ancient Inns. One dark night he is startled to discover that he is not alone and is forced to confront an unearthly visitor that wants him to leave at once …
The Dead Hand follows a ‘reckless, rattle-pated’ young Arthur Holliday as he seeks shelter for the night in Doncaster. Finally arriving at inn Arthur learns the horrifying truth of what lurks there. This is one of Wilkie Collins’ rarer ghost stories, packed with masterful suspense and humour …
Enjoy these ghost stories brought to life in true Dickensian style.
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