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Ghostly goings-on at Chorleywood Memorial Hall
2:14pm Thursday 16th December 2010
Ghosts are writ large in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but when Talkwood Productions started rehearsals for their production at The Chorleywood Memorial Hall, they found they had one spook too many.
When Dickens penned the tale in 1843 he made Ebenezer Scrooge endure four ghostly visitations – Marley’s Ghost, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. However, the hall may possibly house a real spirit. Apparently, several people, including caretaker Mike Arnold have experienced some ghostly goings-on there. The voice of a young girl has been heard on several occasions over the years. The voice, which seems to be just in the next room, greets them with a simple ‘Hello’.
We are really trying hard to capture the ethos of a Christmas show that is a whole village event
Tom BartonRest assured, all who have reported the presence have maintained it is not frightening.
“It only happens when someone is working there alone at night,” explains producer Tom Barton. “I haven’t heard her but at least half a dozen others have. I hope she enjoys the show.”
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrenews/8742921.Ghostly_goings_on_at_Chorleywood_Memorial_Hall/
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