The Barn Theatre have announced the world premiere of ROOM 13, a brand-new play by Duncan Abel and Rachel Wagstaff, inspired by the ghost stories of M.R. James, set in the modern day.
ROOM 13 will run at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester from Saturday 28 September to Saturday 9 November 2024.
Full casting and creative team to be announced.
In a lonely hotel, four strangers are forced to spend the night in Room 13. Bearing the weight of their own grief, shame and darkness, they come to realise that Room 13 has secrets of its own. As the four solitary souls develop unexpected bonds, they each share something from their past that still haunts them – stories of a painting that conceals a horrific secret; a macabre song that whispers in the depths of night, and children’s voices that echo from a forgotten well. As the veil between the present and the past, the living and the dead, becomes frayed, the new companions will have to face their darkest fears if they are ever to escape Room 13…
Duncan Abel and Rachel Wagstaff said:
“We are thrilled to be working with The Barn again and very excited to premiere our new play, Room 13, in the Barn’s unique theatre – the most perfect and evocative space for this original ghost story!”
