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A Warning to the Curious - Two Ghost Stories by M R James

Sun 21 Dec 2025 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM GMT Online, Zoom

A Warning to the Curious - Two Ghost Stories by M R James

Sun 21 Dec 2025 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM GMT Online, Zoom

Back by popular demand following his gripping candlelit Halloween performance, we welcome Robert Lloyd Parry and his spine-tingling retelling of M R James’ finest ghost stories in A Warning to the Curious!

Telling scary tales by the fireside has been a Christmas tradition for centuries, and this performance offers two eerie stories for your delectation: Lost Hearts and A Warning to the Curious.

What to expect: Gather friends and family, light the candles and prepare to be scared as Robert Lloyd Parry embodies the spirit of M R James.

Expect hair-raising tales of vengeful ghosts, haunted treasure, and threatening sea mists descending around seaside towns.

About the artist

Robert Lloyd Parry is an actor and writer specialising in literary storytelling; theatrical performances based upon texts from the golden age of the short story.

He has been touring the UK with the M R James Project for twenty years - bringing to life the masterpieces of the father of the English ghost story.

Lloyd Parry’s mastery of the role is itself an act of possession - The New Yorker

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