Horror show The Wicked Lady aims to shock at Theatre Royal, Nottingham

A spine-chilling theatrical experience comes to Nottingham next week with the arrival of The Wicked Lady to the Theatre Royal.

Audiences are being urged to brace themselves for the ghost story experience of the year.

It is staged at the Theatre Royal from Wednesday, September 21, to Saturday, September 24.

Flickering from within the tree-line, a single lamp burns in one upstairs window of an otherwise long-abandoned house.

The chilling disappearance of a young child is what leads to Alice Beaumont being thrown into this isolated place, shrouded in secrecy and troubled by rumours of a ghostly past.

Does the house itself hold the secret or has Alice unlocked something even more unsettling?

The crying winds of this terrifying ghost story become even more haunting when Alice finds herself trapped in the undeniable feeling that although she is far away from anyone else, she is almost certainly never alone.

Following sold-out performances in Birmingham last year, The Wicked Lady is now embarking on its first national tour.

There is an age guidance of 15 and over for performances,which come with a warning that they contain extreme shock and horror.

Latecomers will not be admitted and re-entry to the theatre is not permitted.