A nerve tingling performance of ghost stories at Rye Arts Festival in September has been moved from Iden Church to the old Victorian School complex in Rye's Lion Street. The buildings, that have lain empty for over 18 months, but have recently been bought by the Fletcher in Rye Group as a venue for a cinema, will make a fitting venue for 'The Signalmen and Other Ghost Stories' at 7.30pm on Friday 28th September.
The performance, by professional actors, includes 'The Signalmen' - a short story about a train crash in 1865v by Charles Dickens, which he survived but killed 10 people and injured 49 others. Other spooky tales will follow.
Rye Arts Festival is delighted that the Lion Street venue is being used as part of this year's 41st annual festival, and is excited by the Fletcher in Rye group's plans to convert part of the complex into a digital cinema, with the old library being turned into a cafe.
For more information about this year's Festival click on Rye Arts Festival or call the Box Office, which is open from 9.30am to 1.30pm Monday to Saturday on 01797 224442.
Sounds as scary as meeting Michael Gove or Francis Maude in broad daylight!
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Were they members of the Krypt Kickers (Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's backing group)? By the way, I'd love to show you how to Shag - it's a whole bunch of fun.
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