Joined April 2016
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Introducing the first of our show's three stories - The Shadow. A young woman visits her friends for the summer - a happily married couple. But something eerie is lurking in the house. All tour dates here: amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/hau… 📷: Jacky Summerfield #hauntedshadows #edithnesbit
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If you enjoy #ghoststories we aim to share the work of the finest live performers - including master racontuers #RobertLloydParry, @Adam_Zed of @DarkLightBook, @jamescswanton, @RichardAUsher, @ClaireLAmias of @MonkeyWithCymb & @WeepingBank
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We had a fantastic evening watching @ClaireLAmias deliver a masterclass in performance storytelling with #HauntedShadows. We first saw the show in London & it remains highly recommended. Tour dates & competition details here: amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/hau…
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Wonderful to see how supportive ghost storytelling artists are of each others work. #HauntedShadows is an unmissable show.
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Claire is looking forward to talking to Adam Dowling on @BBCRadioKent 3.45pm today about 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' ahead of our show at Ellen Terry Barn Theatre on 25 April. Hear more about this award-winning show @BBCSounds #kenttheatre #edithnesbit
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Listen here... Claire comes is at 2.12: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tc…

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Claire is looking forward to talking all things ghostly and gothic with Steve Bailey at @BBCLeeds radio, live at about 11.40am today. This is in advance of 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' being performed at @trwakefield on 16 April & @SkiptonTownHall 9 May.
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Claire's interview starts at 1 hrs 40 min: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tr…

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AMonkeyWithCymbalsTC retweeted
If you enjoy #ghoststories #folklore #horror & #gothic we aim to share the work of the finest live performers - including master racontuers #RobertLloydParry #nunkietheatre @MonkeyWithCymb @ClaireLAmias @DarkLightBook @Adam_Zed @jamescswanton and @WeepingBank
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Nice little plug for Haunted Shadows in the @WakeExpress for our @trwakefield show on 16 April wakefieldexpress.co.uk/whats…
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'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' will tour to the Ellen Terry Barn Theatre in Kent on 25 April. Find out more about Kentish writer Edith Nesbit's spooky childhood and the gothic tales it inspired: amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/hau… #edithnesbit #ghoststories #tenterden
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Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit is coming to @thespringhavant on 20 May 2026 - we can't wait to share our 'frightening' theatre show with audiences in #Havant near #Portsmouth. The show is now on sale, so get your tickets here: thespring.co.uk/event/haunte… #theatre
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See the chilling 'HAUNTED SHADOWS: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' on tour this April & May! An expert at chilling the spine & curdling the blood, Edith Nesbit relates three of her best Gothic tales while recalling her own childhood terrors. Tour dates: amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/hau…
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Our final story, A Strange Experience, is perhaps our eeriest yet. A companion discovers terrible secrets in the rambling, dark mansion they reside in ... Don't miss this rarely-told tale: amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/hau… 📷: Jacky Summerfield #edithnesbit #hauntedshadows #TheatreTour
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Replying to @MonkeyWithCymb
Your show was incredible, Claire. You embodied those characters and steadily built the terror until it was palpable.
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AMonkeyWithCymbalsTC retweeted
Thank you kindly. It's an honour to be included on the same list as those outstanding performers.
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In Haunted Shadows' second story, The Pavilion, a book written by a 16th century necromancer is found in the library of a country house. The mysterious pavilion and its creeping vine betray haunting secrets... amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/hau… #hauntedshadows #edithnesbit #theatretouruk
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