The Dark Tales And Strange Sounds Team return to Copped Hall on Saturday 29th March for another evening of storytelling, performance and spooky sonics amongst the picturesque environs of this partially restored stately ruin.
Julia Stallard will be telling the grim story of the Witch Trial of Agnes Waterhouse, and we’ll delve into the horrors of 18th Century healthcare and hear the grim story of eye-surgeon Chevalier John Taylor. Spooky tales will be provided by Minnie Wilkinson and by Sinister Masterplan (Laura Sampson and Sam Enthoven), who will recount H D Everett’s The Whispering Wall – the tale of a haunted mansion in which there’s a wall with a mysterious voice, reputed to tell you where you’re going to die…
We’ll also discover the grim details of Agnes Waterhouse’s 16th Century Witch Trial and find out why men of the Essex Marshes boasted of having up to ‘five-and-twenty wives’! Sound artist Karina Townsend will be on hand to capture the sounds of the Hall’s resident bat population – they always make an appearance at these events! Plus of course the usual live tape loops from me and the machines, including mandatory audience participation. Plus a well-stocked bar and a roaring fire. Wrap up warm – it’s the coldest building imaginable!
I love these events so much, always a highlight of the calendar and in the most fantastic surroundings! Last few tickets available here. Do make sure you read the small print – it’s an old building in the middle of nowhere, so you’ll need to be able to get there and get home under your own steam. Otherwise you might just be doomed to roam those spooky corridors forever…
Robin The Fog 