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Frighteners 2022: ‘Museum of Monsters’
October 29, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Dare you enter Sydenham’s historical Museum of Monsters? Founded by the irascible Ovaltine-merchant Sir Henry Hornbeam in 1881, it has preserved relics and mysteries from as far afield as the Hindu Kush, Outer Mongolia, and Penge. Explore each room and marvel at ‘living’ exhibits from Transylvania, Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory in Geneva, an unopened tomb in the Nile Valley, and a preserved werewolf’s lair from the Black Forest. Look out for the zombie tour guides – and as to the screeching ghost lady in white that supposedly haunts the museum’s corridors, surely that’s just an urban legend…?
This is a ‘walk-through’ installation, with professional performers in character as exhibits and tour guides, creating an immersive ‘Museum of Monsters’ experience. Entry is at the visitors’ own risk – an early escape via the Fire Exit is optional!
The show is designed to be entertaining with an emphasis on comic scares. If the experience proves too overwhelming, you are very welcome to leave at any time; just ask a steward (in yellow t-shirts) to show you the way out. *Note for families: we advise that this immersive experience is unsuitable for very sensitive children and those with a fear of the dark.
Cast includes: Kate Barry, Oliver Byng, William Hastings, Angus Hepburn, Megan Madaleine, Chioma Nwalioba, and Jodyanne Richardson
Scenario and script: Jonathan Kaufman and Jane Walker
Costume design and associate producer Jackie Poulett
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