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Ghosts is a scandalous and searing exploration of family secrets and forbidden desires.

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Running until 28 January 2024.

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Tickets for Ghosts at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse are available now! 

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is celebrating its 10th anniversary with Henrik Ibsen's scandalous Ghosts, a searing exploration of family secrets and forbidden desire, performed for the first time ever in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Ibsen is one of the most influential dramatists of all time, and his work is magnificent! Book your tickets now! 

About Ghosts 

Haunted by the ugly truth of her deceased husband’s dark legacy, Helene is determined to forget her past and start a new future. Unaware of the true nature of his father's character, Osvald, her son, returns home to confront an uncertain future. However, as the flame of a forbidden romance threatens to shatter Helene's aspirations of creating a facade of a happy family, and she finds herself compelled to make a choice that could consume her own existence and jeopardise the remnants of her son's life.

The creatives of Ghosts

Director Joe Hill-Gibbins (The Marriage of Figaro, ENO; The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, Almeida), makes his Globe debut, with a new adaptation of the first modern tragedy to hit the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, almost 150 years after it first caused a stir with its depiction of incest, infection, and euthanasia.

Ghosts tickets are available now!

‘There are ghosts everywhere. There are ghosts here right now.’ Don’t miss out on this haunting classic at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, book your tickets now!

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Running time

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Performance dates

10 November 2023 - 28 January 2024.

Content

The play contains themes of incest, euthanasia, and references to suicide.

Access

Captioned performances: 6 December 2023 - 7.30pm, 6 January 2024 - 2pm. Audio described: 16 December 2023 - 2pm. Relaxed performances: 20 December 2023 - 7.30pm, 4 January 2024 - 7.30pm.

Venue Information

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London LondonSE1 9DT

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Latest Ghosts News

Ghosts Enters Its Final Weeks At Trafalgar Studios

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Ghosts Enters Its Final Weeks At Trafalgar Studios

Following a sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, the critically acclaimed, award-winning Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, is now in its very final weeks at the Trafalgar Studios. The production will be closing March 22.

6 Mar, 2014 | By London Theatre Direct

Press Release: Due To Popular Demand, Award-Winning Production of Ghosts Extends until March 22 2014

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Press Release: Due To Popular Demand, Award-Winning Production of Ghosts Extends until March 22 2014

Richard Eyre’s five star production of Ibsen’s Ghosts has been extended by two weeks due to popular demand. This acclaimed show, starring Lesley Manville, has been playing to packed houses at Trafalgar Studios since December.  The universally praised cast also includes Adam Kotz, Jack Lowden, Brian McCardie and Charlene McKenna.

22 Jan, 2014 | By London Theatre Direct

Reviews For Ghosts At Trafalgar StudiosThis Week In The West End #WestEndWeek

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This Week In The West End #WestEndWeek

This week will see the first major opening of 2014 when Ghosts, which transferred to the West End’s Trafalgar Studios late last year straight from the Almeida Theatre, has its press night on Tuesday (14th January). The already critically acclaimed production stars Lesley Manville who has received high praise for her magnificent performance.

13 Jan, 2014 | By London Theatre Direct

Almeida Theatre’s Ghosts Confirms West End Transfer To Trafalgar Studios

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Almeida Theatre’s Ghosts Confirms West End Transfer To Trafalgar Studios

The Almeida Theatre has confirmed that its production of Ibsen’s Ghosts, adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, will transfer to Trafalgar Studios. The production will begin performances on Tuesday 17th December and runs until Saturday 8th March 2014.

21 Nov, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct