Jake

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - His Majesty's Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre 1982, and 2006
Further Comments: A former stage hand who was decapitated in an accident at the theatre prior to World War 2, Jake disappeared after building work was completed in 1982. However, when renovation work started again, contractors began to report the sound of someone in high heels walking around empty areas of the theatre.

Chilly Room

Location: Accrington (Lancashire) - Spinning Jenny Club, theatre lounge (no longer standing)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Visitors to the building would feel freezing air when entering the room, even when the temperature outside rocketed. Lights would also turn themselves off at the most inopportune moments.

Ernie

Location: Ashton under Lyne (Lancashire) - Tameside Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1978
Further Comments: Jack Douglas of Carry On film fame reported seeing this male ghost several times, standing above him in the upper circle and slowly melting away when approached.

Robert

Location: Bacup (Lancashire) - Royal Court Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 12 April 2008
Further Comments: A full investigation of this theatre was carried out by the Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire. Numerous entities were detected by the team, including a woman named Kitty and a man named Jackson by the Circles seating area, a doctor-like figure in reception, and other presences throughout the building.

Former Performer

Location: Basingstoke (Hampshire) - Haymarket Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The Haymarket is said to be haunted by several ghosts of old performers, though no one can say who, why or when.

Grey Lady

Location: Bath (Somerset) - Theatre Royal & Garrick's Head Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 25 December (butterfly seen), Grey Lady last seen 1975
Further Comments: An actress from the 1880's, this lady killed herself in the hotel when she discovered her husband had murdered her secret lover. Her last performance at the theatre was the night of her death, and there she wore a grey feather dress - the same clothing she still wears. A butterfly is also reported to haunt the theatre, manifesting briefly once a year.

Leon Salberg

Location: Birmingham (West Midlands) - Alexandra Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Having managed the theatre for over twenty five years, Leon died within the building, and is thought to still walk here. The ghost of an unknown woman has also been spotted.

Moving Props

Location: Blackpool (Lancashire) - Grand Theatre
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Strange sounds and light poltergeist activity have been reported from this theatre.

Fida

Location: Bolton (Lancashire) - Octagon Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dying while carrying out the role of wardrobe mistress, Fida has been seen walking around the corridors and frequenting the stage control box.

Emily

Location: Bournemouth (Dorset) - Pavilion theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: An actress who died in the 1930s, Emily is blamed for the disembodied footsteps heard on the empty stage. One member of staff was reputedly chased along a corridor by a ghostly figure wearing a bonnet.

Sir Henry Irving

Location: Bradford (Yorkshire) - Theatre Royal
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The location he last played before dying, Irving is still said to walk the floor at the theatre.

Sarah Bernhardt

Location: Brighton (Sussex) - Theatre Royal
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: August 1982
Further Comments: This nineteenth century French actress has a habit of walking down corridors, pushing people out of the way if they step in front of her. The wall into which she disappears is reportedly a bricked up doorway where her dressing room once stood.

Sarah Siddons

Location: Bristol (Somerset) - Old Vic theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Sarah's boyfriend hanged himself at this theatre, and her ghost is thought to continue to mourn the loss here. The other spook at home here is that of a scenic painter called Richard who died in an accident while working. Richard continues to move around the props

John Slater

Location: Brixton (Devon) - Bolton Cross Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: One of the last places he acted before his death, his shade has been seen wearing the costume of his final show.

Figure in White

Location: Canterbury (Kent) - Marlowe Theatre
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1967
Further Comments: This ghostly figure was seen loitering on the right hand side of the stage during a performance.

Grey Lady

Location: Chesterfield (Derbyshire) - Pomegranate Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The strange movement of objects by no human hand is attributed to a grey lady who is occasionally spotted. Another phantom thought to be George Stevenson has been seen walking across the stage and taking a seat.

Dick Condon

Location: Cromer (Norfolk) - Pier
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century / 2000s
Further Comments: An Irish impresario, Condon's shade has been reported at the Pavilion Theatre, located on the pier, while ghostly members of a lifeboat crew have been reported on the wooden boards outside.

Pekinese and Pepi

Location: Darlington (Durham) - The Civic (once the Hippodrome)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid to late twentieth century
Further Comments: The little Pekinese dog was buried within the walls of the theatre, its ghostly presence indicated by lightly padding feet moving across the floors, and soft panting. Pepi, the dog's owner and former manager, is also said to haunt the building, as are several other entities; a stage manager, a female dancer, and a hanging man.

Esmeralda

Location: Dawlish (Devon) - Shaftesbury Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This ghostly thespian turns the theatre lights on and off to attract attention.

Knock on Wood

Location: Dublin (Leinster) - Fishamble Street Theatre (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 22:00h each evening (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The Green Room of this former theatre was haunted by phantom rapping, which always started at the same time each evening and lasted exactly fifteen minutes.

Dressing Room Rearranging

Location: Dublin (Leinster) - Olympia Theatre, Dame Street
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Doors and windows have been known to rattle violently in this theatre, and once a dressing room was virtually destroyed by an unknown presence.

Freddy Fredericks

Location: E15 (Greater London) - Theatre Royal
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Midnight (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The builder of the theatre, Freddy now looks after the building. He is said to walk around at midnight, a small, tubby man dressed in brown, radiating friendliness, and has been caught on camera ay least once. His initials are painted on an archway, and if removed it is said the theatre will fall.

Hall Keeper

Location: East Kilbride (Lanarkshire) - Village Theatre (was the Public Hall)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost of one of the men once charged with maintaining the building still carries on with his work many years after shuffling off his mortal coil.

Brown Man

Location: Eastborne (Sussex) - Boughton theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: This brown coloured figure was once seen sitting in the empty theatre. A piano was once recorded playing a single note in the building after closing time and all the doors had been closed and locked.

Violinist

Location: Eastbourne (Sussex) - Devonshire Park Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s and 1970s
Further Comments: This phantom player was once quite a frequent visitor to the theatre, though as of late he has become quiet.