Blog Posts - Tales from Paradise Heights

The Night Death Put Me Down...First Animated Tale from Paradise Heights

8/10/2018

Exciting news as last night, 9/08/2018, I visited Darren McGinn and he recorded my dialogue for the first animated tale to come from Tales from Paradise Heights. Working with the animation skills of Darren (and some sound) and the music and sound skills of Justin Wetherill, the first animated tale should premiere around the last week in October, perhaps even Halloween night.

Keep your eyes peeled for this, particularly if you're a fan of Tales from Paradise Heights - there will be Halloween Easter Eggs...more soon.

In the meantime here are a few pre production concept sketches I did for the short...

Stay tuned for further updates, in the meantime I'm back to the promotion of the Autumn Tour of The Haunting of Blaine Manor...see you on tour. Joe x

With the house record setting sell out of the show at Buxton Festival it's probably a good idea to book ahead for this show - and we sold out London 2 weeks before we got there. Links are below where tickets are on sale for the show...

Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre - 22nd Sept
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/227032

Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax - 27/28 Sept
www.squarechapel.co.uk/whats-on/the-haunting-of-blaine-manor/

Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Hebden Bridge 19/20 October
hblt.co.uk/diary/shazia-mirza-2-2

The New Continental, Preston 24/25 October
Tickets On Sale Soon

The Met, Bury - Halloween Special - 31 October
themet.org.uk/event/haunting-blaine-manor/

Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry - 1/2/3 November
Tickets On Sale Soon

More updates soon...Joe x

Image by Darren McGinn

Blaine Manor Autumn Tour: Agatha Christie meets The Haunting - Climb Aboard the Ghost Train...

7/24/2018

First and foremost a huge and hearty thank you to Buxton Festival. We really enjoyed our time at The Arts Centre Studio, part of the magnificent Opera House. The Front of House staff were superb, bending over backwards to help ours and all the shows there, they were a great team and it was a pleasure to get to know them over the short time we were there.

We're delighted to know that we set a new house record there for audience attendance, there was a real buzz around the show and each performance we felt the energy from our audiences so a very special thank you to them. We picked up further fantastic reviews there, and it was great to rub shoulders with so many talented production companies and shows - no doubt we'll see you again soon out there in festival land.

Well done to the festival organisers, the helpers, the venues, the venue staff, the reviewers, the bar staff and anyone we may have left out. Bye for now and maybe see you next year.

Keep up with our REVIEWS PAGE here:
www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/reviews.html

The Ghost Train Thunders On Down The Track...Autumn Tour

We're shaping up to have a very haunted autumn, and there are some fabulous venues to catch the show at across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and a return to Oswestry. We're looking for further venues as we go and will be popping up in more theatres in the new year. In the meantime the poster above indicates where we are booked in so far, and below are the ticket links. Some venues are already getting a number of bookings so get in there fast - we set a new house record in Buxton and we sold out in London two weeks before we got there, so make sure of your ticket.

Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre - 22nd Sept
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/227032

Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax - 27/28 Sept
www.squarechapel.co.uk/whats-on/the-haunting-of-blaine-manor/

Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Hebden Bridge 19/20 October
hblt.co.uk/diary/shazia-mirza-2-2

The New Continental, Preston 24/25 October
Tickets On Sale Soon

The Met, Bury - Halloween Special - 31 October
themet.org.uk/event/haunting-blaine-manor/

Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry - 1/2/3 November
Tickets On Sale Soon

More updates soon...Joe x

Buxton Buzz: Blaine Manor Buxton Festival Fringe Update

7/14/2018

Some of the Blaine Manor cast and crew making themselves comfortable.

We're halfway through our performance schedule at Buxton Festival Fringe, two of our performances of The Haunting of Blaine Manor played so far at The Arts Centre Studio, adjoining the magnificent Buxton Opera House. The play is going down a storm, thrilling new audiences and once again garnering wonderful reviews, our remaining performances coming up in the coming week, details below.

We're having a fantastic time at the Fest, the audiences, front of house staff, the festival organisers, the fellow acts and artists, the townsfolk and local businesses, everyone is really friendly and there's a real buzz about the place. I'm happy to report there's a fair bit of buzz around us too, and judging by bookings for next week it's clear there are a lot of audience recommendations doing the rounds, we strongly recommend you book at we are filling up fast for those two remaining shows.

Whilst the Manor may be chilling, the reviews are HOT!

Darren McGinn has been producing some wonderful artwork for Tales from Paradise Heights for a number of years now - including the poster for the show, you'll find a lot of his work through this site. He has also created some wonderful trailers to support the show, including the Review Trailer below. This week he has released some further imagery in support of the show. This set of fabulous Tarot cards featuring the characters of the play. The 'review' trailer also features the haunting music and sound effects created by the brilliant Justin Wetherill.

I noticed on the Buxton site that a lady called Isla had left us a nice review. I was in Buxton earlier this week and noticed a shop named 'ISLA' and wondered...so I popped in. It was indeed her as she recognised me from the play. She runs a fabulously unique gift shop and I ended up opening my wallet in there (I challenge anyone that goes in there not to) so I'll always have a memory of Buxton Fest and I think it's an appropriate one...what d'ya reckon? I have a thing for mugs, and this hit the spot for some reason.

If you want to check out her art gallery and gift shop while you're in Buxton (and I really recommend it) the address is 4b The Colonnade, Buxton SK17 6AL

The management at The Underground Venues (The Arts Centre Studio and The Club House) have been absolutely brilliant in their support of all the shows here, and a special mention to Jack the lighting technician at The Arts Centre Studio, who performed miracles on the opening night when the lighting deck seemed to develop a mind of its own - this did not affect the show thanks to his skill) and Dylan - part of the fabulous front of house team who are all doing a cracking job.

So yeah, two dates left at this fab fest, details in the poster below, and I've included links to book those tickets. A couple of trailers are below too. After Wednesday we are gone, but will be touring over the coming months - keep an eye out here for details.

Buxton Festival Fringe is a fabulous festival and we are really proud to be part of this, hope to see you at the two remaining shows. We're the play festival goers are describing as 'Agatha Christie meets The Haunting', come and check our award winning play out, the most talked about haunter/chiller since The Woman in Black.

Enjoy the remainder of the Festival,

Joe and The Blaine Manor Cast and Crew xx

REVIEW TRAILER

Black and White Trailer - Made in 1953

If you're in or around Buxton don't miss the award winning The Haunting of #BlaineManor, the most talked about haunter since The Woman in Black.

Book your tickets:
https://underthefringe.com/book/blaine-manor

Horror is a Place...Blaine Manor

THE DEMON RETURNS: The Haunting of Blaine Manor - Buxton Festival Fringe 2018

6/15/2018

We are absolutely delighted to be part of the Fabulous Buxton Festival Fringe. We will be performing at the Arts Centre Studio, part of the Buxton Opera House complex, the opera house being a classic Frank Matcham building. Playing in a building within the grounds and situated behind the Opera House who knows what ghosts our ghosts might disturb there?

Come and see this show that reviewers love and that audiences are coming to watch more than once, it's a twisty turny chiller thriller. Some of the reviews are below, along with some stunning imagery - booking details and more information at the links. Show dates and times are in the poster above.

Booking: underthefringe.com/book/blaine-manor

There is more information on the origin of the production here.

www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/the-haunting-of-blaine-manor.html

TRAILER:

The Fabulous Imagery of Darren McGinn

Darren designed the trailer (with the wonderful music and sound effects of Justin Wetherill) and has produced some stunning imagery to support the shows, just some of his work is below in these wonderful portraits of the characters.

This is one of the best haunted house stories you will ever see on stage, the reviews tell their story. Bring your friends, workmates, make it a night out - it's a story that will stay with you...we look forward to meeting you...Joe x

FEELING PUNCHY - I'm Frank Morgan: RewiRED

6/14/2018

It's been a couple of weeks since my last performance (on that run) as Frank Morgan. I've had further time to reflect on what I did with him. The revival/remodel/reincarnation was more than worth the gamble as most of you who saw it will agree.

Audience reaction, reviews etc mean that he won't be put back in his cage for long. I'm going to be doing the show wherever I can nation wide, should be cheap enough with it being a one man show, travel light. I'd like to put it on somewhere every couple of months or so in a build up to take the show to Edinburgh next year as an introduction of Tales from Paradise Heights to new audiences. He's already booked in for The Met in Bury for January but he may be back as early as August if I have my way, watch this space. A BIG THANKS to the audiences who have just been beyond amazing, to the reviewers that give shows legs, to Justin Wetherill (music and sound design) to Darren McGinn (Posters) and to Karen McBride and Shay Rowan (Photography) Some more of Shay's shots can be seen above and below, over the coming weeks I will post up galleries of Karen and Shay's work.

So yes, I'm celebrating, and absolutely delighted that I dusted off that old Frank Morgan script, tore it apart and created a new Monster for today - Frank(enstein) Morgan, rose from the slab and pretty much smashed his way out of the laboratory...it's alive, IT'S ALIVE!

REVIEWS:

So that's Frank for now...and next it's back to more haunting times as The Haunting of Blaine Manor comes to Buxton Festival Fringe in July, can't wait. See you out there...Joe x

The RewiRED Experiment: The Ace of Spades, The Return of Strawberry Jack and a Series Re-Launch

5/10/2018

Pics by Karen McBride, collage imagery by Joe O'Byrne

Frank's back in Salford on the next Bank Holiday Weekend, and this is a great chance to get acquainted with this acclaimed series of tales, reviewers have called them a Canterbury Tales for Today, and here's another good reason why.

Every now and again DC And Marvel do this Year Zero thing, where they relaunch stuff. Well here's a great point for me to do my Tales from Paradise Heights Year Zero thing, to start with I'm Frank Morgan: RewiRED and bring them all back - still a series of separate tales on film and stage, but with room to acknowledge stuff that has found it's way into The Heights. So yeah, this is a good time to get on board as I'm working on bringing all the Tales from Paradise Heights as a season to Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, and obviously if I'm doing that I'd love to bring them to other theatres too, both closer to home and further afield...watch this space. If there are any theatre programmers out there interested in growing an audience around a body of work then do get in touch, these are all well reviewed tales and have repeat viewings from fabulous audiences.

I'm currently in the wake of a great run at Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, thank you to the magnificent audiences down there and to the quite brilliant and lovely Barry Edwards and Claudia Lis who run this gorgeous theatre. I'm now in the run up to the return of the show to The Kings Arms in Salford. It's given me a short breather and in this precious recuperation space (because I'm knackered) time to reflect on what has been achieved with the show.

This was a huge gamble for me, taking what worked before and transforming it, turning it into something new - with a whole new story, a fresh injection of a hint of the supernatural and a whole new act written in. Change was always a gamble, and the term 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' kept nagging me. But so much has come into the world of Paradise Heights - and outside it - since Frank launched the series all those years ago.

Well there's absolutely no doubt that this was a success, I found a whole new angle to the man, the shark, the monster - and ran with it. The show has really hit home with audiences as once you sit down in that theatre with Frank, in his club, there really is no escape. It's a hugely immersive experience, visceral, in your face theatre with a hard yet nuanced, driven performance at its core. I think it's fair to say that this version has really enthralled and thrilled audiences, leaving them thinking about the man and his world long after seeing the show.

There were reasons for taking us into Frank's club. The Ace of Spades is the club as much as it is the man yes, but it is also the backdrop for the play, Strawberry Jack and having this great new set has allowed me to visit Jack again, it's a Christmas Tale and therefore I'll be bringing it back this Christmas, tweaking it a touch, adding more performance within performance and paving the way for the next play in the series, a play I have talked about for years.

Torch.

A new tale, new drama in The Ace of Spades, with a real singer, a live band and a fresh noir driven story just itching to be told...so now is a great time to catch this show if you haven't already seen it. It's gonna pave the way to Christmas and Strawberry Jack, and of course to everyone's favourite villain in the series...

I'm Frank Morgan: RewiRED returns to The Kings Arms, Salford 25th & 26th May, details below, along with a new trailer and a trailer for Strawberry Jack, more details on Jack here...

www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/strawberry-jack.html

There's a fresh new trailer below, including the wonderful musical work of Justin Wetherill, the fabulous video and photography of Karen McBride and Shay Rowan, and the iconic sign designs of Darren McGinn, what a team, I'm blessed.

So, make it a date this coming Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May and catch one of the two shows remaining...this is the origin tale from Paradise Heights after all, and even though you can jump on board at any time with any of the tales, this is a great place to start...and of course, Frank would love to meet you and welcome you to The Ace of Spades.

Joe x

NEW MAY 2018 TRAILER

Pic by Shay Rowan

The Kings Arms New Dates Ticket Links:

Friday 25th May:
www.kingsarmssalford.com/my-calendar/?cid=mc-6bea5a7e02f8f5e2945b6f6b1bbf9266&mc_id=1622

Saturday 26th May
www.kingsarmssalford.com/my-calendar/?cid=mc-6bea5a7e02f8f5e2945b6f6b1bbf9266&mc_id=1623

Book them fast as we filled up real fast last time...it will be great to see you! And for the readers among you, Frank Morgan pops up in my first novel, THE BENCH: A Tale from Paradise Heights...you can download it here - a cracking read on Paradise Heights and a whole host of characters, check the reviews at the link:

www.amazon.co.uk/Bench-Tale-Paradise-Heights-Tales-ebook/dp/B013VNYZOY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

And all for less than the price of a pint...

Joe x

Strawberry Jack: A Tale from Paradise Heights - Trailer

Get on board with Tales from Paradise Heights now, all the tales are coming back and there's more tales to come...catch the ride...but fair warning, this is addictive stuff, once sampled you'll be hooked.

Joe x

RewiRED and Re-Fired up. Oswestry next then a Return to Salford...and some great Blaine Manor News

4/20/2018

Photography by Karen McBride

Well Frank Morgan broke his way out of Hell last week and made quite the impression in an eclectic and explosive return to Tales from Paradise Heights. I'm Frank Morgan: RewiRED was very much an experiment for me, a leap forward with the character, taking risks and leaving safety behind. It's been a tough couple of months on my own in pre-production and rehearsal with this monster, acting as writer/actor/director/producer/promoter is extremely challenging to say the least and quite a lonely process. It certainly teaches you about self discipline, drive and focus. My toughest test acting wise thus far.

So, from standing ovations to controversy (a couple of walk outs - Frank is strong stuff) I'm delighted to say the experiment worked. The overall audience and critical consensus thus far though has been extremely positive and has fired me up no end. It's not all about the ferocity, there is humour and pathos here, and the remnants of a human beneath this monstrous shell. Members of the audience were moved from laughter, shock and horror, to tears. The new elements to the story really striking a chord, and driving home the supernatural meets natural flavour of the series. This is very much a modern urban crime story meets gothic fairy tale.

Pic by Shay Rowan

Huge thanks to Justin Wetherill again for coming up with the goods sound and music wise, and to John Tatlock for being such a joy to work with on lighting. Once again Darren McGinn delivered the goods digital art wise, Karen McBride and Shay Rowan produced some amazing photography and Darren Barker did a great on job set building.

The best sound bite I heard from an audience member last week was 'Richard III meets The Long Good Friday meets Hellblazer.' That's a very unique description to a very unique show, I can confidently say that there is nothing like this out there. Oswestry is the next stop for the show, at the brilliant Hermon Chapel Arts Centre - and I will be doing a Q&A on the show and Tales from Paradise Heights after each of those shows, more details at the link:

mailchi.mp/ddb200a5ea11/im-frank-morgan-rewired-a-one-man-play-by-joe-obyrne

Huge thanks to you , the audiences for coming along and making Frank's return so special, you really made those nights. Once again massive thanks to Lisa Connor and all the staff down at The Kings Arms, we're gonna be back...see below.

Now, bring on Oswestry and big hi to you audiences at Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, I can't wait to get back there.

Imagery by Darren McGinn

Ticket Links:
Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Chapel Street, Oswestry 3rd and 4th May

Thurs 3rd May, 7:30 pm
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFMIMF

Fri 4th May, 7:30pm
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFMIMG

Book them fast as we filled up real fast last time...it will be great to see you!

Joe x

Further Dates Added to The Kings Arms, Salford

I'm delighted to announce that due to the popular demand in Salford the Bad Fella will be back much earlier than I had originally planned. The show returns to The Kings Arms, Salford on 25th & 26th May, ticket links are further down, hope to see you there.

I gave this show my all, and I'll be back to do it again...losing dad last year taught me a lesson, a hard lesson. We are dead too long. Do your thing, and to Hell with the consequences...Jx

More on Frank Morgan here:
www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/im-frank-morgan.html

Pic by Karen McBride

The Kings Arms New Dates Ticket Links:

Friday 25th May:
www.kingsarmssalford.com/my-calendar/?cid=mc-6bea5a7e02f8f5e2945b6f6b1bbf9266&mc_id=1622

Saturday 26th May
www.kingsarmssalford.com/my-calendar/?cid=mc-6bea5a7e02f8f5e2945b6f6b1bbf9266&mc_id=1623

Book them fast as we filled up real fast last time...it will be great to see you! And for the readers among you, Frank Morgan pops up in my first novel, THE BENCH: A Tale from Paradise Heights...you can download it here - a cracking read on Paradise Heights and a whole host of characters, check the reviews at the link:

www.amazon.co.uk/Bench-Tale-Paradise-Heights-Tales-ebook/dp/B013VNYZOY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

And all for less than the price of a pint...

Joe x

The Haunting of Blaine Manor comes to Buxton Fringe Festival

I'm also very happy to announce that the award winning The Haunting of Blaine Manor will be part of this years Buxton Fringe Festival, ahead of the show's Autumn/Winter Tour...details below...

We will be in the Arts Centre which I believe is part of Buxton Opera House, the very heart of the festival and we can't wait to perform there. Here are the dates and times - ticket links to follow:

Fri 6th July, 5:45PM
Mon 9th July, 9:30PM
Tue 17th July, 9:30PM
Wed 18th July, 5:45PM

More details soon and more on The Haunting of Blaine Manor here...

www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/the-haunting-of-blaine-manor.html

Thanks for reading, for showing interest, for coming along and supporting...hope to see you all again real soon...

Joe x

I'm Frank Morgan - RewiRED: The Shark and the Shadow of the Shark

4/7/2018

Frank Morgan is the first character I created in Tales from Paradise Heights. A background character in a half written novel - the full story of his creation can be found here: www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/im-frank-morgan.html

He is to Paradise Heights what Darth Vader is to Star Wars, an iconic villain with a shadow that is cast across the entire series of Paradise Heights tales. When I first wrote I'm Frank Morgan all those years ago I had no idea that I would go on to create a series of critically acclaimed tales set in the same community. Thus far there have been seven separate tales. Frank only appears in three of them, but each of the protagonists in the other stories have either crossed paths with or had their fates altered irrevocably by association with the shark. Frank's shadow is heavy and long across The Heights, and his deeds have echoed down through the years, leaving their own landmarks on a scarred landscape.

The way the world is today, Frank would thrive. He's a sociopath, a gambler, an opportunist and something of a lone wolf among a criminal community, he does things his way. The way things are today, particularly from a political perspective, there are world leaders that operate under those same personality traits and approaches to life and dealing with people.

This is certainly a time to bring him back. But this is a Frank RewiRED. A significant location and certain characters were created in later tales, I wanted a chance to acknowledge that and if I was to bring the play back I'd do it, so I have. There are nods and references to quite a few of the other stories here and I'm also laying down track to the next tale with this rewrite - you don't have to have seen any of the other stories to watch this though, this is a rise from a Paradise Heights Lazarus Pit, and a Frank scarily altered.

I've been working alone on this, rehearsing into the wee small hours, there's nothing quite as testing discipline wise as a one man show, I know there's no hiding place once I'm out there. Of course it is also harder to sell, my friends circle only goes so far so it's tough selling those seats - do share this if you get the chance as I can promise you a show that you'll never forget. This is certainly a leap with the character, this is a dark modern fairy tale with an injection of EC Horror. I guarantee plenty of surprises for anyone that might have seen the original.

Darren Barker is doing a fabulous job creating set and Darren McGinn has again been creating some fab imagery (all the visual elements seen around this page) for the show. The very talented Justin Wetherill has been creating sound - there is music too - but I'm saying no more, just be there on the night(s).

Premiere's Thursday 12th April at The Kings Arms, Salford for 3 nights then moves onto Hermon Chapel Arts Centre in Oswestry, full venue, booking links and details below.

It would be lovely to see you. Welcome to The Ace of Spades, Frank can't wait ta meetchya...

Joe x

Ticket Booking Links Below:

This new interpretation premieres at The Kings Arms, Salford on 12/13 & 14th April, tickets now on sale at the links below:

Thurs 12th Apr 8.00pm
www.ticketweb.uk/event/im-frank-morgan-rewired-the-kings-arms-tickets/8104755

Fri 13th Apr 8.00pm
www.ticketweb.uk/event/im-frank-morgan-rewired-the-kings-arms-tickets/8104765

Sat 14th Apr 8.00pm
www.ticketweb.uk/event/im-frank-morgan-rewired-the-kings-arms-tickets/8104775

Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Chapel Street, Oswestry 3rd and 4th May

Thurs 3rd May, 7:30 pm
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFMIMF

Fri 4th May, 7:30pm
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFMIMG

The Haunting of Blaine Manor Wins Salford Star Best Play of 2017 Award

1/31/2018

Fantastic news as the play kicks of 2018 with an award.

Full story at the link below...

www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/the-haunting-of-blaine-manor.html

Hermon Chapel Arts Centre - Get Involved!

11/24/2017

The Haunting of Blaine Manor has really been blessed with amazing venues since its premiere in 2016. Each venue we have played, Hope Mill Theatre, Ancoats; The Kings Arms, Salford (two runs there); The Old Red Lion, Islington and Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry have left us with great memories from our runs there. It's hard to single out any place really, The Kings Arms has been amazing though, two cracking runs there and an amazing host in Lisa Connor, I can't recommend the place enough for Northern creatives, film, theatre, music - The Kings is a venue that will only do you good.

But Hermon Chapel really resounded with us. A chapel over 150 years old, the pews still in place, the building rang with ghosts of its own; this together with its unique charm and incredibly friendly and helpful hosts Barry and Claudia, really made an impression on us for the three nights we were there.

(Look out for a future blog post about the ghostly goings on we had in London at The Old Red Lion and on tour - shudders!)

The community itself (when I say community I mean Oswestry and the villages surrounding it up to 25 miles away, many people travelling so far to see the play) were amazing with us. The performance space opens up to the bar area, and after each performance each night we spent a good couple of hours drinking and chatting with the audience members who were just incredibly friendly, quite a few of them seeing the show more than once and bringing their friends on following nights.

Our set in the unique performance space that is Hermon Chapel

For Barry and Claudia nothing was too much trouble in their quest to help us have an amazing run there, they pitched in everywhere and the kettle was always on. This lovely couple have a mission of their own, and creatives and audiences can help them in their quest to accomplish this mission. They live in the building and are doing their best to put a plan together to buy the place, they have two years left on the lease.

It would be incredibly tragic to see this building lost to some redeveloper, or a Tescos or a bloody car park, this building has a rich history and needs preserving, but more than anything it needs preserving as a performance venue, and that's exactly what Barry and Claudia are trying to do.

The building was originally a listed welsh speaking chapel, built in 1862 and now re-born as a vibrant arts centre offering a range of interesting events all designed to help bring people together, so important in these stretched rural communities.It was almost demolished a few years ago, but thankfully rescued by a local businessman and Barry and Claudia are doing their best to bring live music, visual arts, literature events, talks, theatre, workshops and more. The venue is available for hire for local groups and has a bar area for refreshments. Their dream is to buy the building before their lease runs out, can you help out?

This is a shout out to touring companies, performers, theatre, comedy nights, music nights of course and even film nights as they have a large screen and projector and a fantastic sound system. This place is only an hour and 20 minutes from Manchester, and as a Manchester company we had no problem getting an audience there, with promotion (more than supported by Barry and Claudia who drew in the local community so well) we had three packed out nights there.

Seriously, if you are touring, get this place on your map - you won't regret it and it will help to keep the place alive - it's totally unique, no other place like it in the UK. Keep it alive.

We can't wait to go back.

More details on their website below at the link:

www.hermonchapel.com

Joe x

On the subject of The Haunting of Blaine Manor, the play now has its own review page, check 'em out at the link below, packed with cracking reviews and amazing photography.

www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/reviews.html

Jx