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Tales after dark - researched & read by The Librarian (Est.2009) www.weepingbank.com FB & Instagram: @weepingbanklibrary

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Feb 4

With @accordingtojond.bsky.social and Mark Gatiss in the iconic Signal Box from the 1976 BBC Ghost Story For Christmas 'The Signalman' - with grateful thanks to the staff and volunteers at Seven Valley Railway for making this possible. #ghosts #ghoststoriesforchristmas #locations #ghoststories

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James Swanton @jamescswanton.bsky.social · 25d

A reminder that tickets are now available for all my Halloween and Christmas shows at London's Dickens Museum! Choose from THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER, THE HAUNTED MAN and the immortal CHRISTMAS CAROL before they sell out: dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev...

Graphic for THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER: a man in undertaker's weeds disappearing into a black void.

Graphic for THE HAUNTED MAN: a semi-transparent man in Victorian dress against a starry sky.

Graphic for A CHRISTMAS CAROL: a leonine door knocker on a maroon background.

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 9d

What a way to end our Arts Council funded tour of Dudley Libraries!

Thank you so much to the staff of #Gornal Library & the Friends group for making this such a great night.

Our next local event is in #Wolverhampton on 14 Oct. For all our events, see weepingbank.com/events

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 13d

Always a pleasure to reconnect with @adamzed.bsky.social - this time as he delivered engaging writing workshops in Staffordshire. We chatted about 'The Book of Darkness and Light' theatre tour & all things ghostly. Make sure you follow Adam at @tbodal.bsky.social & catch him on stage near you...

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 14d

An absolute pleasure to catch up with Black Country legends The Fizzogs at Brierley Hill.

As well as speaking of spooky stories, we talked about their successful Dancing Grannies Quiz Night, which returns in December for more hilarity, hip gyrations & potential hernias!

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 17d

The Librarian's Dudley Libraries tour continued with a visit to Brierley Hill Library tonight.

The final event at Gornal Library next week is already sold out, but you can still get tickets for a different story 'Way Marker' at Wolverhampton - wolverhamptonartscentre.co.uk/events/way-m...

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 18d

An absolute pleasure Jon - a day we will never forget. Looking forward to your book.

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Jon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social · 24d

Here’s a little treat for you. Lawrence Gordon Clark’s original storyboard, and the shot used.

The book’s coming soon. From @headpress.com #signalman

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 24d

It's hard to believe, but we are now completely sold out for all our September shows.

If you've missed out this time, you can still book for 'Way Marker' at the Wolverhampton Arts Centre on 14th Oct! So book your ticket now before it's too late! wolverhamptonartscentre.co.uk/events/way-m...

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks to the people of #Kidderminster for braving the weather this evening to hear The Librarian read his dark tales at Kidderminster Library for the first time.

If you missed out on grabbing tickets before they'd sold out, check out weepingbank.com/events for future dates.

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Sep 6

We had a bostin' time with the legendary #Fizzogs on @blackcountryradio.co.uk, talking ghost stories, comedy & the joy of being read to.
Tickets for our 2025/26 tour are available from www.weepingbank.com/events.

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Sep 4

Very excited to be on The Fizzogs @blackcountryradio.co.uk Breakfast Show tomorrow, talking about our non-stop tour of traditional storytelling, featuring the original ghostly tales of The Librarian of Weeping Bank.

For full list of events & to book, head to www.weepingbank.com/events

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Aug 24

On Friday, we sold out of tickets for the 11 Sep reading at Kidderminster Library.

Sorry if you've missed out.

Other opportunities to catch The Librarian locally...
14 Oct - Wolverhampton
6 Nov - Perton
20 Jan - Malvern
10 Feb - Bromsgrove

Full list: www.weepingbank.com/events

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Aug 15

Tickets are now on sale for ‘Way Marker’ - a folk horror tale of isolation & dark secrets

📍Leicester Guildhall
13 Nov 2025, 6.30pm

🎟️ Tickets: £12
bit.ly/47rnKq8

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#Leicester #LeicesterEvents #LeicesterTheatre #ThingsToDoInLeicester #WhatsOnLeicester

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you, @emmadark.bsky.social! The Librarian was most pleased to hear the programme reached a reader of such discerning taste. May its haunted pages serve you well…

EMMA DARK 🎬 @emmadark.bsky.social · Aug 8

👻 Thanks to Weeping Bank for this lovely event programme, packed full of spooky goodness 👉 weepingbank.com
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#HauntedVibes #GhostlyGoodness #SpookyReads #WeepingBank

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Aug 8

A return visit to #Northwich for The Librarian, but this time in the atmospheric Old School Room at Weaver Hall Museum where Northwich Library is currently housed.

We're not only delighted that it was a full house, but also that 3 people joined Cheshire West & Chester Libraries on the night!

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Aug 4

Tickets are now on sale for ‘Way Marker’ - a folk horror tale of isolation & dark secrets

@unitytheatre.bsky.social, #Liverpool
30 Oct 2025, 6.30pm

Tickets:
£15 Standard (£13 early bird discount until 30th Sep)
£13 Concession
www.ticketsource.co.uk/weeping-bank

#LiverpoolEvents
#LiverpoolTheatre

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Aug 2

Memorable day with @jamescswanton.bsky.social visiting Featherstone. James discussed Charles Dickens before performing The Signalman - a captivating & chilling re-creation in which he embodied the characters to such effect we were all transported from the #library to that lonely signal box. #theatre

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Librarian (photographed here relaxing in his study) is most pleased that his chilling tales & autumn/winter theatre tour have been featured in the latest edition of The Dark Side (the world’s biggest-selling print horror magazine) — now available in stores and also online.

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thanks to Master of Horror himself, Jon Donnis, for his insightful #WeepingBank interview, which joins a long list of interviews from A(ndy Nyman) to Z(ach Lipovsky).

www.mastersofhorror.co.uk/2025/07/inte...

Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 28

Many thanks to the amazing @bronteschiltz.bsky.social for this insightful interview for @bigissuenorth.bsky.social on the music co-creation in prison libraries project with @mbetteridge.bsky.social & @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social
bigissue.com/culture/musi...

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Chris Naylor @chrisnaylor.bsky.social · Jun 8

The estimable Michael Palin’s latest diaries are out in paperback, and I was delighted to find his account of coming to see ‘The Woman In Black’ in 2009, which I was appearing in with the magnificent Julian Forsyth. I dug out my own diary from the time to compare (translation of my scrawl follows).

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thanks to @rogersphilip101.bsky.social for his interview with us for @blazingminds.bsky.social – the award-winning site for film, theatre & music reviews since 2008. We talk live readings, Amicus portmanteau horror & fave spooky reads.

#WeepingBank #BlazingMinds

blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-inte…

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you Philip - insightful questions and a pleasure to chat to you.

Philip Andrew Rogers @rogersphilip101.bsky.social · Jul 22

In a new Exclusive Interview on @blazingminds.bsky.social I got a chance to ask A.G. Smith & Robert Whitehouse a few questions about the immersive ghost story stage show @weepingbank.bsky.social

blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-in...

#WeepingBank 👻 #PromoteHorror

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 23

We cover a range of topics here including the influence of Amicus portmanteau films - now reborn under the assured direction of @lawriebrewster.bsky.social - thank you @rogersphilip101.bsky.social for taking the time to talk to us for @blazingminds.bsky.social about our autumn theatre tour.

Blazing Minds @blazingminds.bsky.social · Jul 22

Catch an exclusive chat on Blazing Minds, where @RogersPhilip101.bsky.social sits down with A.G. Smith and Robert Whitehouse to discuss @weepingbank.bsky.social. Check out the insightful conversation here: blazingminds.co.uk/exclusive-in... #Interview #WeepingBanksky

Exclusive Interview With A.G. Smith And Robert Whitehouse For 'Weeping Bank'

In a new interview on Blazing Minds, Philip Rogers chats A.G. Smith and Robert Whitehouse a few questions about their show Weeping Bank

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Weeping Bank @weepingbank.bsky.social · Jul 22

Tickets now on sale for our Staffordshire Libraries tour!

'Figure on the Pier'

Perton Library, Thurs 6 Nov
Rugeley Library, Thurs 29 Jan
Cannock Library, Thurs 26 Feb

All events run 7-9pm (including an interval).

Tickets £6 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/weeping-bank