This Halloween, visitors can enjoy two special tours exploring the darker side of our theatre.

From 27 - 31 October, our Ghost Tour visits the older parts of the theatre to discover the ghosts from Shakespeare's plays as well as the spectres rumoured to haunt the building. Will you see the mysterious Grey Lady or the strange figure that wanders the Scott Bar?

The Ghost Tours will run for an hour from 11pm, starting at the cloakroom in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

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Or perhaps you would rather take a trip to the top of the Tower with our Tower Terror Tales. Hear some of the horrible highlights of Stratford-upon-Avon and the gruesome stories that inspired Shakespeare's plays.

Tower Terror Tales runs twice a day, at 5pm and 9.30pm, in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

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Other Halloween activities

• If you require a costume for your spooky celebrations, you can hire an outfit directly from our Costume Store at The Other Place. Make an appointment now to secure your costume.
• Younger visitors can take part in the Halloween fun with our Blood, Guts and Gore event at The Other Place on 31 October. Let Brenda Leedham, former RSC Head of Wigs and Make-up, take you through the tricks of the trade and how our stage bruises, cuts and scars are created.
• The free Drop-In Craft Workshop in the Swan Theatre from 11am-4pm on 31 October gives children the chance to create their own monster masks, based on Greek myths. 
• Also on 31 October, keep an eye on our Instagram page for Witches in Different Stitches, a visual tour through some of the RSC's different takes on the Wyrd Sisters throughout the years.