Peter James ready to chill with The House on Cold Hill UK Tour
Best selling author Peter James returns to theatres in January with the world premiere production of the spine-tingling stage play The House on Cold Hill.
The House on Cold Hill is the novelist’s fourth play in his box office smash hit, and critically acclaimed, stage franchise following the huge sell-out success of Not Dead Enough, The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple.
The House on Cold Hill is a modern day ghostly thriller that will send shivers down your spine and make you think twice about returning home to a dark, empty house after the show.
Within days of moving into the huge, dilapidated Georgian mansion in the remote Sussex countryside, the Harcourt family quickly realise that the house of their dreams hides a dark secret and that they aren’t the only residents at Cold Hill…
James has been acclaimed as one of the most fiendishly clever crime fiction plotters and his brilliant international bestselling novels have been published in 37 languages and sold over 19 million copies worldwide.
The thriller will reunite Peter James with theatre producer Joshua Andrews, the Olivier award winning director Ian Talbot and award winning writer Shaun McKenna.
Peter James said: “It has been a great thrill for me to have three stage adaptations of my work so cleverly written and brilliantly performed over the last five years, and a joy to see the huge pleasure they’ve given audiences around the UK, and overseas.
“I’m very excited by the latest adaptation, of my best-selling ghost story The House on Cold Hill.
“The intimacy of theatres is particularly well suited to instilling a great atmosphere of suspense and thrills in audiences, and I can promise there will be no shortage of both with the stage production of The House 0n Cold Hill!”
THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL – UK TOUR DATES 2019
January 23 – 26, Dartford, Orchard Theatre
January 28 – February 2, Nottingham Theatre Royal
February 4 – 9, Shrewsbury Severn Theatre
February 11 – 16, Coventry Belgrade Theatre
February 18 – 23, Malvern Theatres
February 25 – March 2, Portsmouth Kings
March 4 – 9, Brighton Theatre Royal – BUY TICKETS
March 11 – 16, Norwich Theatre Royal
March 18 – 23, Newcastle Theatre Royal
March 25 – 30, Hull New Theatre
April 1 – 6, Southend Palace Theatre
April 8 – 13, Richmond Theatre – BUY TICKETS
April 15 – 20, Milton Keynes Theatre – BUY TICKETS
April 23 – 27, Woking New Victoria – BUY TICKETS
April 29 – May 4, Leeds Grand Theatre
May 6 – 11, Birmingham Alexandra Theatre – BUY TICKETS
May 13 – 18, Manchester Opera House – BUY TICKETS
May 20 – 25, Cambridge Arts Theatre
May 28 – June 1, Glasgow Theatre Royal – BUY TICKETS
FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUCED
Saw it in Manchester on Friday … what a disappointment !
Don’t bother !!
Saw this in Woking and it was a disgrace. So bad I have seen better school plays. Don’t bother it’s a total waste of money.
Saw this last night in Richmond thoroughly enjoyed, would put on par with the Women In black
Shame you cannot understand the sarcasm, read it again.
It’s a review website Howard, why should only positive reviews be shown? Like others here, we too spent good money and saw, in our opinion, a second rate production in comparison to other James Hill plays.
Saw this at Southend last night. My old grannie said if you can’t say anything good say nothing …..NOTHING.
I have seen all of Peter james plays in Newcastle and enjoyed them all. But this was pretty awful. It was hard to hear the actors clearly because they shouted every word, it was a pantomime at best Not scary at all save your money
Lucky Wales, you won’t waste your money!
Went to see this house on cold hill last night at Theatre Royal Newcastle after much hype and publicity. How disappointed we were.
Actors shouting, the poorest of plots, no fear or reported ‘spine chilling’ moments..non humerus panto style jokes…fear and humour themes were a very confusing concept. People sleeping in our area and we admittedly dropped off now and again as well.Terrible sound and sound effects, the overall acting performance was amateur and not worthy of such a venue. We are staggered to see the show is touring around the country no doubt duping many people.
What are the Theatre Royal producers and directors thinking about ? They must be deluded …waste of money.
Having always been impressed by productions at Newcastle Theatre Royal up to now, this was a huge disappointment. Dreadful adaptation, direction and acting. Was it playing for laughs or chills? Achieved neither. There is a big difference in the skill required for stage acting compared to television, not least the ability to project the voice rather than just shouting. Also knowing how to move around the stage without telegraphing the blocking. The only actor with any stage presence was Leon Stewart (Phil). All of the others, without exception, shouted their lines and totally overacted. A dreadful waste of money and time. Some actors should stick to TV soaps.
Incensed that I have wasted £120 for three tickets for the atrocity I have Just sat through at Newcastle Theatre Royal. There is not one redeeming aspect to this school-like production. This is unanimously, the worst thing my family and I have ever witnessed. Seriously folks don’t bother really.
Very disappointed after watching the last play by the same author, seemed like the actors were shouting , not frightening story at all . Friends stated they had read the book but the play was a let down.
What a load of amateur rubbish! Worst thing we have ever seen at the Theatre Royal Norwich. None of the actors seme to be able to project their voices clearly, and all delivered as if they were just reading the lines rather than acting them. I am astonished that Peter James ok’d the production, the reference to Jo McFadden going on Strictly was cringeworthy, the mix of comedy and a ghost stories just didn’t hit the spot for us. The last Peter James play we saw in Norwich was Dead Simple which was brilliant, we were so looking forward to seeing Cold Hill, but it was a great disappointment.
Saw this today in Norwich. 3 of us really enjoyed it. Not over acted as someone said above, and the sound effects were good. Not to be taken too seriously. Very good entertainment.
Watched the play in Brighton last night. The overal performance was as wooden and uncomfortable to watch as where the seats to sit on.
Saw it last night in Brighton. I’m a Peter James virgin as a last minute stand in last night for a friend I’m just a thankful I didn’t actually pay for the ticket! Won’t bother reading any of his books. Storyline could have be written by a child and the production made horrendous by the terrible acting (bar the girl playing the daughter) – I didn’t bother going back in after first half. First and only time I’ve ever left a play before the end.
I have to agree. We were at the marines as well. I thought it was just me, as those around me seemed to be enjoying it. I think to try to mix horror with comedy like that is weird. Not sure if the whole thing is meant to be a joke or not. Very disappointed.
Just seen the Matinee in Brighton.
I was looking forward to this, but I left feeling very underwhelmed.
The acting was really wooden, almost like they were just delivering the lines as dramatically as they could. Joe and Charlie were the best of the cast. Rita was very unnatural.
The set was quite good but the sound effects were awful.
It wasn’t remotely chilling or scary and the ending felt very rushed.
Really disappointed. Normally coming out of a theatre, people are buzzing & talking about it, no one around me looked or sounded impressed.
Just been to see it. As a professional production I felt like I was watching an Amateur Village Hall show. No suspense or thrills just lost of overacting as if it was a Panto. Felt sorry for the actors for taking this on, Rita was good but Joe! So over the top it was embarrassing to watch. Hope it improves as the run continues.
As a big fan of Peter James I can only say what happened to his book Cold Hill? It’s now a play. Acting/set & story line dreadful.
If I could get a refund I would.
In the car on the way home.. too dreadful to stay for the second half. Thank goodness for the interval so we could escape. (Brighton on a Friday night)
Went to see the play in Brighton last night – just awful in every sense of the word. Predictable plot, dreadful acting, poor set. – Avoid
Awful. Waste of money.
Just seen it at Brighton theatre has to leave half way it was terrible
Me too. Left feeling ripped off actually. Went as a family treat. Terrible overacting, no suspense. Can’t believe this was ever passed as fit for stage. Agree with others that seen better school plays
Agreed awful acting
Sorry to say it was worst performance I have ever seen.
Poor over acting.
Rushed, I felt they wanted to get off stage and go home, which actually they did the cast had left the stage door about 3 mins after the curtain went down.
Storyline so slow, the 1st 30 mins could be deleted and you wouldn’t miss a thing.
If it was a school play it’ll be 6/10 and advice to cut out some scenes and build suspense on others by just slowing down a bit.
But as a professional play 2/10 maximum
Could only tolerate first half. The acting was poor and the dialogue was shouted throughout
What a load of ****! I could just about see how the script could be delivered well, but the cast – awful. My ears may never recover! Wooden acting,
no variation in pitch, pace or emotion. A village hall would be ashamed.
Very disappointing. Not as good as the previous three plays. The acting was very wooden and it was very predictable.
Saw this production in Shrewsbury, one to avoid. Cliched script, over acted on a par with an Am Dram production at the local village hall!
I agree with Teresa White. Very poor no suspense at all. I think it was very telling when at the end, which was very predictable, the audience laughed. I think the author needs to read some M R James.
Just seen it in Nottingham, very poor, lacks suspense and felt like an amateur production
Will you be coming to Cardiff?? Have read the book (and most of Peter James’ others!) and seen all the stage versions of his books which have been performed at Cardiff’s New Theatre. Hope this will be coming too!
Sadly, the tour seems to be giving Wales a miss.
It was in Portsmouth but I’ve just had a refund on my tickets?
Are you not coming down South? Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton?
The closest to you appears to be Brighton (March 4-9).
Will you be coming to Devon, North or South?
Will you be coming to everyman Cheltenham
What about Cardiff?
Sadly not. Full list of tour dates: http://bit.ly/2Ls8bBZ
Will this be coming to southampton
Will you be coming to Canterbury, Kent? We have seen all your previous plays
Tour dates announced so far, only include Dartford (Jan 23-26) and Theatre Royal Brighton (March 4-9) which would be a bit of a trek for you.