Review: "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" at The Old Red Lion Theatre

Tip number one for going to watch spooky theatre in a pub: order a beverage in a bottle.

Halfway through The Shadow Over Innsmouth at Angel’s Old Red Lion Theatre last week, my glass of wine (which had been slopping perilously as I chortled my way through Hidden Basement’s masterful production) ended up mostly in my lap as the main moment of suspense made me jump. So, now you know.

Wine-stained knees aside, I could not characterise my evening as anything other than a really good time. Here’s why.

The show is an adaptation of a story by horror fiction king HP Lovecraft. It tells the tale of a young writer – Robert Olmstead – who decides to take a detour to the port town of Innsmouth, on a trip of the coast. What he witnesses there will change him forever - much to the confusion of his well-meaning fiancée.