Matthew Spencer: Celebrating The Woman in Black
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After playing the actor both on tour and in the West End run in The Woman in Black, Matthew Spencer has returned to the Fortune Theatre to help celebrate the show\\u2019s 13,000th performance. As part of the celebrations, the production opened a wave of tickets for \\xa313, allowing a wide range of audiences to see Matthew Spencer play opposite Julian Forsyth, another veteran actor associated with The Woman in Black. Since 1989, The Woman in Black has been spooking and delighting audiences with it\\u2019s classic set and timeless script. For most, it's not surprising that the show remains one of the longest running in the West End and in 2022, Matthew tells us about what a treat it has been to get to return to the show when it's experiencing such a glorious milestone.
Matthew Spencer in this interview reflects over his career as he returns to The Woman in Black for a third time. In his 17 year long career however, Matthew has also worked with the likes of Robert Icke on Animal Farm \\xa0and 1984 \\xa0as well as featured in productions at some of our most prestigious venues like the Almeida Theatre, the Watermill Theatre and Theatre Royal, Bath with the Peter Hall company. He compares the experience of performing for different audiences around the country and also shares his hope to do more screen work for the future. Throughout the interview however, he re-enforces the point on how\\xa0The Woman in Black\\xa0remains a masterpiece in the theatre and hopes that the West End run will carry on for many more years.
The Woman in Black\\xa0is currently playing at The Fortune Theatre in London and is currently booking until 29 April 2023.