A young woman returns to the place of her bleak childhood, forced to confront the past and some terrible truths…The UK premiere of Jakop Ahlbom’s imaginative homage to the horror movie genre.

For a young woman, a deserted mansion holds memories of her cruel parents and strange sister that she is able to suppress. This is the plot to Swedish-born Jakop Ahlbom’s ingenuously gruesome, genuinely scary and frequently funny drama, Horror. Referencing Gothic spine-chillers as well as more recent frighteners like The Shining, Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, Horror will have you shuddering at the end of your seat.

Jakop Ahlbom’s recently directed his first opera, staged at Deutsche Oper Berlin, and his dance film Off Ground, starring Louise Lecavalier, won the prestigious Prix Italia TV Award. Lebensraum, his previous show for the Mime Festival in 2014, was a spoof of Buster Keaton films which garnered rave reviews and played to sell-out houses.

Part of the Mime London 2016 festival, Horror is a journey into fear and fun, with all the mystery, gore and logic-defying illusions you could wish for. Be sure to note the age guidance of 14+. And if you haven’t been totally spooked out, check out the after-show discussion on Mon 25 Jan with director Jakop Ahlbom.

25-26 January.