"Heart-stoppingly chilling" Daily Express. Discover the truly terrifying classic English ghost story behind the play, as The Woman in Black celebrates thirty years on stage. Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Drablow, the sole resident of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, shrouded in mist and mystery. Only when he sees an emaciated young woman dressed all in black at the funeral does a creeping sense of unease begin to creep over him. This feeling is exacerbated by the locals' reluctance to speak of the Woman in Black—and her terrible purpose. "Nobody makes your heart race like Susan Hill" Daily Telegraph.