Programme Review: The Horror! The Horror!- Wilton's Music Hall

A series of reviews of theatre programmes

 

The Horror! The Horror! - Wilton's Music Hall and Theatre of the Damned.

When purchased:

Ticket desk, 26thOctober

Price:

£1 (I was given a complimentary copy)

Pages:

12 including front cover, 8 pages relate to the production and 3 pages are general information on Wilton's.

Notable adverts:

• Jon Turner, designer of the programme
• The Miskatonic University
• Nyarlathothep - The Magic of old Egypt

Photos:

No photos, head shots of cast.

Content:

• One page of period advertisements
• One page  note from 'the management'
• Two pages of cast bios
• One page of crew bios
• One page of words from Theatre of the Damned and Wilton's
• Back page includes choruses from two of the songs from the production

Comments

The programme is very nicely designed, with a suitably mix of Lovecraftian and period design flourishes. There's no superfluous content. The inclusion of the choruses from two of the songs from the production is a nice touch, as well as tying together the programme and the setting of the performance.

Overall

5 out of 5 - Excellent value at only £1, and unlike many offwestend programmes, this one has had some attention paid to it. Reading through a programme like this, really gets you into the spirit of the evening.