The Theatre Royal Brighton has entertained audiences for more than 200 years, it has been graced by royalty and staged some breath-taking performances. The Grade II listed building is one of the oldest continuously operating, purpose-built theatres in the country. Thousands have entered and left the building but some have made it their eternal home and on the eve of Halloween the Argus was invited to explore the theatre and uncover some of its scariest ghost stories.
The dressing rooms corridor where The Grey Lady is spotted (Image: Ramy Abou-Setta / The Argus) The Grey Lady, dressing rooms corridor The Grey Lady ghost was reported in 1960 in the backstage area by the theatre’s then-manager, Melville Gilliam, although there had been other sightings before. She was seen again some ten years later by another manager, Jack Keates, in the number one dressing room. Although there have been other sightings of the Grey Lady in that dressing room, she has made subsequent appearances in other parts of the building.
In 1976 the apparition of a woman wearing a grey chiffon dress appeared in the otherwise empty bar close to the theatre’s entrance. Joy Merta, who at that time ran the bar, described the woman in grey as “A very gentle lady who was in no way frightening, but before I could say anything, with a sweet smile she vanished.” Under the stage where the boy is reportedly spotted (Image: Ramy Abou-Setta / The Argus) The boy under the stage There is a sad story of a ghost of .
