Carrie Hope Fletcher: The Cathedral Tour

Carrie Hope Fletcher brings her Ghost Light tour to Chester Cathedral on Thursday 29 October. It's part of a wider run of dates taking her across the country, with this one landing right here in Chester.

If you're not familiar with her, Fletcher is a musical theatre performer known for her roles in Heathers, Cinderella and Calamity Jane. She's often described as one of the UK's most beloved musical theatre stars and a generational talent, and this tour is built around that theatrical background. The show is called Ghost Light, and the title gives away a bit of the theme: the ghost light is the single bulb left burning on a dark stage when the theatre is empty, keeping the space safe and, as the folklore goes, keeping the ghosts at bay.

That's where the night goes. Fletcher guides the audience through the pasts of some of Britain's most iconic stages, pulling back the curtain on the hidden histories and spirits that linger behind the scenes. It's a look at the stories that happen when the crowds have gone home and the lights go down. The whole thing is set against the backdrop of the cathedral, so you've got the stillness and the architecture of the building as the frame for the evening.

It's a one-night-only date, so if you want to see it, you'll need to make the 29th work. Tickets are available through LWTickets.