Reece Shearsmith shares the strange objects, unusual tales and lifelong fascinations from his illustrated memoir 'Things I Took from the Dark: The Museum of Me'.
Reece Shearsmith brings Things I Took from the Dark to Hull City Hall on Thursday 29 October, with a special guest host joining him on stage. If you know his work, you know he's never been one to shy away from the morbid and the macabre. He's spent decades collecting terrible things: the screaming skull of Glamis Castle, the Highgate vampire, sea devils, witch hunters and a talking mongoose called Gef. This show draws on his illustrated memoir, Things I Took from the Dark: The Museum of Me, and traces those stories back to a terrifying childhood encounter on a Hull council estate, alongside haunted dressing rooms and uncanny creatures at the edges of long film shoots.
It's a look at the strange objects, unusual tales and lifelong fascinations that have shaped his career and some of his best-known work. He's the co-creator of The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No. 9, and the fascination with the odd and the unsettling runs right through all of them. The evening includes a conversation and a chance for the audience to put questions directly to him, so it's as much a talk as it is a performance.
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The show runs about an hour and 50 minutes, and it's recommended for ages 14 and over. Tickets start from £33, and it kicks off at 7:30 PM at Hull City Hall.
