We are very excited to announce that a brand new adaptation of The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer will be produced for Wymering Manor this Summer.
Elinor Rochdale, our heroine, steps into the wrong carriage, and is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. By midnight she is a bride, by dawn a widow. Set in 1813, Arthur Wellesley is in the peninsula, it’s a pivotal moment in the campaign, and an important memorandum has gone missing. Overnight this would be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family’s name.
The adaptation site specific to Wymering Manor - the South's most haunted building, ideally suits the house in the centre of the intriguing mystery.
Based on the novel 'The Reluctant Widow' by Georgette Heyer, Copyright © Georgette Heyer, 1946. Georgette Heyer is a registered trademark. This performance licensed by arrangement with Heron Enterprises Ltd.
Further Information
The action will tale place in the Great Hall of the manor - so you will be in the heart of the action. A totally immersive experience as the actors bring to life this Regency Murder Mystery!
The location: Wymering Manor
Address: Old Wymering Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 6NL
What3words: dusty.head.list
Parking: There is no onsite parking - you will need to use street parking around the neighbouring streets.
Accessibility: Access to ground floor only - toilets available on ground floor.
01/01/25: from Ghost Story
01/01/25: from Ghost Story
05/04/26: from Gothic Theatre
28/07/26: The Reluctant Widow from Torchlight Mysteries
15/08/26: Paranormal Investigation of Wymering Manor from Casebook of Dark Encounters28/09/26: Agatha Christie’s - And Then There Were None from Torchlight Mysteries19/12/26: Mr Fezziwig’s Christmas Murder Mystery from Torchlight Mysteries
The Reluctant Widow
