28/07/26 to 01/08/26
Time: 7:30PM - 10:00PM
Location: Wymering Manor
Ticket Price: £15 - 17.50
We are very excited to announce that a brand new adaptation of The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer.
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 Relunctant Widow by Georgette Heyer
