Who are we?
Thunder Road is a multi-award winning theatre co. from Yorkshire, specialising in original horror shows with multimedia & illusion.
The company began by reimagining cult novels in 2012, working in assoc. with Harrogate Theatre between 2014-2019.
We will be touring our ghost story Shock Horror across the UK this year, running horror workshops all year round.
Supported by Arts Council England.
“What this company
can create in a theatre space is
ASTONISHING!”
- Manchester Evening News
Shows
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Shock Horror
In an abandoned cinema, a horror fanatic wakes his childhood nightmare from the dead.
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The Body Snatcher
Something is rotten in the town of Inglenook, the locals are vanishing... seemingly into thin air.
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The Invisible Man
A nameless and faceless stranger emerges from a snow-storm like some ghostly apparition.
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20,000 Leagues
A famous oceanographer and master harpooner find themselves adrift and lost on a storm-swept ocean.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
A chance escape quenches a young sailor’s thirst for vengeance and triumphant revenge.
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Hyde
What is Doctor Jekyll hiding, and who is his evasive new lab assistant, Mr Hyde?
Team
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Alex created Thunder Road and currently works as producer and actor. His further work includes War Horse (National Theatre) & Quality Street (Northern Broadsides).
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Ryan is now Thunder Road’s resident writer and director. He created Shock Horror for the company in 2021. His further work includes Eastenders, Emmerdale & Spooks.
e: horror@thunderroadtheatre.org
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Jess works freelance for the company and has helped to drive its ambition to engage more young people. She also works for Northern Broadsides.
e: marketing@thunderroadtheatre.org