Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—only this and nothing more.”

After its sold-out run of 2023, the must-see event of the Halloween season is back—and as bone chilling as ever! Experience what critics have called “clever”, and audiences have dubbed, “the best immersive production I’ve seen!” With new twists, familiar tales, and its unique brand of horror, Tales of the Grotesque brings literature’s most depraved characters to life … and death.

In this haunting adaptation of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, join the visitors of the melancholy House of Usher on a candlelit journey into the macabre. Despite their apprehensions, a stubborn doctor, a resentful medium, and a murderer attend the funeral of an eccentric recluse—only to question the circumstances surrounding her untimely death. As they outstay their welcome, they uncover evidence of a connection between their disturbing pasts and the sinister presence stalking their every move. With their secrets exposed, they must summon their ghosts to survive the supernatural forces at work, and confront the meddlesome housekeeper who knows more than she claims. An immersive horror opera set within the oldest surviving building from the Town of York, Tales of the Grotesque invites visitors to explore Victorian Toronto through the eyes of history’s most twisted author … and come tapping at the door to the unknown.

White Mills Theatre Co. and Campbell House Museum present

Edgar Allan Poe’s

Tales of the Grotesque

Adaptation by Brandon White

Musical direction by Shannon Mills

Featuring Tara Baxendale, Zoe Cleland, Michelle Danese, Marisa Dashney, Manon Ens-Lapointe, Shelby Handley, Ruby Jackson, Austin Larusson, Adrian Marchesano, Ella Mazur, Shannon Mills, Scott Moore, Nolan Rush, Spencer Schunk, Jonas Trottier, Felicia Valenti, Tim Walker, and Amanda Yee

Performing from Oct. 16th-Nov.2nd, 2024

Location:

Campbell House Museum

160 Queen Street West

Toronto, ON

M5H 3H3

Performance Dates:

October 16th, 7:00 p.m.

October 18th, 7:00 p.m.

October 19th, 7:00 p.m.

October 20th, 7:00 p.m.

October 22nd, 7:00 p.m.

October 23rd, 7:00 p.m.

October 25th, 7:00 p.m.

October 26th, 7:00 p.m.

October 27th, 7:00 p.m.

October 29th, 7:00 p.m.

October 31st, 7:00 p.m.

November 1st, 7:00 p.m.

November 2nd, 7:00 p.m.

Tickets:

Tickets on sale as of Sept. 16th, 2024

Purchase online at www.whitemillstheatreco.com

About White Mills Theatre Co.:

Named after its founders, White Mills Theatre Co. specializes in classical vocal performance and new play development in collaboration with Canadian historic sites. Partnering with the City of Toronto, they are best known for fusing fantasy with history in their immersive adaptations of time-honoured literature—transporting audiences to the turn of the century and transforming them into characters within the story itself.