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James Swanton
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Actor in Apartment 7A, Inside No. 9, Tarot, The First Omen, Lot No. 249, Stopmotion, DASHCAM, Host, Frankenstein's Creature. Much Dickens on stage. Spooky.
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Always amazing to see such a transformation. Cheered me right up, that has!
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Would you look at that: a few minutes of me submitting to the artistry of Dave Elsey, as he recreates Phil Leakey's Creature make-up from THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957). I was lucky enough to receive a DVD of this film on my twelfth birthday. Little did I know what lay ahead...
Oscar-Winner Dave Elsey Recreates Frankenstein’s Creature After 68 Years 😱
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Would you look at that: a few minutes of me submitting to the artistry of Dave Elsey, as he recreates Phil Leakey's Creature make-up from THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957). I was lucky enough to receive a DVD of this film on my twelfth birthday. Little did I know what lay ahead...
Oscar-Winner Dave Elsey Recreates Frankenstein’s Creature After 68 Years 😱
YouTube video by Hammer
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November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Here are the last two portraits taken before Sunday's performances at the Charles Dickens Museum. A few weeks off now, prior to the mania of my 45 Christmas shows. If you missed out this time, panic not: THE SIGNAL-MAN and THE TRIAL FOR MURDER will be back for five airings in December. Link below!
A selfie of a man in a Victorian waistcoat, accented by moody under-lighting. A selfie of the same Victorian-era man, this time in front of an ornate mirror.
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Oh how brilliant an hour this was at the Dickens Museum yesterday. "The Trial for Murder" was new to me; somehow I don't think I will forget it and its face of impure wax. Masterful storytelling.
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Pre-show pictures from the last four at the Dickens Museum: two on Halloween, two on 1st November. And there are two today - 4pm and 6pm - for which tickets remain plentiful! Link below...
A gurning selfie in front of a window. An excited selfie next to a replica of Charles Dickens's Public Readings desk. A high-angle selfie on a staircase. A selfie of maniacal joy with a strong light overhead.
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Oh! Lovely to see the Two Ghost Stories, as they were so often collated in Collected works of Dickens (in editions where The Signal-Man extrapolated from Mugby Junction), are being performed together ❤️

I hope it tours!
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Has to be seen to be believed.
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Pre-show pictures from the last four at the Dickens Museum: two on Halloween, two on 1st November. And there are two today - 4pm and 6pm - for which tickets remain plentiful! Link below...
A gurning selfie in front of a window. An excited selfie next to a replica of Charles Dickens's Public Readings desk. A high-angle selfie on a staircase. A selfie of maniacal joy with a strong light overhead.
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Just back from James’s electric execution.
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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We've almost sold out today, but Sunday's flush with availability! 4pm and 6pm for some belated Halloween spookery. Simply click for details...
The Signalman & The Trial for Murder - Live Performance
Live, onsite performance.  £22 per adult£18 per concessionWe have not placed an age limit on this performance, but please note that this show is, by its nature, designed to be frightening. We would no...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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What better way to spend Halloween than at the Dickens Museum experiencing a pair of the author’s own creepy tales superbly told by @jamescswanton.bsky.social His physicality and use of lighting added extra dimensions to the text. Thoroughly recommended.
A photograph of the washroom in the cellar of the Dickens Museum in Bloomsbury, London after dark on Halloween with atmospheric lighting. The performance was conducted in a different room on the first floor with even more atmospheric lighting. Pity about the crass noisy Halloween party taking down the street playing completely inappropriate and music, but this did not phase James one jot or spoil the atmosphere.
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Here's a quick reminder of my Halloween double bill of THE SIGNAL-MAN and THE TRIAL FOR MURDER, which plays at London's Charles Dickens Museum from 31st October to 2nd November! Don't miss out!
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Here's a quick reminder of my Halloween double bill of THE SIGNAL-MAN and THE TRIAL FOR MURDER, which plays at London's Charles Dickens Museum from 31st October to 2nd November! Don't miss out!
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Four shows over two nights! That leaves 51 before Christmas. The next six are at London's Charles Dickens Museum for Halloween - this Friday to Sunday - and tickets yet remain: dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev...
Selfie against an ornate window with blue stained-glass panels. Selfie next to a wooden cabinet containing medical paraphernalia. Selfie in a darkened corridor. Selfie in a curtained lecture hall, pulling what amounts to a 'surprised' face.
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Some humbling praise here from horror legend Ramsey Campbell, who caught my double bill of THE SIGNAL-MAN and THE TRIAL FOR MURDER in Manchester! There are still plenty of tickets left for London, 31st October through 2nd November. Hope to see some of you there...?
'One of the absolute highlights of the weekend! A prodigious and extraordinary talent - if he's performing anywhere near you, don't miss it. It's an unforgettable experience.'
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Some humbling praise here from horror legend Ramsey Campbell, who caught my double bill of THE SIGNAL-MAN and THE TRIAL FOR MURDER in Manchester! There are still plenty of tickets left for London, 31st October through 2nd November. Hope to see some of you there...?
'One of the absolute highlights of the weekend! A prodigious and extraordinary talent - if he's performing anywhere near you, don't miss it. It's an unforgettable experience.'
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Show seven was on Saturday, at Manchester's Festival of Fantastic Films. 55 left now, with two tonight in York.
A Victorian man (me) horrified to find himself reflected in a mirror.
October 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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That's shows five and six done. Only 56 left!
A selfie with infernal red under-lighting. A selfie with a photobomb from a painted gentleman.
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The interviewer asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social if he's worried about splitting the left vote & whether the best way to beat the right is to vote Labour.

Zack: "The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Go see James, he's terrific at this
jamescswanton.bsky.social James Swanton @jamescswanton.bsky.social · 22d
Despite selling out our entire run in York, London sales for THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER are still a bit slow. We've got six showings between 31st October and 2nd November. A very classic Halloween treat, I'd argue - and in Charles Dickens's (probably definitely haunted) house!
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Four shows done. Can't believe we're down to the last 58.
A profile view of a beardy man in Victorian dress staring through a window.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I’ll be there.
jamescswanton.bsky.social James Swanton @jamescswanton.bsky.social · 22d
Despite selling out our entire run in York, London sales for THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER are still a bit slow. We've got six showings between 31st October and 2nd November. A very classic Halloween treat, I'd argue - and in Charles Dickens's (probably definitely haunted) house!
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Sadly I cant make this! but if you can go see!
jamescswanton.bsky.social James Swanton @jamescswanton.bsky.social · 22d
Despite selling out our entire run in York, London sales for THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER are still a bit slow. We've got six showings between 31st October and 2nd November. A very classic Halloween treat, I'd argue - and in Charles Dickens's (probably definitely haunted) house!
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Sort yourselves out, London. This is an absolute treat.
jamescswanton.bsky.social James Swanton @jamescswanton.bsky.social · 22d
Despite selling out our entire run in York, London sales for THE SIGNAL-MAN & THE TRIAL FOR MURDER are still a bit slow. We've got six showings between 31st October and 2nd November. A very classic Halloween treat, I'd argue - and in Charles Dickens's (probably definitely haunted) house!
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Three shows deep. Bring on the next 59!
A low-angle shot of a man in a Victorian waistcoat manhandling his necktie.
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM