The Ghost Theatre

Hardback Published on: 11/05/2023
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The Ghost Theatre
True Romance set in a version of Shakespearean London.
I read this in two sittings, it grabbed me and I didn't want to put it down. Two rapscallion teenagers are thrust together in London, doing what they love ... READ MORE
Valerie at Darlington
The Ghost Theatre
The Curtain Rises on this POWERFUL Historical Drama!
The Ghost Theatre is a rich, dark, gritty and highly addictive tale set in the grim world of Elizabethan London and focusing on the love of two youngsters ... READ MORE
Steven at Bluewater
The Ghost Theatre
Things are not what they appear…
3.5 ⭐️ This is the epitome of “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in... READ MORE
V at Windsor 692

Synopsis

To love is to fall ...

On a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the city's fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar.

Together they create The Ghost Theatre: a troupe staging magical plays in London's hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the city's outcasts, the pair's relationship sparks and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames.

Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is sure to come...

Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781526654403
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
  • Languages: English

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The Ghost Theatre
Other Worldly Elizabethan London
For the most part I very much enjoyed this novel. Set in Elizabethan London it tells the story of Shay, a teenager, a trainer of hawks and part time messen... READ MORE
Alyson Hilbourne
The Ghost Theatre
A total delight!
I was sent a copy of The Ghost Theatre by Mat Osman to read and review by NetGalley. I absolutely adored this novel! It is beautifully written with fabul... READ MORE
lesleys
The Ghost Theatre
A beautiful book!
This magical tale had me taken back to the early years of the 17th Century. Lovely presentation and writing style, interesting characters that I was total... READ MORE
Anthea Barker
The Ghost Theatre
An alternate world of theatrics
"The Ghost Theatre" by Mat Osman takes some getting into and if you put it down, it can be difficult to pick up the threads. However, it is worth persever... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
The Ghost Theatre
An impressive and unique work of literary historical fiction set in the world of Elizabethan England
“The gods are birds and the birds are gods. She let its cadence guide her feet. The gods – step – are birds – step – and the birds – step – are gods – leap... READ MORE
Vivienne O'Regan