Most Haunted
The Theatre Royal
Yvette Fielding and a team of experts visit London's reputedly haunted Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where staff claim to have caught a ghost on film. Yvette welcomes us to the famous theatre in the heart of London's West End, "according to theatrical folklore, it's incredibly lucky to have a resident ghost in a theatre, which must make this week's location one of the luckiest theatres in the world because it has at least five ghosts. "The Theatre Royal is London's oldest working theatre, there's been a theatre on this site since 1661. The theatre's most famous ghost is known as the Man In Grey, a spirit who is seen limping through the theatre in a grey cloak and three-cornered hat, he's usually seen at the beginning of a successful West End run. Whoever this ghost is, he seems to be friendly, it's often been said that he'll give actors a helping hand by pushing them in to position and can often be seen walking past the stage in front of the entire audience during matinee performances. Amazingly, he was once seen by 70 actors at once while they were on stage having a group photograph taken. Dan Leno, the famous pantomime dame who died in 1904, is reported to haunt the backstage areas, having performed in around 20 pantomimes here. There's also the Lavender Lady who makes her presence known through the scent of the flower. The ghost of the comedian, Joseph Grimaldi, is also said to haunt the theatre. He's said to give actors a kick up the bum on stage if they're not pulling their weight.