Royal Court Theatre

A dead janitor, Les Joynson (nicknamed "Old Les") is said to still be here, opening and closing the door of his old office. He is jokingly blamed for any minor mishap in the theatre. According to local stories, he was working on the roof of the theatre on an icy day when he slipped and fell, breaking his leg. He died of exposure. His cat, Napoleon is reputed to leave a smell and opens and closes doors, sometimes on command. A lady wearing a red cardigan has been seen in the downstairs bar, while in the 1970s, a stagehand and his colleague were working above the stage when they saw a man dressed as a Cavalier appear. It walked through one wall, turned towards the men and went back through the wall. Another experience in the theatre occurred in 2006 when the burglar alarm went off and the manager, coming in to check for signs of an intruder, saw that the lift was on the 4th floor. It was originally on the 3rd but there was no electricity to the lift to account for its movement. A 2024 newspaper also added a further anecdote; "'...one wardrobe mistress was terrified when she looked back at some footage she’d filmed, standing by herself, at the side of the stage.' Amidst all the action onstage, a voice on the recording hissed her name, even though she’d been standing alone."

Update 19/1/22: Clara, a worker at the theatre informs me, "There has been nothing that has happened as of recent years but there have been some reports in the past, most of which you can find online."

Link: Liverpool Echo

Link: Liverpool Echo

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