Discover the spooky histories of real-life places in this chilling new series from ghost-hunting expert Yvette Fielding and First Lady of the Paranormal.

Yvette Fielding and her Most Haunted team are on a quest to uncover the ghostly histories of Britain’s theatres. Brought to life by Yvette and the Most Haunted team’s investigations, prepare to be spooked by ‘the father of clowns’, the ghost of the killer thespian Charles Macklin, and the lingering spirit of a ballerina who tragically took her own life…

After presenting the children’s TV show Blue Peter, Yvette Fielding delved into the realm of ghost hunting, captivating audiences weekly on her programme, Most Haunted. Over the last couple of years, she has written a series of children’s books featuring a team of child ghost hunters and has now entered the world of children’s non-fiction with her ghostly stories of haunted places, starting with theatres.

The book opens with Fielding’s personal journey into the world of ghost hunting before it goes on to showcase a few theatres around the UK that are supposedly haunted (some believe, some don’t). There are nine theatres mentioned in the book starting with The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London which is supposedly haunted by four restless spirits.

Each theatre is given an illustration and basic information about it such as location, ghosts, paranormal activity, and history. Then we move on to the ghostly sighting and the team’s investigation.

Most Haunted Theatres is a fascinating read whether you believe or not. It is written with the right tone for middle-grade readers to understand and comprehend. However, I would say that sensitive children who are easily frightened might want to bypass this book.

Overall, this is a book that will be intriguing for the reader and may even make them want to take up ghost hunting themselves.

Yvette Fielding was the youngest ever Blue Peter presenter at age 18, and she’s since gone on to host and produce Ghosthunting With… and Most Haunted. After years of studying ghosts, she’s become television’s ‘first lady’ of the paranormal. She lives with her husband and two children in Cheshire.