Avalard Productions

16/11/2025

Folks, we're very sorry to have to do this, but we are postponing our eagerly-awaited Murder Mystery night at The Lark Lisburn this week.

For full transparency, two of our team have had medical emergencies this week and our director/performer Robert J.E. Simpson will be recovering from urgent surgery.

We've looked at options but under the circumstances it's impossible to continue with the show on 20 November.

We've agreed to a rescheduling in a few weeks time, and will reveal the new date ASAP.

Again, we are very sorry for any disappointment caused and inconvenience to ticket holders. We ask for your understanding and hope to see you soon.

10/11/2025

Have you got your tickets for our Murder Mystery Night at The Lark Lisburn yet?

There's a range of affordable tickets including meal combo options at Haslem Hotel .

We'll be on hand with an interactive murder mystery in which you get to play detective.

💀 Have you booked your tickets yet?
Our Murder Mystery Evening is happening on Thursday, 20th November, and tickets are vanishing fast! 🔎

Join us for a night of intrigue, laughter and live theatre as Avalard Productions brings the drama to The Lark Lisburn. You’ll become the detectives for the night — following clues, questioning suspects, and uncovering the killer before the big reveal.

🍾 Tickets:

🎟️ £12.50 – Standard Entry

🥂 £17.50 – Includes a glass of prosecco or bottled beer on arrival

🍽️ Optional 2-course meal at Haslem Hotel before the show

📅 Wednesday 20th November

🕕 Doors open 6:30pm | Show starts 7:30pm

📍 The Lark Lisburn, Lisburn Square

Don’t miss Lisburn’s most talked-about night of mystery!
👉 Book now: thelarklisburn.com/event/murder-mystery-evening-at-the-lark-lisburn

02/11/2025

And it's thanks from all of us at the Avalard Productions team to all of the wonderful audiences to our Phantom Flyer shows at Downpatrick and County Down Railway , and the amazing DCDR staff!

We had a great weekend and can't wait to see you at another show again soon.

You have been watching Marcus Keeley as The Creature, Robert J.E. Simpson as Dr Frankenstein, Debbie McCormack as The Bride, and Geoff Hatt as Igor.

Photo by Danika Sheppard Photography

30/10/2025

Some gorgeous pics by Danika Sheppard Photography of our creations down at Downpatrick and County Down Railway ahead of this weekend's Halloween shows. Still time to bag a ticket!!

29/10/2025

This weekend sees the return of our Halloween shows at Downpatrick and County Down Railway with CURSE OF THE PHANTOM FLYER.

Get your tickets now and extend the seasonal creepiness! Downrail.co.uk

Here's some pics from last year's shows by Danika Sheppard Photography and Robert Gardiner

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Dracula has fled from the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, and the mad scientist Doctor Frankenstein has moved in, bringing with him a fresh wave of terror to the town.

As the veil between worlds is stretched, the spirits are stirring once more.

Reports are coming in of strange lights in the graveyard, unusual noises from the railway, and weird monsters, ghouls and ghosts roaming the streets.

Powered by the ancient spirit of Count Magnus some of Frankenstein's creations have broken loose from their chains and are roaming the railway. If they aren't recaptured soon, nobody is safe, not even Doctor Frankenstein!

That’s where you come in! Will you join us to take back our railway from these ghastly ghostly fiends?

Hop on the Phantom Flyer, Northern Ireland’s favourite Halloween Scream Train, in the company of Igor, the musical servant of the mad Doctor. If you’re a brave spook hunter, help our brave guardians chase away this ancient mischief from our tracks, and stop the monsters!

But be careful; the line between being a hero and becoming a zombie’s snack is very thin!

This Halloween, we invite kids, families and anyone who loves a ghoulish adventure to join us on the Phantom Flyer. Don your darkest Halloween outfits to fit in with your mysterious fellow passengers and together, we shall face the darkness that lurks in Downpatrick’s historic railway.

The Curse of the Phantom Flyer - Halloween Ghost Trains at Downpatrick & County Down Railway

29/10/2025

This weekend sees the return of our Halloween shows at Downpatrick and County Down Railway with CURSE OF THE PHANTOM FLYER.

Get your tickets now and extend the seasonal creepiness!

Here's some pics from last year by Danika Sheppard Photography and Robert Gardiner
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Dracula has fled from the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, and the mad scientist Doctor Frankenstein has moved in, bringing with him a fresh wave of terror to the town.

As the veil between worlds is stretched, the spirits are stirring once more.

Reports are coming in of strange lights in the graveyard, unusual noises from the railway, and weird monsters, ghouls and ghosts roaming the streets.

Powered by the ancient spirit of Count Magnus some of Frankenstein's creations have broken loose from their chains and are roaming the railway. If they aren't recaptured soon, nobody is safe, not even Doctor Frankenstein!

That’s where you come in! Will you join us to take back our railway from these ghastly ghostly fiends?

Hop on the Phantom Flyer, Northern Ireland’s favourite Halloween Scream Train, in the company of Igor, the musical servant of the mad Doctor. If you’re a brave spook hunter, help our brave guardians chase away this ancient mischief from our tracks, and stop the monsters!

But be careful; the line between being a hero and becoming a zombie’s snack is very thin!

This Halloween, we invite kids, families and anyone who loves a ghoulish adventure to join us on the Phantom Flyer. Don your darkest Halloween outfits to fit in with your mysterious fellow passengers and together, we shall face the darkness that lurks in Downpatrick’s historic railway.

The Curse of the Phantom Flyer - Halloween Ghost Trains at Downpatrick & County Down Railway