BURKE AND HARE: Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, Ulstermen aw26
Date: 16 October 2026
Price: from £14.00
Date: Friday 16 Oct
Time: 8pm
Cost: £14
Location: Studio Theatre
Age: 12+ (under 18's must be accompanied by an adult)
Warning: Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes
Following back-to-back sell-out runs at the 2025 and 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes his hit Terror Talk on the road!
‘Scotland’s grave robbers’ William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish – and didn’t rob graves. Born and raised in the north of Ireland, they were the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.
Discover the reality behind the infamous pair. Track their journey from contrasting Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings of 1828, when they teamed up to supply unscrupulous anatomists with murdered corpses during the body snatching era.
The presentation honours the forgotten victims, while exposing the fates of Burke and Hare, their complicit partners and their anti-Irish paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.
Unearth the facts in an informative and entertaining evening of true crime that saw Andrew shortlisted as Stand Out Performer at the 2026 Spookies (Horror at the Fringe Awards).
“Andrew’s engaging and darkly humorous talk grabs you from the get-go” – Curated by Lauren
“Johnston is an incredible storyteller... with a complete respect for the subject matter... feels less like a lecture and more like a conversation with a friend”– Theatre Muse UK
“We think we know Burke and Hare. After Andrew Johnston, you’ll think again” – Edinburgh Reporter
Running time: 2 hours including interval
Time: 8pm
Cost: £14
Location: Studio Theatre
Age: 12+ (under 18's must be accompanied by an adult)
Warning: Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes
Following back-to-back sell-out runs at the 2025 and 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes his hit Terror Talk on the road!
‘Scotland’s grave robbers’ William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish – and didn’t rob graves. Born and raised in the north of Ireland, they were the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.
Discover the reality behind the infamous pair. Track their journey from contrasting Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings of 1828, when they teamed up to supply unscrupulous anatomists with murdered corpses during the body snatching era.
The presentation honours the forgotten victims, while exposing the fates of Burke and Hare, their complicit partners and their anti-Irish paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.
Unearth the facts in an informative and entertaining evening of true crime that saw Andrew shortlisted as Stand Out Performer at the 2026 Spookies (Horror at the Fringe Awards).
“Andrew’s engaging and darkly humorous talk grabs you from the get-go” – Curated by Lauren
“Johnston is an incredible storyteller... with a complete respect for the subject matter... feels less like a lecture and more like a conversation with a friend”– Theatre Muse UK
“We think we know Burke and Hare. After Andrew Johnston, you’ll think again” – Edinburgh Reporter
Running time: 2 hours including interval
Accessibility requirements
For any special access requirements please contact the box office on 028 9244 7744, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm, or leave a message outside of these times and someone will call you back.
Alternatively you can email lvi.reception@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk with details of your access requirements and our box office staff will be able to assist you.
Booking dates and times:
- Friday, 16 October 2026 at 8:00 PM
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