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
An informative and entertaining evening of horror and true crime with dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours.
Scotland’s infamous grave robbers William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish - and they never robbed a grave. Born and raised in Ireland, the duo were arguably the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.
Andrew reveals the grim reality behind this misunderstood pair. Follow their journey from rural Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings, when they provided unscrupulous anatomists with fresh corpses during the body snatching era.
The talk honours Burke and Hare’s forgotten victims, while exposing the fate of the murderers, their complicit wives and their nefarious paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.
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
An informative and entertaining evening of horror and true crime with dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours.
Scotland’s infamous grave robbers William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish - and they never robbed a grave. Born and raised in Ireland, the duo were arguably the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.
Andrew reveals the grim reality behind this misunderstood pair. Follow their journey from rural Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings, when they provided unscrupulous anatomists with fresh corpses during the body snatching era.
The talk honours Burke and Hare’s forgotten victims, while exposing the fate of the murderers, their complicit wives and their nefarious paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.
Accessibility requirements
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Booking dates and times:
- Friday, 16 October 2026 at 8:00 PM
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