A Train To Woking

Fleur De Lis Theatre Company presents a dramatic comedy about the 19th-century London Necropolis Railway, running at Waterloo East Theatre from 3 to 8 November 2026.

This dramatic comedy explores the 19th-century London Necropolis Railway, which carried deceased passengers from Waterloo to Brookwood. Set in a disease-plagued London where overcrowded graveyards cannot cope with the rate of fatality, the production uses vivid storytelling and physical theatre to turn this piece of history into a conversation about mortality and the legacies we leave behind. The cast of six plays characters including the Conductor, Ma'am, Sir, Mr, Miss and Child. The production is written and directed by Christian Reid and is supported by South Western Railway, Brookwood Cemetery and The Woking & Sam Beare Hospice.