The Tron Theatre is in Glasgow’s Merchant City. A church stood on the site from the 16th century before fire destroyed the building in 1793, leaving its steeple standing.
The church’s steeple survived intact and can still be seen today. The Tron Theatre’s history records how the site later served several different purposes before becoming a theatre.
Ghosts of the Tron Theatre
Due to the theatre’s colourful history, it is no surprise that there have been several reports of paranormal activity within the building over the years. Theatre staff have reported feelings of being watched; one male staff member felt what seemed to be an icy finger across his neck, while another saw an office door handle open on its own.
Two phantom children and a man dressed in full horse-riding apparel have been encountered. A dark apparition with a threatening presence has also been witnessed in the boiler room, on the former site of St Mary’s crypt.
Supernatural phenomena seem to be a regular occurrence in the theatre’s Victorian Bar, but the most paranormally active area is reported to be the two back rows of the auditorium.
Paranormal investigations at the Tron
Several groups have investigated the Tron, including The Ghost Club and Scottish Paranormal Investigations. During visits, investigators claimed to have contacted numerous spirits, including a child of about eight years old, a teenage girl with a missing hand, a town crier and a thespian called Arthur.
When The Ghost Club investigated, members reported recording the sound of a little girl and someone moving in the auditorium when it was empty. They were also given the name Robert Adam, which is linked to the church’s past. Walkie-talkies and other equipment reportedly suffered technical problems, with batteries draining quickly near the notorious boiler room.
When The Ghost Club returned for a second visit, investigators again reported activity in the boiler room. Eight months earlier, the theatre’s accident logbook recorded that a workman had fallen from a ladder; some believed he had been pushed. The team’s psychic also reported prisoners and a noose, possibly connected with the building’s past use as a police station.
Clearly, the audience share the theatre with a cast of spooky characters… I don’t think I’ll be going to the toilet alone at the Tron Theatre again!
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