REAL ghosts may well be among the audience when an ancient miscarriage of justice is replayed at East Riddlesden Hall this summer.

And occupants of other historic haunts around West Yorkshire will also be entertained by the travelling "spooks" of Keighley theatre group Inner Space.

The group will perform to live (and perhaps not so live) audiences at historic homes and halls.

The actors are taking their latest production - The Ghosts - to some spirited venues around the county during their longest-ever tour.

Inner Space is made up of local adults with learning disabilities, led by professional actor and director Anthony Homyer.

Over the past seven years the group has built a reputation for original, innovative and visually impressive presentations.

The latest tour, the group's fourth, will take in schools, day centres and historic buildings over the next four months.

Anthony says that audiences of The Ghosts will find themselves caught up in a haunting, a trial and the redressing of a miscarriage of justice that took place in 1645.

Inner Space's actors will portray the story of the Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, and his henchmen during the time of the Puritans.

They will re-enact the story of a girl who is accused of witchcraft, robbery and the murder of her tax-collector father.

Anthony said: "Some of this is based on fact, and some of our locations have real ghosts.

"As in all of our work, there is a blurring of the distinction between fact and drama, reality and fiction.

"This can sometimes be disconcerting for the audience. It can also make for very stimulating theatre."

The production, which is unscripted, will be tailored to the different logistics of the location.

Anthony adds: "We are fortunate to have a pond at East Riddlesden Hall because we can pick up on real history.

"Women were thrown into lakes or ponds to test whether they were witches. If they drowned they were innocent, if they floated they were guilty and were killed - they couldn't win."

The Ghosts will be performed at East Riddlesden Hall on June 15 (1.30pm) as part of Keighley Festival, then at Skipton Castle and Oakwell Hall near Leeds.