Wait Until Dark opens in Sidmouth
Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the ninth production of 2015, Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott.
The suspense thriller will play from Thursday 27 August to Wednesday 2 September 2015.
The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September.
Susie Hendrix is a blind housewife, who inadvertently becomes the target of three con-men. Unbeknownst to her, Susie's husband has become involved in drug smuggling and has hidden a large stash of heroin in a toy doll he has given her as a present. The con men get wind of this and break into Susie's apartment, holding their breath and remaining silent as they wait for Susie to lead them to the drugs. When she realises their presence, she smashes every lightbulb in the house to even the odds, and a nail-biting battle of wits begins. This masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-stopping final scene.
Wait Until Dark original opened on Broadway in 1966 where it ran for 374 performances. It transferred to the West End where it ran for 2 years and starred Honor Blackman and Peter Sallis. In 1967 the play was adapted into a feature film by Warner Bros, starring Audrey Hepburn.
Frederick Knott was an English playwright, best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in Hollywood by Alfred Hitchcock.
The cast features Stephanie Willson as Suzy Hendrix, James Lawrence as Sam Hendrix, Alec Fellows-Bennett as Harry Roat, Jr., Chris Casey as Mike Talman, Francis Adams as Sgt. Carlino, Evie Lockley as Gloria, Grace Miller as Policewoman and Gary Roe as Policeman
The 2015 Season Company is Alec Fellows-Bennett, Andrew Beckett, Anton Tweedale, Chris Casey, Daniele Coombe, Ellen Verenieks, Ethan Chapples, Evie Lockley, Fiz Marcus, Francis Adams, Gary Roe, Grace Miller, Hannah Vesty, James Lawrence, James Pellow, John Askew, Jonathan Ray, Julie Ross, Lou Lou Mason, Matthew Curnier, Natalie Douglas, Nova Skipp, Pearl Marsland, Russell Anthony, Sabi Perez, Sarah Dearlove, Sarah Dungworth, Sarah Kempton, Stephanie Willson, Toby Joyce and Tom Read Wilson.
The Summer Rep Season 2015 is directed by Paul Taylor-Mills (Out of Order), Lillie Collier (Hay Fever, Boeing Boeing), Stuart Burrows (Amy's View, Rope), (Joking Apart, The Mating Game, Hound of the Baskervilles), Max Reynolds (September Tide), James Murphy (Sweet Revenge, Wait Until Dark) and James Pellow (The Importance of Being Earnest). It is produced by Paul Taylor-Mills and Lillie Collier with Associate Producer Kylie Vilcins. It is designed by David Shields with costumes designs by Barbara Williams and lighting by Tony Hill.
Manor Pavilion Theatre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8RP
Performances: 8pm (no shows on Sunday)
Tickets: Adults £15 and £14, under 16s £8 (Season tickets available)
Box office: 01395 514 413
www.manorpavilion.com
Twitter @SummerRep2015
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