Deathtrap: 8 Sep - 1 Oct
A play to kill for...
Writer Sidney Bruhl’s luck has run out. Once the toast of Broadway, he hasn’t had a hit play in years.
Young aspiring playwright Clifford Anderson, a student of one of Sidney’s writing classes, just so happens to have written the perfect play – Deathtrap – a juicy thriller.
Desperate for success, Sidney would do anything to claim Clifford’s play as his own. And then he comes up with a killer idea...
Deathtrap is a hilariously twisted classic murder mystery with an equal dose of laugh out loud moments and scream inducing thrills.
Reviews:
“…a lively mix of murderous thoughts and audience-foxing twists”
- Oldham Chronicle
“It is a Russian doll of a play, in which you are not sure you have found the last doll until the curtain drops.”
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“Pinder is affable enough to make Bruhl the most charming of bad guys. Cullimore is perfect as the clean-cut all-American, gushing protégé to the burned out writer.”
- Manchester Evening News
“…the twists come thick and fast throughout the play.”
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“Foxton's log cabin set is superbly-striking”
- British Theatre Guide
“This production of Deathtrap is an extremely enjoyable one, with numerous twists, turns and jolts and performed by a great cast who seem to relish bringing every single gasp from the audience. It’s most definitely a production worthy of the name thriller.”
- The Public Reviews
“Foxton's set design is impressive to say the least, as the opulence and scale, along with evocative lighting draws you in to the action and sets the tone perfectly.”
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“The night, however belongs to Steven Pinder whose take on Sidney is nothing short of brilliant, from frustrated novelist to devious manipulator he does it all with such glee.”
- What’sOnStage.com
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Production Team
| Writer | Ira Levin |
| Director | Kevin Shaw |
| Designer | Foxton |
| Fight Director | Renny Krupinski |
| Lighting Designer | Jane Barrek |
| Sound Designer | Lorna Munden |
| Voice Coach | Mark Langley |
| On the Book | Jonathan Ennis |
Cast Members
| Sidney Bruhl | Steven Pinder |
| Myra Bruhl | Helen Kay |
| Clifford Anderson | Andrew Cullimore |
| Helga ten Dorp | Roberta Kerr |
| Porter Milgram | Russell Richardson |