Details

Seven passengers meet in the saloon bar of a ship as it sets sail from an unidentified English port. Socialite Mrs Cliveden-Banks is on her way to join her husband, a Colonel in the army; Mr Lingley has important business in Marseilles; charlady Mrs Midget is making her first passage by sea; Reverend William Duke is looking forward to a holiday, while Tom Prior intends to spend the journey in the ship's saloon bar. Also on board are Henry and Ann, a young couple who seem anxious for the ship to leave port. But the travellers have more in common than they dare to suspect. Out at sea, an eerie calm settles over the ship as Tom is the first to discover the fate which awaits his fellow passengers... A mystery masterpiece of the 1920's. Running time: 2hrs with an interval

Cast/Performers

David Brett, Tom Davey, Derek Howard, Nicholas Karimi, Ursula Mohan, Carmen Rodriguez, Natalie Walter, Paul Westwood, Martin Wimbush

Creatives/Company

Author: Sutton Vane
Company: Coracle (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Louise Hill
Design: Alex Marker
Lighting: Neill Brinkworth
Costume: Gregor Donnelly
Music: William Morris