Details

Brandon is prepared to go to any lengths to inject some excitement into his life. When he and his impressionable friend Granillo murder a fellow student, they place the body in a wooden chest. In a macabre twist the pair invite some acquaintances, including the dead man's father, to a party where the chest and its gruesome contents serve as a supper table. As the horror and tension reaches a climax, will the two murderers' nerve hold out or will the suspicious Rupert Cadell discover their ghastly secret? Premiered in 1929, and later adapted as a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Audio Description via headset is available at every performance.

Cast/Performers

James Sutton (Charles Granillo), Janet Amsden, Cara Chase, Sam Jenkins-Shaw, George Kemp, Fred Lancaster, Nico Pimpare, Phoebe Sparrow

Creatives/Company

Author: Patrick Hamilton
Producer(s): Queen's Hornchurch, New Wolsey Theatre
Director: Douglas Rintoul
Design: Ruari Murchison
Lighting: Mark Dymock
Sound: Yvonne Gilbert