Sweet Revenge opens in Sidmouth

Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the fourth production of 2015, Sweet Revenge by Francis Durbridge. The classic suspense thriller will play from Thursday 16 to Wednesday 22 July.

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.

Dr. Ross Marquand, a successful and happily married cardiac consultant, is hosting a party for family and friends in his Thames-side home to celebrate the regatta. But as the guests gather, his perfect world is shattered by the discovery that his wife Fay has falling in love with Julian Kane, a notorious womanizer.  When Julian is found dead in their living room during the regatta, all fingers naturally point to Ross. But is soon emerges that the deceased may have made more enemies than friends, each with their own particular motive for wanting Julian dead. From the master of suspense comes Durbridge's final and arguably most gripping play, an edge-of-the-seat mystery to keep the audience guessing until the final moment.

Francis Durbridge was one of Britain’s most popular crime novelists and playwrights and is most famous for his Paul Temple series which were broadcast by the BBC for over 30 years. It was not until 1971 that Durbridge wrote his first thriller directly for the theatre. The play, Suddenly At Home, starred Gerald Harper and Penelope Keith and was a huge success in London’s West End. Subsequent plays include highly-acclaimed works such as The Gentle Hook, House Guest, Murder With Love, Deadly Nightcap, A Touch Of Danger and Fatal Encounter, making Francis Durbridge one of the most popular thriller playwrights with audiences.

The cast of Sweet Revenge features Alec Fellows-Bennett as Alan, Fiz Marcus as Marian, Francis Adams as Ross, James Pellow as Sam, Toby Joyce as Bill, Evie Lockley as Fay, Matthew Curnier as Julian, Chris Casey as Norman and Sarah Kempton as Stella.

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.

Performances: 8.00pm (no shows on Sunday)
Tickets:  Adults £15.00 and £14.00, Under 16s £8.00 (Season tickets available)
Box office: 01395 514 413

www.manorpavilion.com

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