A LOCAL couple, who run a touring theatre company in the town, are opening their nation-wide tour of their new murder mystery play at the Memorial Theatre this September.
‘Crimes on Centre Court’ is being put on by New Old Friends, which is an award-winning theatre company dedicated to creating original comedy theatre and run by Frome couple, Feargus Woods Dunlop and Heather Westwell.
The play will be on at the Memorial Theatre on Friday 9th September and Saturday 10th September at 7.30pm.
Lord Knows, the chair of The Whombledun International Invitational Tennis Tournament, has died and his son Hugh is suspicious. The police won’t take the case, so Hugh calls in Perry & Penny Pink, private investigators. This deucey summertime treat will rally the spirits and leave you wanting a second serve-ing of the volley of gags and visual delights.
Feargus said, “We are utterly thrilled to be touring a brand-new show despite the impact of the pandemic still being keenly felt, regional touring is so important and joyous. The Bath audiences loved the tennis-y nonsense of the whole thing, and we can’t wait to take it up and down the country.
“Setting a murder mystery against the backdrop of a sporting competition gives us a whole new palette of cliches and expectations to play with. Staging a tennis match safely on stage has been a hugely fun challenge and this time we’ve decided to add in close four-part barbershop harmonies too. Sung by the hedges of Whombledun obviously. It’ll make sense (ish) once you’ve seen it.”
Tickets start at £15 and can be purchased by visiting the Memorial Theatre website.
Picture: Pamela Raith Photography.
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