TAKE two sweet spinsters and a pinch of poison and you've got the recipe for fantastic show that opens at the Plaza in Romsey on Tuesday, courtesy of Romsey Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society (RAODS).
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring was first produced on Broadway in 1941 and was the play that put black comedy well and truly on the theatrical map.
This ludicrously gruesome yet funny comedy about multiple murder portrays the delightfully insane happenings in a Victorian house in Brooklyn.
Drama critic, Brewster Mortimer, discovers that his two maiden aunts, Abby and Martha, have quietly poisoned ten lonely old men. Their lunatic brother, who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, has buried the victims in the cellar. Mortimer has quite a job on his hands sorting out the 'sweet little old ladies' and other suspect members of his family, resulting in much mayhem. Just when everyone looks safe there's a twist in store.
The show is being directed by Tony Bull. This is his first directorship with the group though he brings over forty years experience in amateur dramatics to the production.
Tony, who has performed locally and also for the British Rhine Army in Germany said: "Arsenic and Old Lace is an inspired and enchanting comic concoction which combines the cosy charm and inspired scheming of Agatha Christie with sharp, satirical insight".
8 - 12 July, The Plaza Theatre, Romsey. Performances: 7.30pm. Tickets: from £4. Box office: Tel: 01794 512987.
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