Deathtrap
by Ira Levin
performed by BTG February 1988
A Thriller
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a "dry" spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college - a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney's plan, which he devises with his wife's help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.
Produced by Stuart Kellett
CAST
Phillip Sheahan as Sidney Bruhl
Suzie Nicholson as Myra Bruhl
Duncan MacDougall as Clifford Anderson
Fiona Stone as Helga ten Dorp
Norman Robson as Porter Milgrim
CREW
Assitant to the Producer - Lynne Benest
Production Co-Ordinator - Jenny Duffy and Kath Gold
Set Design - Kathy Godfrey
Set Construction - Irene Bird and Members of BTG
Stage Manager - Gill Rea
ASM - Ann Webb
Lighting - Evelyn Frith, Alastair Leiper and David Anderson
Sound - Neil Ridyard and Liz Beckmann
Properties - Andrew Rogers and Gina Richards
Costume - Rita Pressnell
Special Effect and Set Dressing - Keith Pressnell
Programme Designer and Set Posters - Ann Richens
Box Office - Angela Hone and Bernard Cane
Front of House Photography - Norman Robson
Front of House - Ann Wyllie
This production was staged at The Chiltern Theatre
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