Local theatre company presents hilarious comedy inspired by Oscar Wilde
Lord Arthur (Seb Ranson) and his sweet fiancé, Sybil (Rebecca Hannah). Photo by Bury Theatre Workshop.
Local community theatre company, Bury Theatre Workshop, is bringing the hilarious comedy ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ to The Quay Theatre in Sudbury this week.
The play, written by Constance Cox and based on a short story by Oscar Wilde, follows the young Lord Arthur, who is told by a palm-reader (of questionable veracity) that, during his life, he is to commit a murder. In order to marry his fiancée, Sybil, with a clear conscience, he decides he must do this before their wedding day! Not the brightest of aristocrats, what follows is a hilarious range of failed attempts by Arthur on the lives of his family members, assisted - or hindered - by the cheerful anarchist, Winkelkopf, and with the guidance of his faithful butler, Baines.
Full of over the-top characters (with aunts a-plenty) and Wilde-ean one-liners, the production promises a wealth of old-fashioned silliness to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
Winkelkopf (Pelham Elliott) presents Lord Arthur (Seb Ranson) with the piece de resistance… Photo by Bury Theatre Workshop.
Bury Theatre Workshop is a community theatre group. Formed in February 2012, it is comprised of theatre enthusiasts, actors, writers and directors, all eager to give a voice to the creative and dynamic spirit of Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk. Through their productions, workshops and play readings, they offer opportunities to learn from each other and to develop the community’s experiences of theatre, both as audience members and as participants.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime is at The Quay Theatre in Sudbury from 7 - 9 May.
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