Comedy theatre fans are invited to a play packed with drama and behind the scenes chaos with Dial M For Mayhem coming to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025.
The play is set in 1991 and follows a group of travelling actors from south of the Scottish borde,r as they tour the Highlands and Islands village hall circuit performing Frederick Knott’s classic 1950’s thriller, Dial M For Murder.
But, as the company begin to squabble, Act 1’s gentle comic storytelling of the thriller makes way for Act 2’s backstage pandemonium in this play within a play!
A brand-new comedy drama from the author and director of the hugely successful courtroom drama, The Verdict, which came to Theatre Royal Winchester in early 2019 – Margaret May Hobbs and Michael Lunney – Dial M For Mayhem stars Alasdair Baker, Estrid Barton, Isabella Inchbald, Joey Lockhart, Luke Rhodri, and Theo Woolford.
It is brought to the stage by Middle Ground Theatre Company who have been producing dramas for 36 years, becoming one of the UK’s most prolific and acclaimed companies, and with over 50 productions to their name including adaptations of The Importance of Being Earnest, An Inspector Calls, Present Laughter and Far From the Madding Crowd.
Dial M For Mayhem will be at Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. Recommended age: 12+ (occasional bad language). For more information, or to book tickets, visit: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk or call 01962 840 440.
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