IT WAS A DARK & STORMY NIGHT

Performance Dates:
7th & 14th May 2022 at 7pm
21st May 2022 at 2pm & 7pm

Venue:
John Lees Centre
15 Evan Street, Penrith
 
Ticket price is $30 for adults & $25 concession 
$40 at the door

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​WRITTEN BY TIM KELLY
DIRECTED BY ANTHONY BROWN

SYNOPSIS
A murderously daffy romp that plays like The Addams Family meets Arsenic and Old Lace - excellent audience response. There's dirty work afoot at Ye Olde Wayside Inn, home of the eccentric Saltmarshes, Hepzibah and Arabella, Cousin Ebenezer, and old Uncle Silas, oldest living lunatic in Massachusetts. The inn is also haunted by the ghost of an old soldier who deserted Washington at Valley Forge.

Foul weather turns Cousin Ebenezer grim and dangerous, and he lures victims to the inn to get revenge for a past wrong. So, when a storm forces several strangers to take shelter at the Inn, the chilling - or is it killing? - time begins! Among those forced to spend a grim night at the inn are a hard-nosed detective, some young nurses who think that Uncle Silas is their patient, a couple of college students, a state trooper, and a key witness to a brutal crime.

But not everyone is what he or she appears to be - and who is that skeleton in the wheelchair and why is it wearing a bridal veil? Who will survive this dark and stormy night? Sure to delight all those who love their mystery with a twist and a giggle.

Read the latest review by Esta Stearnes in the Sydney Arts Guide: 
https://www.sydneyartsguide.com.au/ruby-productions-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night/

CAST
EBENEZER --- ANTHONY BROWN 
ARABELLA --- CHRISTINE SNELL 
HEPZIBAH SALTMARSH --- CRISTINA BARBARA 
OLIVE --- BEVERLEY MOONEY 
ED PERKINS --- JOSHUA JANES 
DOROTHY BLAKE --- SYLVANA DE FILLIPIS 
DAWSON --- JEFFREY BROCKTOFF 
BELLE MALIBU --- HANNAH ROBINSON 
MARY SHAW --- HAYLEY RAMSAY 
SNELL --- GRAEME WADDELL 
UNCLE SILAS --- GLENN LEVETT 
SMILING SAL - THE BEAUTY GAL --- SAM CROWE 
JANE ADAMS --- GINA LAWRENCE 
EUPHEMIA PORTER --- KATIE CROWE

CREATIVES
Director / Sound Designer / Publicity --- Anthony Brown   
Director / Set Designer / Props --- Ann Attwood     
Stage Manager & Props --- Gina Lawrence   
Assistant Stage Manager --- Katie Crowe   
Costume Designer --- Milunka Holland & Leone Sharp   
Set Constructor --- Dean Magill   
Lighting Designer / Operator --- Grace Wilson   
Photographer --- Christine Snell   
Flyer & Program Designer --- Jessica Hanlon   
Sound Operator --- Linda Holland   
Makeup & Hair Design --- Hannah Robinson    
Front of House Coordinator --- Rhi Demenezes