The Cat & The Canary
“Stuffed with fun!”
Guardian
★★★★
“Damn good fun!”
WhatsOnStage
“Astonishing... the cast are simply phenomenal”
Portsmouth News
★★★★
“I've not laughed more at a play this year!”
The Times
“Unmissable. An exceptional ensemble”
Fringe Review
“Hours of fun!”
Sussex World
As midnight strikes, a storm rages over the wilds of Bodmin Moor. The surviving descendants of the long-deceased Cyrus West have gathered in his remote mansion to discover which of them is the chosen heir to his fortune. As the wind rattles the house, so does news that the most dangerous inmate from the nearby asylum is on the run. Menace lurks around every corner and nothing is what it seems…
The Cat and the Canary has woven its macabre fascination for over 100 years. Carl Grose adapted John Willard’s fabulous period piece into a deliciously terrifying and terrifyingly funny tale that had its audiences on the edge – or possibly right out – of their seats.
Disclaimer: those of a nervous disposition, allergic to terror and frights and bumps in the night, attended with caution…
Chichester Festival Theatre & Told By An Idiot
Minerva Theatre
Paul Jones
adapted by. Carl Grose
with. Tarinn Callender, Hayley Carmichael, Calum Finlay, Nick Haverson, Lena Kaur, Heather Lai, Nikhita Lesler, Lucy McCormick, Will Merrick
dir. Paul Hunter
asst dir. Xinxi Du
des. Angela Davies
light. Aideen Malone
sound. Adrienne Quartly
composer. Ian Ross
puppet des. Lyndie Wright
puppet dir. Rachel Leonard
casting. Mathilda James CDG
