The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan, (July, 2022)
Not only is The Ladykillers one of Britain's best-loved films, it was the last of the great quintessentially British Ealing comedies. Graham Linehan wrote the even funnier stage adaptation of The Ladykillers which premiered in 2011.
The Ladykillers tells the classic black comedy tale of a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.
Posing as amateur musicians practicing for a concert, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet and eccentric Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped, but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs W. is alone with five desperate men.
But who will be forced to face the music?
The play took place at the ADC Theatre 12th –16th July at 7.45pm with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.
- Director: Jennifer Scott-Reid
- Production Managers: Chris Avery & Hannah Curtis
- Set & Lighting Designer: Mark Easterfield
- Master Carpenter: George Bateman
- Sound Design: Simon Mumford
- Technical Director: Martin Avery
- Stage Manager: Tim Brunton
- Deputy Stage Manager: Frida Roper
- Properties Manager: Chris Avery
- Costume Supervisor:
- Poster & Programme design: Steve Doke
- Photography: DeeDee Doke
Cast in order of appearance
- Mrs. Wilberforce: Jean Schofield
- Constable MacDonald: Martin Hunt
- Professor Marcus: Guy Holmes
- Major Courtney: Edward Ridgeway Watt
- Harry Robinson: Jonathan Padley
- One-Round: Paul Malpas
- Louis Harvey: Michael Flintoff
- Mrs. Tromleyton: Madeline Harmer
- Friends of Mrs Wilberforce: Catherine Parsons & TBA