Crime Fiction Forms Basis Of Murder Mystery
Spoof
Strangers on a Train Set
South Shields Customs House
Tuesday 26th March 2019
A murder mystery set on a
model train is calling into The Customs House on a whistle-stop tour of the UK.
Strangers on a Train Set is
the latest production from LipService Theatre, which has been creating original
comedies from a distinctly female perspective since 1985, picking up a number
of awards along the way.
Challenging a youth to
turn down his music, Irene Sparrow, inventor of the left-handed crochet hook
finds herself under suspicion of murder after the train emerges from a tunnel with
the young man dead.
But
this is no ordinary train, each passenger is reading a book and each book is a
portal into a parallel universe of train-related crime fiction, referencing the
likes of Brief Encounter and Murder on the 4.50 from Paddington.
With clever use of
projection and train sets, LipService give you a whistle stop tour that will
leave you breathless and racing for the refreshment coach.
Ray Spencer, Executive
Director of The Customs House, said: “LipService always bring a fresh take on
stories we all know. They are funny and clever storytellers and bring great
productions to the stage.”
LipService’s Maggie Fox and
Sue Ryding specialise in literary spoofs and have been described as ‘the Laurel
and Hardy of literary deconstruction’ (The Guardian).
Strangers on a Train Set is
their 21st show, with previous productions including The Picture of
Doreen Gray, Inspector Norse, Withering Looks, Very Little Women, Jane Bond,
Move Over Moriarty and Mr Darcy Loses the Plot.
As well as their work on stage, they had their own series on Radio 4 –
nominated for a Writer’s Guild Award – and have twice won the Critics Award for
Comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Strangers on a Train Set is
directed by Lawrence Till, whose TV credits include Shameless, Mr Selfridge,
Love and Marriage and The Young Offenders. Michael Holt (The Woman in Black) is
the designer and Oliver Vibrans the composer.
On The Web:
Video clip of the show: https://vimeo.com/295770189
Tickets:
Tickets, priced from
£14.50, are available from the box office on (0191) 454 1234 or online at www.customshouse.co.uk.
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