CURRENT AND FUTURE PRODUCTIONS :

Rumpus Theatre Company

in association with

The Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield

present

The devilishly funny farce ...

The Comedy of Terrors!

“The Comedy of Terrors!”

by John Goodrum

When Jo Smith arrives for an audition with director Vyvian Jones, it turns
out she’s actually been invited to the theatre by Vyvian's twin brother Beverley,
who wants her to impersonate her own twin sister Fiona, to persuade
Vyvian that Beverley hasn’t had a fling with Fiona... he has, but doesn't
want Vyvian to tell his fiancee Cheryl! And when the real Fiona turns up,
not to mention Vyvian (a member of the Clay Cross Sons of Satan Association,
who wants to use Jo for his first human sacrifice) and Beverley and Vyvian’s
identical policeman brother Janet (don’t ask!) the stage is well and truly set
for a fast-moving madcap comedy of multiple mistaken identity.

“a farcical and hilarious couple of hours ... Susan Earnshaw and John Goodrum are fabulous!” (Bracknell News)

“written under the influence of happy juice ... did I mention the corpse with a bad case of flatulence!” (Derbyshire Times)

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NATIONAL TOUR - Spring 2013

Rumpus Theatre Company

in association with

Middlesbrough Theatre

present

NEVILLE'S ISLAND

“Neville's Island!”

by Tim Firth

Neville, Gordon, Angus and Roy are on a middle-management team-building
exercise in the Lake District. But Neville has managed to crash their boat
and maroon them all in the middle of Derwentwater… and when they discover
there might be a homicidal lunatic loose on the island, humorous irritation
turns into hysterical panic!

“I laughed heartily throughout ... highly recommended, as is everything done by Rumpus” (indielondon.com on Rumpus’s production of SORRY, I LOVE YOU...)

“the large audience hardly stopped laughing”
(Derbyshire Times on Rumpus’s production of WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY)

This brilliant comedy by Tim Firth (author of Calendar
Girls, Kinky Boots etc) stars Mark Homer as the hapless
Neville and Ian Sharrock as the joyously unpredictable Roy.

Mark Homer

Mark is best known for his role as Tony Hills in “EASTENDERS”, while his other
TV appearances include “CASUALTY” and “SILENT WITNESS”.

Ian Sharrock

Ian will be hugely familiar to audiences from his ten years as Jackie Merrick in
“EMMERDALE”; his other TV appearances include “HEARTBEAT”, “THE BILL”,
“CASUALTY”, “WHERE THE HEART IS” and – perhaps most memorably – as
Jed Maxwell, Alan Partridge’s biggest and most scarily obsessive fan, in
“I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE”.

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Rumpus Theatre Company

presents for its Autumn 2013 large-scale tour:

a spine-tingling new whodunnit...

...based on the world's most famous case...

Inspector Lestrange is up to his neck in evidence ... but there’s one fact
only the Ripper himself will know ...

CHARLES WILLIAM LESTRANGE, formerly Detective Inspector Lestrange of
the London Metropolitan Police, ably assisted by SAMUEL EDWARDS,
formerly Detective Constable Edwards, and Samuel Edward’s “close friend”
Miss ELSIE FORDHAM, rising star of the music hall stage, rehearse again for
your titillation and delight the ghoulish events in Victorian Whitechapel which
have been a source of universal fascination since the 1880’s ... anyone wishing
to leave the auditorium during the performance as a consequence of excessive
fright or terror is respectfully requested not to do so in the middle of a "murder".

Starring Mark Homer (Eastenders) and Amanda Howard (Band of Gold).

“magnificent ... this unusual who-dunnit gripped like steel... I literally
jumped out of my seat... The Ripper Files! would not look out of place
on any West End stage” (Thanet Gazette)

“fun, but not for the faint-hearted...
the first night audience was engrossed” (Derbyshire Times)

With a deliciously wicked sting in the tail… THE RIPPER FILES! is a
worthy successor to a long line of Rumpus chillers ...

JACK'S BACK...
...AND HE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY!

Full details to be announced...

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Rumpus Theatre Company

presents two productions for its Autumn 2013 small / middle-scale tour:

THE GHOST SHIP!

a thrilling new play based on

the spookily atmospheric sea story by Joseph Conrad

His tongue loosened by liquor in the cosy corner of a seaside inn, Conrad tells his
daughter Bea and her fiance Joe the spine-chilling tale of a storm-battered ship,
from the bridge to the hold to the topmost rigging... and he also tells of the ghost
of a fearful sailor... a ghost who comes to haunt all their dreams!

In Rumpus’s 2012 production of Wilkie Collins’ THE GHOST’S TOUCH!
“the haunting that takes place in the play continues to haunt the audience
long after they have left the theatre” (Thanet Gazette)
while 2011’s THE HAUNTED BRIDE was
“fantastic... the audience jumped out of their skin” (The Public Reviews).
Autumn 2010’s THE DEAD HAND
“set the edge-of-the-seat mood of this haunting piece to perfection” (Derbyshire Times),
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM won praise for its
“intense atmosphere and delicious plot... and what a good look it has, from
the clever lighting effects to the eerie and brooding sound effects... you have no
excuse to miss this fine production”(Derby Telegraph).
THE NIGHTMARE ROOM in 2010 was
“much more chilling than the original... a powerful performance that will leave
you stunned... well worth seeing” (Worthing Herald).
Dickens’ THE SIGNALMAN was
“an evening of old-fashioned spooky fun” (Kentish Times)
while DRACULA’S GUEST! in 2008 had
“a brilliant final-scene twist thatleft the audience gasping” (Derbyshire Times).

and

Sherlock Homes -
A Study in Fear!

The world's most famous detective in the world's
most thrilling case...

A gripping new play based on the classic storyTHE FINAL PROBLEM

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The world’s most successful detective takes on the world’s most
notorious villain... Sherlock Holmes, brilliant, flawed and inclined to justice,
locks horns in deadly combat with Professor James Moriarty,
brilliant, flawed and wholly inclined to evil!

When Holmes arrives unexpectedly at the door of his old friend and
colleague Dr Watson, at the beginning of this hugely entertaining new
version of the classic Conan Doyle tale, he begs the good Doctor’s
assistance for one final case... and an exhilarating evening of chase,
disguise, mystery and detection are the inevitable result, culminating in a
breath-taking showdown at the tumultuous Reichenbach Falls.

Rumpus... renowned for their striking special effects... ensure no holds
are barred when they bring this most famous of all detective stories to the stage...

“a brilliantly executed and thoroughly enjoyable production
for fans and non-fans of Holmes alike” (Panic Online Magazine)

Full details to be announced...