The Nightmare Room (play 2010)
The Nightmare Room is a British play, written and directed by John Goodrum, performed at the Connaught Theatre (Worthing, UK) from 21 to 25 september 2010 and toured (see dates).
When Helen regains consciousness, she finds herself bound and blindfolded in a locked room. Her captor, best friend Catherine, challenges her to a deadly game of Russian roulette to decide which of them will win the handsome film star they both desire. But the game – like the room – is far from what it seems... and are they alone in the room... or is there someone watching!
The play is adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's short story : The Nightmare Room (1921). It is different from the original. In Conan Doyle's story, the conflict is between two men over a famous dancer; in Goodrum's version, it becomes two women, Catherine and Helen, trapped in a locked room and forced into a deadly game involving poison to settle their rivalry over a film star.
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Catherine (Blue Merrick) -
Catherine (Blue Merrick) and Helen (Zoe Kennedy)
© Photos : John Goodrum.
Cast
- Catherine : Blue Merrick
- Helen : Zoe Kennedy
Crew
- Director : John Goodrum
- Playwright : John Goodrum
Performances
2010
- 21-25 september 2010 : Connaught Theatre (Worthing, UK)
- 15-16 november 2010 : Paupers Pit Theatre (Buxton, UK)
