The Nightmare Room (play 2026)
The Nightmare Room is a British play, written and directed by John Goodrum, produced by Tabs Productions, performed at the Haymarket Theatre (Basingstoke, UK) on 20-23 may 2026 and toured in UK (see all 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 (Sarah Wynne Kordas)
© Photos : Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall.
Cast
- Catherine : Sarah Wynne Kordas
- Helen : Corinne Begluk
Crew
- Director : John Goodrum
- Playwright : John Goodrum
Performances
2018
2026
- 20–23 may 2026 : Haymarket Theatre (Basingstoke, UK)
- 5 june 2026 : Middlesbrough Theatre (Middlesbrough, UK)
- 9–13 june 2026 : Theatre Royal (Windsor, UK)
- 24–25 june 2026 : Theatre Royal (Lincoln, UK)
- 18–22 august 2026 : Theatre Royal (Nottingham, UK)
