FOAM Present
By Henry James
Following sell out performances of Ghost Stories and The Fall of the House Usher, FOAM move to the historic 15th century Court Hall for what promises to be an intimate and highly atmospheric production.
The Lower Court Hall will be transformed to represent the house and grounds of Bly the magnificent estate in East Anglia where the story is set. The audience will be seated on 3 sides around the raised stage.
There are five runs of the production:
Based on Henry James’s chilling novella,The Turn of the Screw, written partly at Lamb House, Rye, tells the story of a young governess, desperate to protect her wards from evil as they experience terrifying encounters at a remote country house.
Perhaps the greatest exploration of the haunted house of Victorian literature , The Turn of the Screw can be read as a traditional ghost story but are the apparitions of the two ghosts what they seem? Might these paranormal happenings be in the governess’s head?
The cast: (Correct at time of print)
DOUGLAS GRIFFIN:……John Davidson MRS GROSE: a house keeper …. Joanna Marks MISS GREY: a governess….. Charlotte England, Primrose Phillipson PETER QUINT:….. Ed Street MISS JESSEL:…….Nicola Dealtry Miles……William Wilder Norton Flora…….Audrey Laurent
Join us before the production to sample the unique atmosphere, there will be a paid bar.
The Court Hall is one of the buildings that FOAM support and this year has seen many amazing projects - we hope you can come and join us for our latest production! Here is a poster of this years works.