A classic gothic play opens in Bromley next week.
The Pit and the Pendulum is based on Edgar Allan Poe's blood-chilling horror story. This disturbing tale taps into the most basic of human fears and climaxes with the most twisted of twists.
It tells the story of a young man who wakes up in a rat-infested dungeon of a creepy castle, chained to the floor while a razor sharp pendulum swings down from the ceiling. The only way out is through a sinister pit. How did William get there and how will he escape this house of horrors to save his young wife?
Gerald Kyd, from Casualty, plays William the prisoner while Derren Nesbitt from The Special Branch plays Martin, his captor.
Kyd said he liked the play right away when he read it: "I thought it was a very intense piece and thought it would be fun to do a two-hander."
There are very few chances to see this spine-chilling horror as the shows at Churchill Theatre mark the end of its short tour.
Dec 3-8, The Pit and the Pendulum, Mon-Sat, 7.45pm, Thur & Sat mats 2.30pm, £13- £19, Churchill Theatre, High Street Bromley, 020 8460 6677.
November 26, 2001 16:50
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