The stage adaptation of a bestselling homicide thriller novel will obtain its world premiere later this yr.
Homicide Earlier than Evensong, the debut crime novel by Reverend Richard Coles, is being delivered to the stage at Watermill Theatre in a brand new manufacturing tailored by creative director Paul Hart and author Shaun Mckenna.
Performances will run from Friday, September 25 to Saturday, November 14, with a nationwide press evening scheduled for Tuesday, September 29.
Set in a quiet English village in 1988, Homicide Earlier than Evensong centres on Canon Daniel Clement, who leads St Mary’s Church alongside his strong-willed mom Audrey and actor brother Theo.
When a stunning homicide disrupts the parish of Champton, buried secrets and techniques and village rivalries start to floor, drawing Canon Clement right into a harmful investigation.
Paul Hart, creative director on the Watermill Theatre, stated: “I’ve been an enormous admirer of Richard’s Canon Clement sequence for a very long time and the chance to carry this world to the stage for the primary time is thrilling.
“The sense of group and village life is on the centre of the e-book, and I feel it will work so nicely on the Watermill.
“And to work with Shaun Mckenna on adapting this for the stage has been a dream – we final labored collectively on The Lord of the Rings so he can do something.”
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The manufacturing reimagines life in a close-knit group the place belief is fragile, and each pew may conceal a secret.
The story follows Canon Clement as he items collectively motives, histories, and clues in a setting the place custom and religion mix with intrigue and suspicion.
Full casting and inventive workforce particulars will likely be introduced sooner or later.
The present will likely be tailored from the bestselling novel by Reverend Richard Coles (Picture: Watermill Theatre)
Reverend Richard Coles stated: “I’m delighted that the Watermill goes a-murdering earlier than Evensong and may’t wait to see how this good adaptation will look.”
Tickets can be found through watermill.org.uk or by calling the field workplace on 01635 46044.
An viewers occasion with Reverend Richard Coles will even be held on the theatre on Friday, October 16 at 2.30pm, providing followers an opportunity to listen to extra about his writing and the world behind the story.
