Casting announced for THE CAT & THE CANARY at Chichester Festival Theatre

A classic example of the horror/comedy genre, The Cat & The Canary plays at Chichester Festival Theatre from 27 September - 26 October, with casting now revealed.

Having woven its macabre fascination for over 100 years, Carl Grose adapts John Willard’s deliciously terrifying tale for a new co-production with Told by an Idiot. The show is inspired by Rian Johnson’s acclaimed film Knives Out and is directed by Paul Hunter.

The cast includes Tarinn Callender (Hamilton) as Harry Blythe, Hayley Carmichael (Witness for the Prosecution) as Mrs Pleasant, Calum Finlay (Mary Stuart, Almeida/West End) as Paul Jones, Nick Haverson (Much Ado About Nothing; Love’s Labour’s Lost, CFT/RSC/West End) as Crosby/Hendricks/Patterson, Lena Kaur (Hollyoaks) as Susan Sillsby, Heather Lai (My Neighbour Totoro) as Dora, Nikhita Lesler (Noises Off) as Cicily Young, Lucy McCormick (Cowbois, RSC/Royal Court) as Annabelle West, and Will Merrick (Skins) as Charlie Wilder.

The Cat and the Canary will be designed by Angela Davies, with lighting by Aideen Malone, music by Ian Ross, puppetry design by Lyndie Wright, puppetry direction by Rachel Leonard, and casting by Matilda James CDG.

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