Full casting announced for Ali Milles’ chilling thriller THE CROFT
Full casting has been announced for Ali Milles’ critically acclaimed thriller The Croft, which opens at Salisbury Playhouse on 9 May before an eight-week tour.
The Croft will star Liza Goddard (Noises Off, Doctor Who, Bergerac) as Enid, Caroline Harker (A Touch of Frost, Steel Magnolias, The Railway Children) as Suzanne and Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street, Casualty, Rebus: A Game Called Malice) as David, with Gracie Follows (Birdsong) as Laura, Russell Layton (ART) as Ronald, Simon Roberts (Witness for the Prosecution) as Tom, and understudy Judith Rae (The Mousetrap).
Directed by Original Theatre’s Artistic Director Alastair Whatley, with original direction by Philip Franks, the creative team also includes designer Adrian Linford, lighting designer Chris Davey, sound designer and composer Max Pappenheim, and casting director Ellie Collyer-Bristow.
The Croft is based on a true Highland story. In the remote Scottish Highlands, two women arrive at a former Crofters Hut in the deserted village of Coille Ghillie. Suddenly, the weekend getaway takes an unexpected turn. Cut off from the modern world, Laura and Suzanne find themselves drawn into the dark history of the Croft and the lives that passed before them.
In this bold and haunting play the present interweaves with the past as ancient tales surface and the terrifying truth lurking in the Croft is revealed. The past won’t be silenced.
Following Saisbury, the tour will visit Coventry, Malvern, Bromley, Birmingham, Guildford, Edinburgh, and Liverpool.