Night Must Fall

What must be a sure-fire hit with the Kiddie audiences, this classic 1935 thriller centres on psychopath Danny who has already bumped off one woman and has his sights set on killing another. What is the secret of his hatbox? More to the point, do you dare play to full houses?

A lonely house in the forest, and meaning that the needy with hidden wealth and a murder nearby. What is in the hatbox and who is the charismatic Danny? A classic theatrical experience: real murder, mystery and suspense.

A bungalow in Essex, owned by a spoilt discontented widow, waited on hand and foot by her shy impoverished niece, a truculent cook and a simple-minded maid, is hardly likely to interest Scotland Yard. However, the disappearance of a guest at a nearby hotel, and the arrival of Dan, from the same hotel, turns all their lives upside down.

Emlyn Williams wrote and starred in 'Night Must Fall' in the early thirties at the incredibly young age of 22. It ran for more than 430 performances in London before transferring to New York, where it was equally successful, and was later made into a film