Pam Hilton & Martin Buchan in Funeral Games by Joe Orton. Directed by Jonathan Byrne.

Funeral Games is Joe Orton’s satirical, farcical, black comedy on the subject of Christian charity, with more than a hint of religious hypocrisy.

Pringle runs a shady sect called ‘The Brotherhood’. He suspects his wife of adultery and hires dodgy, bi-curious thug Caulfield to investigate. She has actually befriended McCorquodale, a decrepit, defrocked priest whose own wife has disappeared.

Deliciously wicked in its use of dialogue, plot and setting, the grotesque characters encounter murder, a body part – and a Dundee cake tin!

Chaos ensues…

The play is performed by Common End, a group of Leeds and Manchester-based actors which includes our own Pam Hilton & Martin Buchan and is directed by Jonathan Byrne. It’s a must for all Orton lovers.

Performing at Leeds Carriageworks 3rd- 5th Feb, Sheffield Demsey’s Bar 10th-12th Feb and Salford Arts Theatre 24th & 25th Feb.

Callum Arnott is The Harvest King and Vlad the Bad in The Snow Queen.

Callum Arnott

Fresh from a successful run of Jack & the Beanstalk at the Twaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn Callum Arnott now takes to the stage the a UK tour of The Snow Queen.

In this beautiful adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale of the triumph of good over evil Callum plays The Harvest King and Vlad the Bad. Appearing at theatres up and down the country until 8th March.