Gambolling Arena return to the Unity Theatre with a comic thriller, written by Liverpool writer Ed Bixter between September 11th and September 13th.
The Unthinkable Mystery of the Indigo Star features three of fiction’s most celebrated detectives: Jules Maigret, Jacques Clouseau and Hercule Poirot, on the hunt for a missing jewel and the murderer of Sherlock Holmes. As the sinister plot unfolds, onboard the Orient Express between Paris and Venice, it becomes clear that their lives – or worse, their reputations – hang in the balance.
You never know when a killer will strike. It may be when you least expect it – those are the times you should expect it the most.” Clouseau
The Unthinkable Mystery of the Indigo Star is Gambolling Arena’s second newly commissioned work; following on from I Wish You Love (written by Sarah Hymas) which explored the complex friendship between Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich.
Gambolling Arena’s Artistic Director Suzy Walker said, “I wanted the company’s next piece of new writing to be something that really contrasted with I Wish You Love, so we came up with the idea of a dark comedy and then Ed and I discovered a shared love of the classic whodunit and the big name detectives. It’s somewhat of a cliché but this show is unlike any of Gambolling Arena’s earlier work and I am really excited to premiere the piece at Unity Theatre.”
“A discussion of the facts always draws us nearer to a conclusion, even though it is not always immediately apparent how.” Poirot.
This thrilling new mystery, written by Ed Bixter and directed by Suzy Walker, premieres at Unity Theatre, Liverpool at 8pm on Wednesday 11th September, with two further performances on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th September. The cast includes Tom Burroughs, Gary Cain, John Doull and Will Matthews.
Tickets are available to purchase from The Unity Theatre Box office, online at www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk or by telephone on 0844 8732888. Tickets are priced at £10 with concessions available at £8.