Award-winning theatre company New Old Friends, in association with Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, present ‘Houdini’s Great Escape’, set to play at Lawrence Batley Theatre on 5th and 6th of March this year.
Harry Houdini is the world’s greatest entertainer. Just as his death-defying escapology stunts have him, and his wife Bess, on the cusp of a career-defining performance for King Edward, he finds himself framed for murder by a gang of criminals in cahoots with the chief of police. Can Harry and Bess escape the plot and clear their names? And how is their rival, The Superstar Spiritualist medium, Agatha, involved?
All will be revealed in this hilarious 39 Steps-esque thriller, played out in New Old Friends’ inimitable, award-winning style of physical comedy, sparkling wit and just a touch of chaos.
Featuring a hard-working cast of four playing multiple roles on an almost harder-working set, the show is designed by TV’s Pete Firman (Netflix’s Good Omen’s and BBC One’s The Magicians), and the cast includes Ben Higgins as Harry Houdini, Lydia Piechowiak as Bess Houdini, and many other characters played by Kirsty Cox and Adam Elliott.
Houdini ‘s Greatest Escape is presented by New Old Friends, a touring theatre company whose primary goal it is to make people laugh out loud.
The creative producer of the show is Heather Westwell, and it is written and directed by Feargus Woods-Dunlop. Speaking about the show, Feargus said, “This is a show we have wanted to make for years and are over the moon that the company is finally in a position to realise the vision of blending our slightly chaotic ‘overtly theatrical’ nonsense with some genuine illusions.
“Researching and ‘getting to know’ Harry and Bess Houdini has been fascinating and this, entirely fictional, episode in their crusade against fraud mediums has been a huge amount of fun to create. We can’t wait to share it with the country.”
For tour details and more information visit www.newoldfriends.co.uk.