Cast announced for The Suspicions of Mr Whicher at Watermill Theatre

Cast and creatives have been announced for The Suspicions of Mr Whicher at Watermill Theatre

The world premiere stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale’s book opens on 5 May and runs until 10 June, adapted by Alexandra Wood and directed by Kate Budgen.

The production will star Christopher Naylor (The Woman in Black) as Jonathan Whicher, Eleanor Wyld (Leopoldstadt) as Constance, Connie Walker (The Taxidermist’s Daughter) as Mrs Kent, Jim Creighton (The Importance of Being Earnest, Journey’s End) as Mr Kent, Sam Liu (Ted Lasso) as William, and Robyn Sinclair (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) as Gough.

Summer 1860, an elegant country house, a young boy is found dead in an outside privy. All clues point towards the murderer being a member of the grieving household. But which one?

Called to the scene is the most celebrated detective of his day, Jonathan Whicher from Scotland Yard. Faced with an inept local police force, a middle-class family ravaged by secrets, and a lack of evidence, will he be able to solve the case?

This original Victorian whodunit becomes a battle of wits between the professional detective and the only one who knows what really happened. In this fresh re-telling, fact and fiction bleed into each other, and the Truth becomes something to be fought over.

The production has design by Amy Jane Cook, with lighting design by Katy Morison, projection design from Rachel Sampley and sound design and composition from Beth Duke. The stage management team are Emily Stedman (DSM), Natalie Toney (ASM) and Phoebe Butcher (ASM placement).

For more information and tickets, visit watermill.org.uk