Theatre Cambrian's executive director, Mark Mannisto, announced that tickets for the company's next dinner-theatre, Arsenic and Old Lace, are now on sale.
The show will run on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6 as well as Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13.
"Arsenic is a classic theatrical comedy that has been produced the world over," said Mannisto.
"Arsenic and Old Lace is the first production of our 24th
season, and producing Joseph Kesselring's classic comedy is
simply a great way to kick off the season.
It's a night of madness, mayhem and murder. Well, it's only
murder if you're Mortimer Brewster."
If, on the other hand, you're one of his spinster aunts, Abby or Martha, then you consider it to be an act of charity, a way to help lonely, older gentlemen to a better place.
Arsenic and Old Lace takes place in the Brewster family homestead in 1939 Brooklyn. Only recently, Mortimer has agreed to marry his fiancé, Elaine Harper, when he discovers that there is a body in the window seat.
Directed by Dale Pepin (The Long Weekend - 2007), the show promises to keep you amused throughout its three acts. Pepin has cast a number of seasoned Theatre Cambrian actors, as well as some very promising new talent.
"Don't delay reserving your tickets for this wonderfully farcical comedy," states Pepin. "Be prepared to add more M's to the list - merriment, mirth, and 'musement!"
Theatre Cambrian is presenting Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace at the Jubilee Centre (Applegrove Street) as the first dinner-theatre production of its upcoming season.
Tickets, which include a dinner catered by Diana's Catering, cost $42.50 each and can be purchased downtown at Records on Wheels or by credit-card reservation at 524.7317.
For more information on Arsenic and Old Lace or on any upcoming Theatre Cambrian production, please visit www.theatrecambrian.ca .
