Rope by Patrick Hamilton at Jack Studio Theatre

OutFox Productions presents Rope, by Patrick Hamilton, directed by John Fricker, at the Jack Studio Theatre, a 50-seat fringe venue in Brockley, south London, from 9 to 27 April 2013.

The cast includes Jean Apps, Will Bryant, Alec Gray, Ana Luderowski, Ben Peterson, Marco Petrucco, Joe Sowerbutts, Christopher Walsh.

At six forty-five precisely Ronald Kentley was done to death by Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo. How better to toast their triumph than to host a dinner party for the dead boy’s family and friends? But with a silent phone-call, a tell-tale ticket stub and a gathering storm, will the boys hold their nerve? Or will the contents of the padlocked chest be uncovered?

- by Darren Dalglish