Following their excellent stage performance of Trainspotting earlier this year I welcomed back to the studio this morning regular guests Early Doors Productions to talk about their next next performance.
It’s another comedy that started life as a film, although The Ladykillers – which was adapted for stage by Father Ted co-writer Graham Linehan – is somewhat lighter than Danny Boyle’s masterpiece. It’s nonetheless complex in terms of technical issues, however; Director Amy Clayton acknowledged that apart from all the other aspects of putting on such an ambitious production creating the set is proving to be a massive challenge!
If, like me, you’ve seen any of EDP’s previous productions you’ll not have been disappointed, so if you enjoy a top class performance do try and get along to Chelsmford’s Cramphorn Theatre between Thursday 2nd and Saturday 4th October.
Apparently short skirts play a key important role in the group’s success – to find out why, listen again: