We were visited by Lucy Benjamin who came in to chat about her part in the upcoming play “Deadly Murder”, taking place at the Queens Theatre in Hornchurch.
Audiences will know Lucy from her five years in EastEnders, where she played Lisa Fowler, for which she was nominated Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards. More recently, she has appeared in TV’s The Detectorists, Missing, Holby City and Kingdom, the feature film Not Alone and on stage, the national tour of Hairspray. She also won The X Factor: Battle of the Stars and took part in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Lucy will take the leading role of Camille Dargus in David Foley’s scintillating thriller Deadly Murder. She appears alongside cut to the chase… repertory company member Sam Pay (playing Ted), who audiences will know from Godspell, The Great Gatsby and Sleeping Beauty; as well as new member Tom Oliver Cornish (playing Billy), who has appeared in the West End as well as on TV’s The Hollow Crown, Da Vinci’s Demons as well as EastEnders.
Deadly Murder is directed by the hugely talented Simon Jessop, who directed the Queen’s production The Great Gatsby last summer and co-directed Deathtrap the previous autumn, both of which received huge critical acclaim. Mr Jessop is currently entertaining full houses as the pantomime Dame, Nurse Nellie.
About Deadly Murder: Camille Dargus has worked her way up from humble beginnings to a glittering Manhattan lifestyle. She has brains, beauty and a successful career as a jewellery designer for the leading lights of New York. She also has a penchant for attractive young men. One night at a society gala, she meets Billy, a handsome waiter, and brings him back to her loft apartment. There’s more to Billy than meets the eye, however, and Camille summons her security guard Ted to get him out. But suddenly, she finds herself held hostage by a man who seems frighteningly familiar with the past she has struggled to forget.
Over the course of one explosive night, Camille must use all her wits and cunning to save her life – and to prevent the dark secrets of her past from destroying everything.
Full of twists and turns, bluffs and double bluffs, this brilliantly intricate thriller will be one step ahead of you all the way!
Deadly Murder runs at the Queen’s Theatre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, from 30 January – 21 February. Tickets cost £16.50 – £26.50. Call the Box Office on 01708 443333 or book online at https://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/book-now.
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