Stage: Chiller

Horror, comedy and classic literature in Worthing

Lovers of horror and comedy are in for a treat in Worthing when Kill The Beast creep into town.
The year is 1974, the sleepy town is Hemlock-Under-Lye and when werewolf attacks threaten teatime, there’s only one person you can call.
An award-winning comedy by Kill the Beast, He Had Hairy Hands is a 1970’s detective werewolf mystery wrapped in a hilarious Hammer Horror. An American Werewolf In London meets Twin Peaks, The Wicker Man meets Scooby Doo, and The League of Gentlemen meets your fluffiest nightmare. It won Best Studio Production at the Manchester Theatre awards as well as the Peter Brook Festival award in 2014. It was also chosen as a BBC top pick at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Kill the Beast promise hilarity, mystery and mayhem. Having splattered the UK with the acclaimed The Boy Who Kicked Pigs, they return with this new tale of supernatural slaughter – combining beautiful projections, original music and quite an important pigeon. Lock up your pets and batten down the battenbergs, He Had Hairy Hands is waiting…
Kill the Beast are a multi-award-winning comedy theatre company formed in 2012. They have mounted two full-length, critically acclaimed productions that have played to sell-out audiences across the UK, and are currently in the process of devising their third show.
He Had Hairy Hands
Tuesday 27 October, 7.30pm,
Connaught Studio, Union Place, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1LG
Box office: 01903 206 206 or online at www.worthingtheatres.co.uk
Suitable for ages 12+

The Great Gatsby
Blackeyed Theatre, in association with South Hill Park, presents the world premiere of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Adapted by Stephen Sharkey.
Immersing you in the decadence of America’s ‘Jazz Age’, The Great Gatsby is brought to life in this sizzling new stage adaptation from nationally acclaimed Blackeyed Theatre. Recreating the sights, sounds and feel of America’s ‘Roaring Twenties’ as seen through the eyes of Nick Carraway, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece is a brilliant evocation of a society obsessed with wealth and status.
Adapted by Stephen Sharkey, whose work includes The May Queen (Liverpool Everyman) and The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui (Liverpool Playhouse/Nottingham Playhouse), this exciting new production features fabulous live music alongside the timeless language of Fitzgerald’s Great American Novel to create a truly fresh and inspiring theatrical experience.
Blackeyed Theatre Company was established in 2004 to create exciting opportunities for artists and audiences alike. Their theatre is challenging yet accessible for both new and established audiences. It asks questions and invites reaction. It provokes only as live performance can.
Since 2004, Blackeyed Theatre has embarked on twelve national UK tours, including in 2008 the world premiere of Steven Berkoff’s Oedipus. Its first new writing project resulted in a three-week London run of The Beekeeper in 2012, which was nominated for three Off West End Theatre Awards, including Best New Play. In 2009, Blackeyed Theatre became an associate company of South Hill Park Arts Centre.
By bringing together artists with a genuine passion for the work they produce, and offering a theatrical experience that’s both artistically excellent and affordable, audiences and theatres are far more sustainable in the long term, and by responding to demand, they ensure that more people see innovative theatre.
The Great Gatsby
Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm,
Saturday matinee 2pm
Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1LG
Box office: 01903 206 206 or online at www.worthingtheatres.co.uk