a drama by Frederick Knott May 1976
A sinister con man named Roat and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy.
Sam had apparently been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered, the situation becomes more urgent.
The con man and his ex-convicts, through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman's murder, and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence. She refuses to reveal its location, and with the help of a young neighbor, figures out she is the victim of a bizarre charade.
But when Roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the lights, leaving both of them to manoeuver in the dark until the game ends.
Fast forward to see photographs of the productions in 2008 in the EPPIC Theatre
Produced by Dorothy Bell by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd
Performed in Ecclesfield Town Junior School
S.A.D.A.T.A Award
Joint Winner: The Abe Levy Memorial Trophy for best production at a venue other than the Library Theatre
Actors and their Characters
Bill Smithies Second Policeman
Carol Travis Gloria
Jean Dalby Susy
Michael Langan Mike
Ray Thompson Croker
Richard Potts Roat
Stuart Frost Sam
Trevor Linley First Policeman