Arsenic And Old Lace

A Chorley Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) production at Chorley Theatre, Dole Ln, Chorley PR7 2RL, UK on Wednesday 19th April at 7:30pm. The cost is £8.50, contact Christine or Pam for tickets.

Written by Joseph Kesselring and Directed by Paul Carr and Jane Frohock

A dark comedy set in the New York home of the eccentric Brewster family. When drama critic Mortimer Brewster visits to announce his engagement he makes a shocking discovery that his kindly aunts and menacing brothers all have murder in mind. 

After learning his aunts have been lacing wine with arsenic and giving it to lonely old men, Mortimer does his best to deal with the situation but things only get worse in a series of hilarious and gripping twists and turns…

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