Liza Goddard and Caroline Harker are to star in Original Theatre’s new production of Ali Milles’ critically acclaimed thriller The Croft, which opens at Salisbury Playhouse on 9 May, ahead of a six date tour that brings it to Coventry, Malvern, Bromley, Guildford, Edinburgh and Liverpool.
Directed by Philip Franks, the production is guaranteed to set pulses racing. Based on a true story set in the remote Scottish Highlands, The Croft tells of two women who arrive at a former crofters hut in the deserted village of Coille Gillie. Suddenly, the weekend getaway takes an unexpected turn. Cut off from the modern world, Laura and Suzanne find themselves drawn into the dark history of the Croft and the lives that passed before them.
In this bold and haunting play, the present interweaves with the past as ancient tales surface and the terrifying truth lurking in the Croft is revealed.
The 2025 tour will play Salisbury Playhouse (9-17 May), Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (20-24 May), Malvern Theatres (27-31 May), Churchill Theatre Bromley (3-7 June), Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford (17-21 June), Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (25-28 June) and Liverpool Playhouse (1-5 July).
In 2020, Original Theatre released a filmed version of The Croft on its digital theatre platform Original Online, after a previous critically acclaimed tour was halted halfway through, due to the Covid lockdown. At the time press reviews declared the production, ‘A triumph of suspenseful writing’ with The Guardian calling it ‘chilling’ and awarding it ★★★★★.
Alastair Whatley, Artistic Director of Original Theatre, says, “I am thrilled that we are finally able to revive Ali Milles’ superb new thriller which was last seen on the eve of the Covid Lockdown in 2020. Ali’s play is a tender evocation of place, family and the ties that bind us to each other – often in ways we don’t always understand. The reaction to the play in its curtailed first production was so exciting – I can’t wait to return to the Applecross peninsula and to the magical and at turns terrifying Croft in Coille Gillie.”
Running Time is 2 hours 5 minutes including interval. Age suitability 13+.
Full tour details and tickets here.
