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White Liars/Black Comedy

13 March 2026–21 March 2026

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A Bear Pit Theatre Company Production

@ The Bear Pit Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon

Synopsis

White Liars

Sophie Lemberg, a disillusioned fortune teller who claims aristocratic lineage.
She’s visited by Tom, a rock singer, and Frank, his manager, who bribes Sophie to manipulate Tom’s romantic choices through staged clairvoyance.
But as the session unfolds, layers of truth and fiction unravel revealing that all three characters are entangled in lies, not just about love, but identity, ambition, and emotional survival.

Black Comedy

Brindsley, a young sculptor, has borrowed antique furniture from his neighbour to impress a visiting millionaire art collector and his fiancée’s father.
Just as guests arrive, a power outage plunges the apartment into darkness but in a brilliant theatrical twist, the stage is fully lit when the characters are “in the dark,” and goes dark when they “see.”
As visitors pile in, including Brindsley’s ex-girlfriend and the neighbour, the chaos escalates. Characters stumble, collide, and reveal secrets, all while pretending they can’t see.
The play’s ingenious lighting reversal turns physical comedy into a metaphor for hidden truths and social pretence.

Ticket information

Tickets
Standard – £15
Under 25s – £10
Group 10+ – £2 discount per ticket applied at checkout

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Credits & acknowledgements

Written by Peter Shaffer

Directed by Richard Sandle-Keynes

Assistant Director
White Liars
– Zoe Mortimer
Assistant Director
Black Comedy
– Emma Purchase-Rathbone

Cast White Liars

Sophie Lemberg – Viv Tomlinson
Frank –
Tom Purchase-Rathbone
Tom – Artie Dobson

Cast Black Comedy

Brindsley Miller – Elliott Gear
Carol Melkett – Rachel Barton-Noakes
Colonel Melkett – Paul Tomlinson
Clea – Isabella James
Harold Gorringe – Roger Ganner
Miss Furnival – Charlotte Froud
Schuppanzigh – Steve Bizley
Georg Bamberger – Barry Purchase-Rathbone

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals

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