Things are about to take a sinister turn, as Carlisle’s Green Room Club bring classic black comedy, The Ladykillers to the stage.  

Based on the Ealing Comedy of the same name, The Ladykillers directed by James Issitt will show at West Walls Theatre in Carlisle from 25 – 30 June.  

In the perfect comedy caper, Professor Marcus and his gang of villains, posing as amateur musicians, rent rooms in the lopsided house belonging to the sweet, but strict, Mrs Wilberforce. They plot to unwittingly involve her in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job, but while the police are left stumped, Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse. Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. Who will be forced to face the music? 

Director James Issitt returns with his second show at the Green Room Club, following the successful production of Jeeves and Wooster last year.  

Hailing from – his own words – “deepest, darkest Sheffield” and attending the same preparatory school as Michael Palin, albeit a few years apart, James is not short of experience with the stage. He studied Drama with English at university before moving to London to complete his MA in Text and Performance at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.  

Having directed professional theatre across the country, he moved into the education sector and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Cumbria. 

Not only this, but James is a professional close-up magician. He is one of only 1,500 members of the world’s most prestigious magic society, the Magic Circle in London and is in the throes of completing his PhD; a thesis based on the performance of close-up magic.  

His production of The Ladykillers will see him, once again, bring a touch of that magic to the Green Room Club.  

The Ladykillers is showing at West Walls Theatre in Carlisle from 25 – 30 June at 7.30pm. Tickets £9, concessions £8 available from The Tourist Information Centre in the Old Town Hall or contact 01228 598596.

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