The Clothes They
Stood Up In
Written by Alan Bennett, Adapted by Adrian Scarborough
Cast
Adrian Scarborough, Sophie Thompson, Ned Costello, Charlie de Melo & Natasha Magigi
Director Adam Penford
Designer Robert Jones
Lighting Designer Aideen Malone
Composer & Sound Designer Jon Nicholls
Associate Sound Designer Joseff Harris
Hair, Wigs & Makeup Campbell Young Associates
Hair, Wigs & Makeup Associate Helen Keane
Props Supervisor Ryan O’Connor
Casting Director Jane Anderson CDG
Voice & Dialect Coach Marianne Samuels
★★★★ - The Times
★★★★ - Whats on Stage
★★★★ - Reviews Hub
★★★★ - The Stage
A night at the opera ends with a shock for mild-mannered couple Maurice and Rosemary Ransome when they open their front door to discover their flat completely empty. From light bulbs to carpets to toilet paper, even their chicken casserole has been stolen.
The Ransomes turn detective to try and work out who is behind this outrageous act, and why and how they did it. Along the way, they are forced to examine their lives when stripped bare of the worldly possessions that define us all. Should they rebuild their old life, or begin afresh?
A bittersweet exploration of marriage, dreams and lives unlived, Adrian Scarborough’s adaptation brings Bennett’s hilarious story to the stage for the first time, capturing his trademark observational wit in this gentle and darkly surprising tale.
Production images by The Other Richard
