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There have been special mentions of the “amazing set design,” with one audience member claiming, “I thought the set design was some of the best I’ve ever seen from not only the Torch but the whole county,” adding that “the special effects on the pond with the rain and water was just fantastic!”

"This show was unlike anything I’ve seen ... with some of the best performances I have ever seen on stage! I urge anyone who dares to watch to do it quickly and spread the word of this unsettling and terrifying experience of the mind," - Riley

La Sonnambula, sees Rolando Villazón in his new production as the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director. He retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind.

Directed by Artistic Director Chelsey Gillard from the adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, Samuel Freeman and Seren Vickers star in the lead roles in this sinister and atmospheric reimagining of the psychological ghost story which left the audience in stunned silence.

Audience members seeing The Turn of the Screw on Saturday 18 and Tuesday 21 October at the Torch Theatre will be in for a treat as prizewinning author, Brian John and Artistic Director, Chelsey Gillard along with Tim Howe, Senior Manager Youth and Community are invited to the stage for post-show evening talks.