SPONTANEOUS PRODUCTIONS
in association with KIRKDALE BOOKSHOP presents
FRIGHTENERS
Short, shocking plays of psychological horror by
- JANET COST-CHRETIEN
- SANDRA EGBON
- JONATHAN KAUFMAN
- JULIAN KAUFMAN
- and LUCY KAUFMAN
Show lasts approx 2 hrs including interval
Photo credits: Philip Pound
Kindred Spirits by Lucy Kaufman
Lilian is desperate to connect with her dearly departed. Perhaps a séance with a renowned medium will bring some relief. After all, with her cousin Christian and the trusted Dr. Glass by her side, what could possibly go wrong?
Thrill-seekers by Julian Kaufman
Friends Steve and Josh have some tidying up to do. But first they’ll need to buy an axe, a hacksaw and two aprons… How on earth have they come to this point?
Razor Blade Heart by Sandra Egbon
Maggie May’s done something bad. Real bad. Luckily she’s got old friends Edward and Raven on hand to help her out of trouble — yet again. But is Maggie — the girl with a ‘razor-blade heart’ — quite what she seems?
Last Seen by Janet Cost-Chretien
With her elderly mother in a home and now a missing dog, Bernadette’s life is fast spiralling out of control. Can her digital therapist help her uncover the source of her unhappiness?
The Frighteners by Jonathan Kaufman
Wendy’s little brothers just want to play Russian Roulette; her boyfriend Peter wants to take her flying after dark. With a video nasty in the VCR and a gun in the house, someone’s bound to get hurt.
CAST: Annie Aldington, Tom Franck, Hjalmar Nordén, Angela Shaftoe
Producer and director JONATHAN KAUFMAN
Script consultant LUCY KAUFMAN
Production and costume designer ALEX MCARTHUR
Lighting and sound designer JOE KAUFMAN of Red Kite Films
Producer’s assistant JANET COST-CHRETIEN
