Amateur production by The Broughton Players of Constance Cox's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story, directed by Stella Judson.
The Broughton Players are taking Lord Arthur Savile's Crime to the Preston Playhouse on Market Street West, with four evening performances running from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 May 2027. It's an amateur production, and the script is Constance Cox's adaptation of the short story by Oscar Wilde, directed by Stella Judson.
The story centres on the young and pleasant Lord Arthur Savile, who, on the eve of his wedding, is told he's destined to commit a murder at some unspecified point in the future. Rather than leave it to chance, he resolves to carry it out before the wedding, aided by his butler Baines and the new maid Nellie. It's a dark, Wildean setup—the sort of thing that works well on a small stage, where the comedy comes from the gap between Arthur's polite manners and the crime he's so determined to commit.
Because it's an amateur production, it's a local company taking a classic story and putting their own spin on it. The Broughton Players are presenting it by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd, so it's a proper staged version rather than a loose reimagining. If you're interested in how they're putting it together, the company is holding an Introduction Evening on Thursday 12 November at 7:30pm, well ahead of the May run, so you can get a feel for the production before it opens.
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When it does open, the show runs for four evenings at the Playhouse on Market Street West, with each performance starting at 19:30 and finishing around 22:00. Tickets start from £12.
