Cast announced for the world premiere of ghost story The Whistling at The Mill at Sonning
Posted By Tim Todd | Posted 3 weeks ago
Writing duo Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, who have brought The Girl on the Train & The Da Vinci Code, two of the bestselling books of all time to the stage, have adapted Rebecca Netley’s
spine-tingling novel The Whistling for its world premiere stage production at the Mill at Sonning.
When Elspeth arrives on a remote Scottish island to become a nanny to a young child, she hopes to bond with her. Until she learns that, for reasons no one will explain, Mary has not spoken for months.
And the girl’s silence is not the only mystery. Hypnotic lullabies drift down empty corridors. Strange dolls appear in abandoned rooms. And as the nights draw in, darker questions arise… What happened to Mary’s late twin, William? Why did their previous nanny disappear so suddenly? And is the whistling Elspeth hears at night just the storm outside? Or is somebody coming for her?
For this Scottish-based ghost story, The Mill has assembled a leading cast of Scottish born and trained actors, with illusionist Guy Barrett creating stage magic and special effects to induce terror and shocks.
