Alan Ayckbourn’s chilling play Snake in the Grass has been announced as part of Theatre Royal Nottingham’s Classic Thriller season.

Premiered in 2002, Snake in the Grass sees Annabel Chester, a failed, divorced businesswoman, returning to the crumbling family home following the death of her father.

There she is uncomfortably reunited with her younger sister Miriam, who cared for their father in his final years with the help of Alice, his nurse. As the recipient of the bulk of their father’s fortune, Annabel is soon met with a demand for money to hide a sinister family secret. 

As dark deeds rear their heads and blackmail looms, the sisters join forces in a series of chilling events, unleashing haunting and painful memories of their late father – but is anything what it seems as day shifts to night in this chilling play.

The play can be seen from 22 to 26 August at Theatre Royal Nottigham and is being presented by TABS productions and Theatre Royal Nottingham It is one of four thrillers being presented in the regularly scheduled season of repertory plays.

Further details are to be announced, but bookings are now open to the public with tickets priced from £16.50 and available to book here.

Further details about Snake in the Grass, its history and creation can be found at Alan Ayckbourn’s Official Website by clicking here.