A Paines Plough and Sheffield Theatres production
The Sound Of Heavy Rain
by Penelope Skinner
November 2011
A beguiling mixture of film noir, mystery and cabaret
**** Exeunt Magazine
Synopsis
Laughing. Talking. Hours in cafes drinking coffee. Chatting about boys. Girls. Romance. Sharing a plate of chips. It was one of those friendships...I don’t know how to explain...like...Love.
Cabaret singer Foxie O'Hara vanished without a tweet two weeks ago from Mrs Whistle's Lodge.
On that very same night Foxie’s friend Maggie Brown, a temporary secretary, announced her engagement to local businessman Dougal Cheese.
Concerned and desperate Maggie seeks the help of Dabrowski P.I. to find her missing friend.
But before Dabrowski can blow the whistle on the mystery of Foxie O’Hara he must delve into the history of the girls' relationship; the deeper he digs, the darker the case becomes, until the real question he needs to answer isn't 'where is Foxie'....but 'who is Foxie'?
Part of The Roundabout Season
In a unique collaboration, Paines Plough and Sheffield Theatres are building a 150-seat portable in-the-round auditorium.
The first Roundabout Season will see the world premières of three plays – by Nick Payne, Duncan Macmillan and Penelope Skinner - performed by an ensemble of four actors. All three plays will open at Sheffield Theatres before touring nationwide, in rep, in Spring 2012.
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