I’m Coming Bela: a new bitter sweet comedy to continue Titchfield’s New Play Season

Simon Frost • January 20, 2022

Marlow is a retired horror movie star who is living out the rest of his life in the top floor rooms of a run-down retirement home. Surrounded by horror memorabilia, he harbours a dark secret that only Bela will ever know. But who is Bela? And can the secret be prized out of him?

Kevin Fraser, TFT’s Artistic Director is directing I’m Coming Bela.


Kevin said,


“I’m Coming Bela was written by Gary Orchard who has had previous plays performed at TFT, notably Looking for Joe Di Maggio and An Evening with Rosie. Gary has a fascination with horror movies, particularly the early black and white ones.  None of the play is based on fact. Gary thought up the character of Marlow - a cantankerous, ageing actor who played only the monsters in post war horror movies. All the other characters and plot were then fitted round this principal character.

 

“I loved the idea of the ageing blind Marlow harbouring a secret that no one has unlocked. He’s a typical elderly actor. The reminiscences he has are brought to life by film which I decided would be a fantastic way of expanding the playing area and bringing his daydreams to life.

 

“The actual story has a couple of twists and is actually more akin to a thriller. Do we find out who is Bela? All is revealed in the end though there are some secrets that are never truly resolved!”

 

Titchfield Festival Theatre’s production of I’m Coming Bela opens at the Titchfield Festival Theatre, St Margarets Lane on Monday 24th January until Saturday 29th January 2022. The shows start at 7.30pm.

 

For more information including booking tickets, please go to http://titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/  or contact our Box Office on 0333 666 3366.

 



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