Snake in The Grass - Productions

Productions

The original production at the Stephen Joseph Theatre had its first performance on 30 May 2002, and an opening night on 5 June 2002 1994, featuring the following cast:

• Annabel - Fiona Mollison
• Miriam - Susie Blake
• Alice - Rachel Atkins

The production team were:

• Director - Alan Ayckbourn
• Design - Roger Glossop
• Lighting - Mick Hughes
• Costume - Christine Wall
• Music - John Pattinson

The play was performed in the round, in repertory with a revival of Ayckbourn's 1972 play Joking Apart. Both plays toured to three other theatres in the round in September and October of that year. The following year, in January and February, Snake in the Grass toured alone to four further end-stage theatres.

Since then, the play has gone on to become one of the most frequently performed Ayckbourn plays, with six professional productions between 2005 and 2007. The play has also been particularly popular with amateur groups.

The play had its American Premiere in 2005 at The Black River Playhouse, Chester, New Jersey, directed by Michael T. Mooney. The cast included Cody Dalton, Julianne DiPietro-Renshaw and Beth Amiano Gleason.

In 2008, it was revived by the Stephen Joseph Company, along with its originating play Haunting Julia as part of a trilogy named Things That Go Bump, with a new third play, Life and Beth, that combined the casts of the two plays. Susie Blake reprised her role as Miriam. The other two roles were played by Liza Goddard as Annabel and Ruth Gibson as Susie.