{"product_id":"the-suspicions-of-mr-whicher-9781839042409","title":"The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer 1860, an elegant country house, a young boy is found dead in an outside privy. All clues point towards the murderer being a member of the grieving household.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled to the scene is the most celebrated detective of his day, Jonathan Whicher from Scotland Yard. But this case challenges him in ways he's never been challenged before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver twenty years later, still haunted by the case, Whicher visits the murderer. As they replay the past, they start to question the nature of truth, the desire for certainty and the possibility of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's gripping bestseller opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in May 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ensemble piece provides rich opportunities for companies looking to intrigue their audiences with a fresh take on a dark Victorian mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexandra Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e is a UK playwright whose plays include: an adaptation of Kate Summerscale's \u003cem\u003eThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher\u003c\/em\u003e (Watermill Theatre, 2023); \u003cem\u003eThe Tyler Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e (Hampstead Theatre, 2019); \u003cem\u003eThe Human Ear\u003c\/em\u003e (Paines Plough, 2015); \u003cem\u003eAges\u003c\/em\u003e (Old Vic New Voices); an English version of Manfred Karge's\u003cem\u003e Man to Man\u003c\/em\u003e (Wales Millennium Centre); \u003cem\u003eMerit \u003c\/em\u003e(Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2015); \u003cem\u003eThe Initiate\u003c\/em\u003e (Paines Plough, 2014; winner of Scotsman Fringe First); an adaptation of Jung Chang's \u003cem\u003eWild Swans\u003c\/em\u003e (ART\/Young Vic);\u003cem\u003e The Empty Quarter\u003c\/em\u003e (Hampstead Theatre, 2013); \u003cem\u003eThe Centre\u003c\/em\u003e (Islington Community Theatre); \u003cem\u003eDecade\u003c\/em\u003e (co-writer, Headlong); \u003cem\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/em\u003e (Gate Theatre, London, 2009); \u003cem\u003eThe Lion's Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Rough Cuts); \u003cem\u003eThe Eleventh Capital\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2007) and the radio play \u003cem\u003eTwelve Years\u003c\/em\u003e (BBC Radio 4).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is a winner of the George Devine Award (for \u003cem\u003eThe Eleventh Capital\u003c\/em\u003e) and was the Big Room Playwright-in-residence at Paines Plough in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589805113618,"sku":"9781839042409","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8880b359-e971-41c7-b489-903f617adcaf.jpg?v=1756807426","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-suspicions-of-mr-whicher-9781839042409","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}