Studio Theatre will be touring North Devon with its latest production of The Heiress, based on the novel 'Washington Square by Henry James and dramatised by Ruth and Augustus Goetz.

Performances will be staged at:

• Wednesday 7th May - Pilton Church Hall
• Thursday 8th May - Woolacombe Village Hall
• Friday 9th May - Berrynarbor Manor Hall
• Saturday 10th May - St Philip & St James Church Centre, Ilfracombe

Tickets are £6 (concessions £5) available on the door.

All performances start at 8.00 pm.

This production is directed by Paula Morante, who for many years was wardrobe mistress to the Royal Ballet on tour throughout Britain, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. No stranger to the touring scene, the costumes in this production recreate the elegance of the play's Victorian setting.

Love, rejection and betrayal

All feature in Studio Theatre’s production of The Heiress, a Victorian tale based on Henry James’ novel Washington Square and dramatised by Ruth and Augustus Goetz.

Examining the effect of European culture on the innocent American as impoverished daughters of English noblemen emigrated to the New World to marry American millionaires, The Heiress follows Catherine, who lives in the shadow of her dead mother.

Constantly compared with her late mother by her father, Dr Sloper, things change when Morris Townsend, a well bred but impoverished young man, comes visiting and professes his love for Catherine. The romance advances swiftly, but Catherine’s family are suspicious of the young man and so the couple plan to elope and the father threatens disinheritance.

Follow the events as they unfold in Studio Theatre’s production of The Heiress to witness the conclusion.

Cast of The Heiress

The Heiress cast photos

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