Wicked Little Letters (2023)
Date: 19 July 2024Time: 7.45pm (doors open at 7.00pm)
Tickets: £7
Duration: 100 minutes
Rating: 15 (Warning: very strong language)
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Actors include: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan and Timothy Spall
Director: Thea Sharrock
Language: English
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark, absurd scandal in this riotous mystery comedy.
Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply-conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents start to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.
The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town's women, led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan), begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss and Rose might not be the culprit after all.
There’s nothing like two of the finest actresses of their generation waging war against each other.
“Colman and Buckley are . . . an exceptional double-act whose comedy arises from their distinct deliveries, mannerisms, and internal approach.” - Rogerebert.com
“A deliciously sweary poison-pen mystery, the true tale of a foul-mouthed scribbler in 1920’s Sussex is given nuance by a stellar cast including Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan and Timothy Spall.” – The Guardian
Venue
The Cross Barn
Palace Gate Farm
Odiham
Hampshire
RG29 1JX
Palace Gate Farm
Odiham
Hampshire
RG29 1JX