When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story. But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If so, whom is she shielding? The victim's retarded young half-brother or his dying matriarchal mother? Laura's lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of possible suspects. The Unexpected Guest is considered one of Christie's finest plays.

Performance Schedule

March 2003

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
2	3	4	5	6 8:00 pm	7 8:00 pm	8 8:00 pm
9 2:00 pm	10	11	12	13 8:00 pm	14 8:00 pm	15 8:00 pm

The days in the calendar are color-coded:

White	Plenty of seats were available
Yellow	A popular performance, but seats were available
Red	A very popular show, very few seats were available

Directed by Kathy Ludt, the cast of The Unexpected Guest included

Laura Warwick	Lynn Atkins-Latham
Michael Starkwedder	Dave Ludt
Miss. Bennett	Ruth Markind
Jan Warwick	Ken Gagne
Mrs. Warwick	Grace Leslie
Henry Angell	Stephen D'Ambrosio
Sergeant Cadwallader	Martin Dodd
Inspector Thomas	David Beth
Julian Farrar	John Bausch

The Production Staff:

Producers	Dave & Kathy Ludt
Director	Kathy Ludt
Stage Manager	Victoria Bausch
Lighting	Kathy Ludt
Lighting / Sound Design	Dave Ludt
Set Design / Construction	Dave Ludt
Costumes	Carole Saunders
Box Office	Karen Josbacher

Check out the Unexpected Gallery.

Thanks to the Worcester Telegram for a kind review (subscription required) in the 11 March edition on page C4.