With Stephen Schwartz’s The Baker’s Spouse at the moment operating on the theatre, the Menier Chocolate Manufacturing unit immediately broadcasts programming for its forthcoming season, together with the solid for Arthur Wing Pinero’s The Cupboard Minister, tailored by Nancy Carroll and taking part in 21 September – 16 November 2024.

Sir Julian Twombley is in hassle: his spouse and son have run up large money owed and his political fame is within the stability. The Home of Commons is much from a protected house for him and the newspapers are sniffing blood. Can he save face and grasp on to his sanity?

Arthur Wing Pinero’s breathless farce is given a brand new life in Nancy Carroll’s adaptation. A crack solid tackles this glowing story of marriage, blackmail and sophistication the place all bets are off!

Arthur Wing Pinero (1855 – 1934) was an English playwright and actor. His many performs embody Trelawny of the “Wells”, The Justice of the Peace, Dandy Dick, Candy Lavendar, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, The Justice of the Peace and The Infamous Mrs Ebbsmith.

Nancy Carroll adapts and performs Girl Katherine Twombley. This sees her returns to the Menier following her efficiency in Marjorie Prime. George Blagden performs Valentine White. His theatre credit embody Firm (Gielgud Theatre), Tartuffe (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Pitchfork Disney (Shoreditch City Corridor) and Platinum (Hampstead Theatre). Joe Edgar performs Brook Twombley. His theatre credit embody Simply For One Day (Outdated Vic Theatre) and Hitchhiker (Teastain Theatre).

Phoebe Fildes performs Miss Fanny Lacklustre. Her theatre credit embody Assassins (Nottingham Playhouse and Watermill Theatre), The Mousetrap (St Martin’s Theatre), A Lady of No Significance (Vaudeville Theatre), A Little Night time Music (Watermill Theatre), Peter Pan (Nationwide Theatre) and As soon as l (Phoenix Theatre). Rosalind Ford performs Imogen Twombley. Her theatre credit In Clay (Upstairs on the Gatehoue), As soon as (UK tour), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Southwark Playhouse), Simply So (Barn Theatre), These Timber Are Fabricated from Blood (Arcola Theatre), The Drowsy Chaperone (Edinburgh Pageant Fringe) and Mom Braveness (Southwark Playhouse). Dom Hodson performs Keith, Lord Drumdurris. His theatre credit embody Bleak Expectations (Criterion Theatre and Watermill Theatre), Stunning: The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre), Warfare Horse (Gillian Lynne Theatre), West Aspect Story (UK Tour) and Phrases and Music (Sadler’s Wells). Tv credit embody Life After Life; and for movie, Matilda. Dillie Keane performs Girl Macphail. Her theatre credit embody A Little Night time Music (Watermill Theatre), Dillie Keane Solo Tour (UK Tour), Cowardy Custard (Richmond Theatre), My Good Divorce (UK tour) and The Significance of Being Earnest (Eire tour).

Recognized for enjoying Younger Sherlock Holmes, Nicholas Rowe performs Proper Hon Sir Julian Twombley. Laurence Ubong Williams performs Mr Bernard Lacklustre and Mr Melting.  He returns to the Menier following his look in The Watsons.  Romaya Weaver is a current graduate from Guildhall College of Music and Drama and makes her skilled stage debut as Girl Effie Vibart. Matthew Woodyatt performs Sir Colin Macphail of Ballocheevin. His theatre credit embody A Tune of Songs (Park Theatre), The Honest Maid of the West (RSC), Transferring Tales (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe), Berlusconi (Southwark Playhouse), Piaf (Nottingham Playhouse and Leeds Playhouse), Transferring Tales (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Fiddler on the Roof (Chichester Pageant Theatre), One Man, Two Guvnors (UK tour).