Inside Salisbury: The dark history of the Croft starring Liza Goddard
Bringing the dark and mysterious to the Salisbury Playhouse
By Annette J Beveridge
A NEW bold and haunting on-tour show that interweaves the past with the present is due to open at Salisbury Playhouse in May.
Based on a true Highland story, two women arrive at a former crofter’s hut in the deserted village of Coille Ghillie. However, the weekend takes an unexpected turn when Laura (Gracie Follows) and Suzanne (Caroline Harker) find themselves drawn into its dark history and the lives that went before them.
The Croft stars Liza Goddard (Noises Off, Doctor Who, Bergerac) as Enid, Caroline Harker (A Touch of Frost, Steel Magnolias, The Railway Children) as Suzanne and Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street, Casualty, Rebus: A Game Called Malice) as David with Gracie Follows (Birdsong) as Laura, Russell Layton (ART) as Ronald, Simon Roberts (Witness for the Prosecution) as Tom and Judith Rae (The Mousetrap) as Understudy.
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Directed by Original Theatre’s Artistic Director Alastair Whatley (Birdsong) with Associate Director Nadia Papachronopoulou, and with Original Direction by Philip Franks (Murder in the Dark), The Croft’s creative team includes Designer Adrian Linford, Lighting Designer Chris Davey, Sound Designer and Composer Max Pappenheim, Casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow and Production Manager Tammy Rose.
This critically-acclaimed thriller opens at Salisbury Playhouse on May 9, 2025, before embarking on an eight-week tour.
