Inspector Spectre by Johnny T. Ashman

It’s 1923. Inspector Spectre is fed up and down on his luck. He always seems to miss out on any new cases in the city, with another great detective always seeming to get there first!

However, things dramatically change when a mystery woman visits his offices one day begging for help, offering him a case!

This triggers a wild, hysterical and uproarious new adventure for the Inspector and his loyal sidekick, which catapults them on a journey across London and Paris, taking in a number of iconic landmarks on their way, in search of essential clues. During their quest, they meet a number of ludicrous, large than life characters who assist their investigations.

Set against a backdrop of banging 80's tunes and inspired by quintessential "Carry On" British humour, this international romp through classic detective stories will leave you tickled pink! Oh, and one lucky guest will receive a special free gift every night.

Devised and written in 2023 as the big sister to ‘Venom’ (performed in 2022), but devised to be more interactive, improvisational and experimental than previous shows. It still retains all Naked Hearts' trademark comedy styles including slapstick and innuendo to ensure they fully entertain their audiences.

THE COMPANY:

Naked Heart Theatre is the brainchild of Johnny T. Ashman, conceived in 1999, so join us as we celebrate our 25^th Anniversary in 2024! We now solely showcase original work, striving to make our work different and exciting. Between 1999 and 2004, we won various awards at theatre competitions, and enjoyed a sold out run of Guards, Guards., a successful run of Venom in Bath, Bristol, a regional tour and shows in London between 2003 and 2009. In 2008, Naked Heart performed three original shows at the Alma Tavern, a psychological thriller, All Fall Down, a sold out run of Venom and then a Christmas show Verminator. Venom was then revamped in 2022 at the Alma Tavern for another successful run.

The performance on Thursday 18 July will be followed by a 20 minute Q&A (plus 15 minute interval)

All tickets include a £1 admin charge

Approx running time 1 hour 30 (no interval)

Recommended 16+

Warnings: Show contains swearing and sexual inuendo

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The Alma Theatre has been serving the community for 25 years and has never been the recipient of ACE or other funding and were unable to secure the Covid Arts Recovery Fund. We have been offering reduced rates, preferential box office splits and extended promo support to aid the recovery from the past year and a half. Your help will enable us to continue bringing fantastic stories to your local theatre. 50% of your donation will go to the Alma Theatre, and 50% to our inhouse company, Schoolhouse Productions.

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