Photo Flash: In Rehearsals with the Cast of BENIGHTED at Old Red Lion Theatre

After an opening weekend of record breaking ticket sales, Benighted has been extended at the Old Red Lion due to phenomenal public demand - now closing on Saturday 7th January 2017. Originally published as a novel in 1927, Benighted was the first real introduction to the world of a then unknown J.B. Priestley. The world premiere of the stage adaptation of Benighted ties in with the Priestly Renaissance that is sweeping our stages. Check out photos from rehearsals below!

Set in the heart of wildest Wales on a treacherously stormy night where it seems the world itself is going to end, Philip and Margaret Waverton are left with no choice but to abandon their Austin Tourer and seek refuge in an old dark house. Soaked, hungry and exhausted from their ordeal, the Wavertons' relief at finally being indoors rapidly slips away as it becomes devilishly apparent that their gracious hosts for the evening, the peculiar Femm Family (and indeed the house itself), may be far more frightening than the Welsh mountainside they seek to escape.

In Benighted, the literary seeds of one of Britain's greatest ever playwrights are beautifully evident in the rich dialogue, unforgettable characters and gripping tension - now fully realised on stage for the first time.

Tickets are available priced £19.50 (£17.50 concessions); previews priced £16.

Available from Old Red Lion Theatre Box Office and www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk or 0844 412 4307.

Photo credit: Chris Gardener

Tom Machell

Michael Sadler

Harrie Hayes

Cast of BENIGHTED

Cast of BENIGHTED

Cast of BENIGHTED

Matt Maltby

Cast of BENIGHTED

Jessica Bay and Ross Forder