Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee

Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Marco Chiappi as Edgar Lansdowne, Melita Jurisic as Christina. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee

By Aidan Fennessy

05 February 1999 – 06 March 1999 Beckett Theatre

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe

Playbox Theatre Company, Chameleon Theatre,

New Writing Theatre

When a body is found in a disused ice-works and a man confesses to killing his lover, two detectives are caught in a labyrinth of clues starting with the phrase: 'my beautiful Annabel Lee'. Set in a seedy nether-world, Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee explores the nature of crime and guilt, both real and figurative.

This ingenious play of mystery and murder is inspired by classic film noir and the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Spun around the confessions of a writer and his muse fatale, this is a world of seductive and compelling stories of betrayal, loss and lust.

Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Francis Greenslade as Arthur Kitty, Wayne Hope as Detective Douglas Wesin. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Robert Morgan as Detective Graham Calamir, Wayne Hope as Detective Douglas Wesin. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Wayne Hope as Detective Douglas Wesin, Marco Chiappi as Edgar Lansdowne. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Marco Chiappi as Edgar Lansdowne, Melita Jurisic as Christina. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Francis Greenslade as Arthur Kitty, Wayne Hope as Detective Douglas Wesin. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Robert Morgan as Detective Graham Calamir, Wayne Hope as Detective Douglas Wesin. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Wayne Hope as Detective Douglas Wesin, Marco Chiappi as Edgar Lansdowne. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee". L-R: Marco Chiappi as Edgar Lansdowne, Melita Jurisic as Christina. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Creatives

Matt Cameron

Matt Cameron

Designer

Philip Lethlean

Philip Lethlean

Lighting Designer

Aidan Fennessy

Aidan Fennessy

Playwright, Director

Paul Charlier

Paul Charlier

Composer

Ben Fennessy

Scenic Artist

Armando Licul

Armando Licul

Stage Manager

Tania Trusler

Costume Designer

Jill Smith

Jill Smith

General Manager