Misery
By: William Goldman
Based On The Novel by: Stephen King
FROM THE MASTER OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE
THIS PRODUCTION IS INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY
Get in the Halloween spirit with Stephen King’s tale of fanatical obsession. After surviving a wintery car crash, acclaimed romance novelist Paul Sheldon awakens to find he’s been rescued by Annie Wilkes, a seemingly kind nurse, who also happens to be his “Number One Fan.”
While Paul convalesces in Annie’s secluded home, she reads his latest book and becomes enraged to discover he has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new novel, and he soon realizes she has no intention of ever letting him go. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it – and it does.
The best selling novel turned Academy Award-winning film is now a thrilling stage adaptation. Misery will keep you on pins and needles!
Original Broadway production produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Castle Rock Entertainment, Liz Glotzer, Mark Kaufman, Martin Shafer, Raymond Wu World Premiere produced at Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director)