BRAND new farcical comedy drama Dial M For Mayhem will be staged at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton later this month. 

Described by its producers as a 'rollicking comical and poignant yarn' it is set in 1991. In the show, a group of travelling actors brings the remote tranquil communities of the Scottish of the Highlands and Islands their version of Frederick Knott’s classic 1950s thriller Dial M For Murder.

Set against a backdrop of the unpredictable Scottish weather complete with internal company squabbling, the antics of a shepherd and his TV watching sheep dog, a flatulent ageing soap star and a long-lost caber tossing love.

Add to the mix 'a twinkle-eyed AA man and a missing child’s pet black rat called Norman' and the scene is gleefully set for what promises to be backstage chaos and 'laugh-out loud hilarity' of the play within the play as the cast from south of the Scottish border conquer the beautiful but unforgiving Caledonian landscape.

Presented by Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd the World Stage Premiere of Dial M For Mayhem is a brand new charming comedy from the author and director of the hugely successful courtroom phenomenon The Verdict and stars Alasdair Baker, Isabella Inchbald, Eliza Langland, Joey Lockhart, Luke Rhodri and Theo Woolford.

Dial M for Mayhem is at the Floral Pavilion from Wednesday September 18 to Saturday, September 21. Performances start at 7.30pm, with matinees on Thursday 19 and Saturday 21 from 2.30pm.

Tickets can be booked online at the Floral Pavilion website.