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<\/a>The play was written around the setting and layout of Craigdarroch Castle and takes place in five different rooms of the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe audience is travelling through the building with you, following the production, following the story from scene to scene,\u201d says Radford. \u201cSome things can be big and flashy and have that sort of broadsword kind of theatre feel, but in other scenes you could be in a small room where it is much more intimate, and you have that laser-surgery acting style, where all you hear in the background is a grandfather clock, and the actors are talking to you like they would when you see a film. So you have this broad range of theatrical experience and that film-like quality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arkenham Abbey<\/i> is a mixture of horror, thriller, and comedy, with its dark and dramatic moments broken up by moments containing light-hearted humour or pop-culture references.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one of those fine lines as a writer where you really want people to enjoy the Batman-esque business of the show, but it is a Halloween show, so you have to have those thrills,\u201d says Radford. \u201cMaybe somebody\u2019s neck gets broken, maybe there\u2019s a torture scene, maybe somebody gets stabbed to death in the next scene, but then within that there is the thrill of being inside this big pop-up comic-book of a show. There are references to earlier and more recent Batman productions throughout, so people can get a laugh from these pop-culture references, and then realize, \u2018Uh-oh, something really horrible and sinister is about to happen,\u2019 so there\u2019s that thrill as well.\u201d<\/p>\n