In 'THE PUPPET MAN' Russell Raintree provides us with a dark, diverse and chilling psychological thriller. This, his latest and most powerful play, takes the audience on a totally compelling, eventful and challenging journey... 'Into a world where fear stalks every path. Where shadows linger on darkened walls - Hope fades into despair - Gloom into doom - laughter into sorrow. A world of pain - of anguish - of suffering. Where attraction repels sin and joy filters into abhorration. A world where tomorrow is not just another day, but a lifetime!' ...  A journey not to be missed !!

EFIAN is a devious and manipulative Lawyer with an extremely wealthy wife.  DANNY,  an Al Jolson impersonator is an insecure, convicted murderer on the run.  ERIKA, a Vicar's daughter, is an ex-stripper and recovering alcoholic.  So what, might you ask yourself, are they all doing together on the fourteenth floor  of a high rise office block?

               All will be revealed in this tense, highly explosive, psychological thriller - Set in the 1950's .

On Reading  'THE PUPPET MAN'   Script:

.... 'I read this at one gulp; It was compelling and utterly bizarre. Your writing is certainly powerful!'  -  Sir Michael Codron            CBE .  Aldwych Theatre. London

.... 'A demanding piece of fairly dark theatre. It is a fluently written piece with many memorable mataphors, high risk     drama moments and skin crawling advocations'  -  Bristol Old Vic.

.... 'distinctive characters, solid economic dialogue and moments of genuine and bizarre theatricality. Hope to see this in a major professional production in the near future'  -   Paul Taylor-Performing Rights Director.  Samuel French Ltd

  First Production of 'THE PUPPET MAN'

 at  THE CARRIAGEWORKS LEEDS

    26th - Nov 29th 2008

CLICK below to watch the trailer of the first LIVE stage performance of 'THE PUPPET MAN' (2008) at The Carriageworks Leeds.

Below (From Lft to Rt) Actors Lee Russell (DANNY), Jessica Louise Warren (ERIKA), Mason Tyree (EFIAN) in a scene from the first Production of  THE PUPPET MAN  at The Carriageworks Leeds in 2008..