Here are some of the official photos taken by Paul Sparrowham on the final dress rehearsal - thank you Paul!
Archie the elder (Colin Richardson) writes his memoirs from his prison cell, whilst key characters from his life parade in front of him and around the audience
Archie's mother and father (Juliette Bird and William Wells)
Roy Hobson is 'The Lodger' - taken in by Archie's mother after his father dies
Archie the younger and his best friend Graham, (Richard Spong and Tim Murphy) appear as Archie the elder (Colin Richardson) reminisces about his school days
Sibella arrives in the schoolyard (Charlii Spong) and immediately flusters Archie who rather fancies her
Archie's rival for Sibella's affections - sporty Lionel appears on the scene (Andrew Spong)
Some time has passed and Graham and Archie catch-up in a cafe, being served tea by the waitress (Karol Patten)
Archie joins a tour party around Hammerton House, his ancestral seat, presided over by the tour guide (June Fitzgerald)
Archie begins to plan his way to the earldom by 'removing' all those in the line of succession
Archie researches various methods of dispatching his victims
Budding actress Kate (newcomer to the Marlborough - Abbie Whichelo) is waiting for one of those in the line of succession, Gascoyne Gascoyne Jr
Kate with her beau - Gascoyne Gascoyne Jr (Andrew Spong)
Gascoyne Gascoyne Sr - will he give Archie a position in the family business? (Graham Poulteney)
Archie and Gascoyne Sr discuss a job over lunch with waitress (Karol Patten) serving wine
Archie is invited to a get together at Sibella's, with Graham, where he learns that she and Lionel are engaged
Archie decides to visit Piddlehinton in Dorset to find his next victim Harry Gascoyne and gens up on the locals with the pub landlady (Josie Bruty)
Drunk Harry Gascoyne arrives with a bang (Andrew Spong)
Archie is invited to Harry's home where he meets, and is quite taken with, Harry's sister Edith Gascoyne (newcomer to the Marlborough, Abbie Whichelo)
The local blacksmith and his apprentice discuss how rapscallion Harry Gascoyne may be after the apprentice's betrothed (Graham Poulteney and Tim Murphy)
Just before her marriage to Lionel, is Sibella having second thoughts about Archie?
The wedding between Lionel and Sibella goes ahead, with the wedding party following on through the audience
Archie's plan continues as he meets Wilfred Gascoyne in his London flat, next victim on his list (William Wells)
Archie becomes an arsonist with a frying pan of oil
INTERVAL
Archie wonders if the fire and death of Wilfred has made the latest papers and rushes to get a paper from the news seller (Juliette Bird)
Archie and Gascoyne Sr discuss the news of the death
Archie and Graham catch-up and Archie learns Graham has a girlfriend
Sibella and Graham meet in a cafe to gossip about Archie, with a waitress serving cokes (Karol Patten)
Archie's off to meet next family member the Reverend Henry Gascoyne at church and joins the congregation as they arrive for a service
The Reverend Henry Gascoyne ends his sermon (William Wells)
Archie and the Reverend meet
The choir filters in and begins their practice with choir mistress (June Fitzgerald) looking on
Archie and Edith go out for a picnic with the ducks and he decides to propose
Archie the elder
Archie finally meets his last victim Earl Gascoyne (Roy Hobson) being introduced by Gorby, the butler (William Wells)
Archie the elder
Archie and Gascoyne Sr catch-up
The young son of Earl Gascoyne has sadly died of natural causes and a funeral procession wends its way through the audience
After the funeral, Archie joins Earl Gascoyne for a sherry and finally decides this is the time to use the poison he has been keeping as a method of dispatch. Gorby provides the sherry
But it isn't long before the police inspector (Juliette Bird - centre) arrives to question everyone, including Gorby and Edith
The inspector explains to Edith and Gascoyne Sr that the cause of the Earl's death was poisoning from the sherry, with her staff waiting on (Josie Bruty and Andrew Spong)
Archie is arrested
The policewoman ensures the sherry decanter is taken away for forensic examination
Archie is visited by Sibella and Graham in his prison cell, with the warden looking on (June Fitzgerald)
Graham and Sibella explain that someone else has confessed to the Earl's murder and Archie is free to go
Archie realises his memoirs that he has been writing throughout the play may prove his comeuppance as they detail all the murders he has carried out so he tries to ensure it is safely in his own hands alone - but Sibella and the warden have other ideas - it must remain prison property
The warden reads the memoirs and Archie is charged with all the murders and sentenced to hanging
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