BATS THEATRE COMPANY PROUDLY PRESENTS - INSPECTOR DRAKE AND THE BLACK WIDOW

Imagine if Fawlty Towers meets a murder mystery. That is, essentially, Inspector Drake and the Black Widow.

A classic English farce  featuring a cross between ‘Inspector Clouseau’ and ‘And Then There Were None’ will have you laughing out loud and forgetting about the outside world. A dead body is found, whilst dusting at 3am, which sets up a play that is an amusing parody of the whodunnit genre, that’s packed with lots of visual gags, subtle adult innuendo, all topped with a touch of cross-dressing.

The plot, set in the 1920s, has Sergeant Plod send for the infamous Inspector Drake to help solve the murder of John Johnson who has been stabbed in the back whilst wearing his wife’s  dress. The two are thwarted by a series of women who look suspiciously alike, with triplets born two months apart, a missing semi-tropical spider and a lustful widow. Just a few of the obstacles facing Inspector Drake.

Imagine Basil Fawlty playing Inspector Clouseau playing Inspector Drake? What can possibly go wrong?

From the Team at BATS Theatre, that brought you ‘Sex Please, We’re Sixty’.

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Friday, 25 September 2026 at 7.30pm

Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 2.00pm and 7.30pm

Friday, 2 October 2026 at 7.30pm

Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 2.00pm and 7.30pm