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First Performance Dead Certain received its premiere at The Theatre Royal, Windsor on the 22nd June 1999. It was produced by Bill Kenwright, directed by Mark Piper, and starred Jenny Seagrove as Elizabeth and Steven Pinder as Michael. It has since received numerous other productions around the world, many of which are listed below. (Click links below for full production details and reviews)

Production History

UK		US and Canada		Europe And Overseas
Theatre Royal,         Windsor,         1999		Carl Cherry Centre,         Carmel,         2003		Tour,       New Zealand,       2001
Eye Theatre,         Suffolk,         2001		Penobscot Theatre,         Maine,         2004		DBS Arts Centre,       Singapore,       2004
Old Red Lion,         London,         2001		Broadway On Stage,      Michigan,      2004		Negyednegy Theatre,       Budapest,       Hungary,       2006
Tafna Theatre Company,                      Norwich,                      2005		Invisible Theatre,      Arizona,      2005		Rierta Theatre,       Barcelona,       Spain,                    2010
Rosemary Branch Theatre,   London   2006		Bickford Theatre,        New Jersey,        2006		PC Drama,        Klub Zak, Gdansk,        Poland,                     2015
Pomegranate Theatre,         Chesterfield,         2007		Expression Theatre,         San Francisco                     2005, 2007 & 2010		Shahrzhad Theatre,        Tehran,        Iran,                      2019
Wheatsheaf Players,         Droitwich Spa,         2008		Gene Frankel Theatre,        New York,        2006
Kings Theatre,         Newmarket,         2008		Actor's Theatre,      San Francisco,      2007
R.A.O.D.S, Plaza Theatre,         Romsey,         2011		Staircase Theatre,        Hamilton,                      2008
Devonshire Park Theatre,         Eastbourne,         2013		Art Station,           Georgia,           2010
Lyceum Theatre,        Oldham,                      2013		Arena Players,        Long Island, NY        2010
Harborough Theatre,         Market Harborough,         2013		Stagecenter Theatre,                       Texas,                       2010
Rugby Theatre,         Rugby,         2016		Ensemble Stage,        North Carolina, 2011
Droylesdon Little Theatre         Droylesden,         2019		Mercury Players Theatre,       Wisconsin,                       2011
Altrincham Little Theatre         Altrincham,         2020		Arrowhead Centre,                       Minnesota,                       2011
		Spotlight Theatre,          Illinois,          2012
		Expression Productions,       San Francisco,                       2012/13
		Thriller Theatre,            Florida,            2013
		Clarkstone Village          Village Players,                       Michigan,                       2014
		Island Theatre,          Washington,          2019
		Chagrin Valley Little          Theatre,          Ohio,          2019

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Theatre Royal, Windsor 1999 Produced by Bill Kenwright Directed by Mark Piper With Jenny Seagrove and Steven Pinder "Deep, searching and psychological" - Clare Brotherwood, Windsor and Eton Observer X

New Zealand Tour 2001 Produced by Out Of The Blue Productions Directed by Greg de Polnay With Imogen Butler-Cole and Ben Farry "Ben Farry and Imogen Cutler-Cole held the audience spellbound ...This play is dark and thrilling....a damn good night out." - Julie Asher, Southland Times (click here for full review)  "This clever, dramatic suspense thriller is superb in every way......a wonderful theatrical event." - L.H. Cleveland, Dunedin Mail "A richly layered work which strips away the differences between accident and intent....Kept everyone guessing to the very end." - Bronwyn Bannister, Otago Daily Times x

Eye Theatre, Suffolk, 2002 Directed by Richard Mainwaring With Martina Mars and Tony Kennedy "Taut two-handed thrillers are something of a rarity these days, with nothing really coming up to the standard of Anthony Shaffer's 70s hit play Sleuth. However, Marcus Lloyd's Dead Certain first produced in 1999, has given me the biggest buzz since then. This really is a classic thriller which keeps you guessing right from the very beginning to its stunning and explosive ending....at times the tension was unbearable." - Frank Sheehan, Diss Express (click here for full review) "..gripped the audience from the onset with the tension building to an intensely dramatic finale........quite outstanding." - Janet Chambers, Eastern Daily Press (click here for full review) x

The Old Red Lion, London 2002 Directed by Harry Wootliff With Martina Mars and Tony Kennedy "The clever plot of this engrossing thriller kept me gripped from beginning to end.....a totally engrossing evening of entertainment....I would recommend rushing out to book tickets." - Anna Thomson, Camden New Journal (click here for full review) x

Carl Cherry Center, California 2003 Directed by Conrad Selvig With Carol Daly and James Brady  "Lloyd has penned a clever script.....suspenseful and systematic, his writing reveals just enough at each turn to keep us involved until the shocking finish." - Barbara Rose Shuler, Monterey County Herald x

Penobscot Theatre, Maine 2004 Directed by Mark Torres With Rita Rehn and Matt Edwards "Intrepid thriller....."Wait Until Dark" meets "Fatal attraction.." -Alicia Anstead, Bangor Daily News "...an intense twist ending and a plot that keeps the crowd engaged from beginning to end." -Kyle Webster, mainecampus.com x

DBS Arts Centre, Singapore, 2004 Produced by Escape Theatre Limited Directed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall With Beatrice Chia and Mark Waite "A damn good yarn.... a delicious four-dimensional pretzel..."  - Matthew Lyon Inkpot.com x Broadway On Stage Michigan 2004 Directed by Molly Dodge With Julie Brock and Kevin T. Young X

Invisible Theatre, Arizona 2005 Directed by Susan Claassen With Maedell Dixon and Max Bird-Ridnell "Dead Certain is one of those rare finds: a well-crafted, two-character play with smart language and sweet suspense.....It's hard to believe this is Marcus Lloyd's first stage play."  -Kathleen Allen, Arizona Daily Star  (click here for full review) "Dead Certain is a fascinating delight....an extraordinarily clever theatrical debut..." -James Reel, Tucson Weekly  (click here for full review) x

Tafna Theatre Company, Sewell Barn Thetre, Norwich 2005 Directed by Jane Dickerson with Rachel Jenkins and Lee Beard Expression Productions Next Stage Theatre San Francisco, 2005   Royce Gallery, SF 2010 Directed by Andrey Esterlis With Andrey Esterlis and Diana Brown "Marcus Lloyd has taken narrative to a new level of art......a standing ovation for this deadly jewel of a play." -Clifton Lemon, SF Station (click here for full review) "If you like small theatre let me tell ya it just doesn't get any better than this.....a dark psychological thriller, seasoned throughout with enough wry laughs to keep the audience just off balance.....The plot would seem complicated if the writing of Marcus Lloyd wasn't so good..... a rare and intimate experience." -David Hirzel theatremania.com (click here for full review) (click here for audience reviews on goldstar.com) x

Bickford Theatre, New Jersey 2006 Directed by Eric Hafen With Liz Zazzi and Clark Carmichael "It's a rare treat to see as tautly written and performed a play as "Dead Certain," currently gripping audiences at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown...... It's in a class with "Sleuth" and "Deathtrap"......a spellbinding evening of theater."  - Liz Keill, Independent Press (click here for full review) x

Negyednegy Theatre Budapest, Hungary, 2006 With Melinda Halasz and Barnabas Reti X Rosemary Branch Theatre London, 2006 With Charlotte Duckworth and Daniel Ewing x Expression productions, Gene Frankel Theatre, New York 2006 Directed by Andrey Esterlis With Andrey Esterlis and Diana Brown "This production is the sleeper of New York City's black box theater season to date ....a complete unblemished theatrical product." -retrovisionmedia.com NYC (click here for full review) x Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield 2007 Produced by Talking Scarlet Directed By Patric Kearns Wih Karen Henson and George Telfer "Mind games aplenty in an intelligently crafted and performed piece of drama." -Gay Bolton, Derbyshire Times (click here for full review) X Expression Productions Actors Theatre, San Francisco  2007 Directed by Andrey Esterlis With Andrey Esterlis and Diana Brown "Returning from a stint in New York, Dead Certain rolls into town alive and kicking....This neatly staged production of British playwright Marcus Lloyd's 1999 thriller is genuinely enjoyable and gripping...." -SF Bay Guardian X

Staircase Cafe Theatre, Hamilton, Canada, 2008 Produced By Black Box Fire Directed by Jared Lenover With Alicia Micallef and A.J. Haygarth "A riveting psychological thriller." -A. Dowler, Viewmag x

Wheatsheaf Players Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa, 2008 With Nicholas James "This performance of Dead Certain was fantastically clever and witty.......theatre as it should be." -Worcester News X Nomads, Kings Theatre Newmarket 2008 Directed by Sandra King With Anne-Marie Hughes and David Smithet X Art Station, Stone Mountain, Georgia 2010 Directed by David Thomas With Elizabeth Wells Berkes and Bryan Brendle "Two thumbs up to David Thomas for his direction of this steadily taut production that is absorbing and enigmatic......a wonderfully intense and engaging show." -Gale Horton Gay, The Champion (click here for full review) X

Arena Players, Long Isand, NY, 2010 With Marc Chouen and Cailen Kless X

Rierta Theatre, Barcelona 2010 Directed By Julie Nash With Julia Obagi and Daniel Ewing X

Stagecenter Theatre, Bryan, Texas 2010 Directed by Reid Self with Judy McCoy and William Myrick X

Ensemble Stage, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, 2011 Directed by Mark Allen Woodard With Caroline Kapo and Lamar Wilson "A bewildering masterpiece of Blowing Rock Theatre.... exceptional acting, outstanding direction and a deft script that sends your mind in circles with purpose.....go, we recommend." -David Rodgers, Blowing Rock News X

R.A.O.D.S Plaza Theatre, Romsey, 2011 Directed by Matthew Ellison and Georgette Ellison With Emma Portlock and Clive Butcher X Mercury Players Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin 2011 Directed by Jessica Jane Witham With Stephanie Monday and Michael Andersen X Arrowhead Center For Arts Grand Marais, MN 2011 Expression Theatre, Cartwright Hotel, San Francisco 2012/13 Directed by Andrey Esterlis With Andrey Esterlis and Diana Brown "Marcus Lloyd's brilliant self-referential play delivers its story for the audience to assemble.......Expression Production's  Dead Certain is the very finest that the small stage has to offer: a perfectly tight script, superb acting and fast-paced directing performed in an intimate theatre environment." - Jim Strope, examiner.com (click here for full review) More than 130 audience reviews of this production are available at goldstar.com with an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars (click here for audience reviews) X

Drama Guild Studio Spotlight Theatre, Illinois 2012 With Tina Matriciano and Mike Manolakes X Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne And Connaught Theatre, Worthing 2013 Directed by Ben Roddy With Sabina Franklyn and Phillip Stewart "Lloyd's play-within-a-play contains some excellent lines superbly delivered...." - Tony Flood, The Argus X

Thriller Theater, Breakthrough Theatre, Orlando, Florida 2013 Directed by Laura Dewey With Tabitha Rox and Logan Curran X

Lyceum Theatre, Oldham 2013 Directed by Lee Brennan With Maggie Blaszczok and Ean Burgon X

Clarkston Village Players, Clarkston, Michigan 2014 Directed By Verne Vackaro With Kez Settle and Ryan Ernst X

Harborough Theatre, Market Harborough 2013 Directed by John Foreman With Christine Richardson and John Foreman X

Rugby Theatre Rugby 2016 Directed By Simon Milligan With Cheryl Ryan and Nathan Dowling View trailer here X

Island Theatre Bainbridge, WA 2019 Staged Reading directed by Tell Schreiber With Helen Heaslip and Matt Howe X

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre River Street Playhouse Chagrin Falls Ohio 2019 Directed by Kourtney Highland With Jen Justice and Christian Achkar "Play goers will not find a more suspenseful stage play than Dead Certain. The twists and turns .....are guaranteed to leave viewers with a case of nerve-wracked whiplash." -Cleve review X

Droylesdon Little Theatre Droylesdon 2020 Directed by Mike Jordan With Claire White and Richard Parker "Had us perched on the edge of our seats as the seeds of manipulation and control are subtley sown...." -Scott Bruton, Tameside Radio X

Altrincham Little Theatre Altrincham 2020 Directed by Lisa Barker With Victoria Johnson and Chris Burton "With Dead Certain the theatre's reputation for vibrant, challenging drama has been completely restored." -John Waterhouse, Number 9