George Dillon, Gregg Lowe, Giles Taylor and Nick Waring will star in The Shadow in the Mirror, a chilling new stage adaptation of Gerald Durrell’s short story The Entrance, running at The Mill at Sonning from 18 September to 8 November 2025.
Adapted and directed by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, The Shadow in the Mirror invites audiences into the eerie corridors of a crumbling manor where the past refuses to rest. A bookseller uncovers a hidden doorway in an old country house, unleashing ghostly terror and long-buried secrets.
George Dillon is known for his acclaimed solo shows including Stunning the Punters (& Other Stories) and The Gospel of Matthew, as well as stage roles such as Victor Frankenstein and Charlie Chaplin.
Gregg Lowe’s West End credits include Shakespeare in Love, Birdsong, and New Boy. He also appeared as Ink in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Giles Taylor recently starred in A Knight’s Tale at Manchester Opera House and has performed with the RSC in A Christmas Carol and The Mirror and the Light.
Nick Waring returns to The Mill at Sonning, where he previously appeared in DeathTrap and Hay Fever. His career spans film, theatre, television and radio, working with Werner Herzog, Vanessa Redgrave and Nicole Kidman.
The creative team includes:
- Director & Adaptor: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Set Designer: Diego Pitarch
- Costume Designer: Natalie Titchener
- Lighting Designer: Mike Robertson
- Sound Designer & Composer: Simon Slater
- Video Designer: Graham Weymouth
- Casting: Kate Plantin CDG
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart trained at RADA and recently directed Wilko: Love, Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll at Southwark Playhouse. His debut novel The Lizard was described by The Guardian as “a read-at-a-sitting page-turner,” and his follow-up Second Skin was praised by The Times as “pleasingly brutal… break out the Retsina.”
Gerald Durrell, author of The Entrance, was a beloved British naturalist and writer, best known for My Family and Other Animals. He founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust and was awarded the OBE in 1982.
The Mill at Sonning, one of the UK’s only dinner theatres, continues its legacy as a family-run venue. It recently completed its first UK tour with Death Comes to Pemberley, expanding its reach beyond Berkshire.
Listings and ticket information can be found here
