EVABOND Adhesive Supplies is in trouble. In its south-west office, Regional Manager Graham White has been found bludgeoned to death with his own name plaque.

How could this have happened? Mr White was a “stand-up guy”, the embodiment of EvaBond’s corporate ethos - motivating employees with targets, in-house videos, team building days and always encouraging them to “think the unthinkable”.

As employees are questioned by the police, two sales and distribution coordinators, Jean and Jenny emerge as the prime suspects. Under questioning, their protestations of job satisfaction and unwavering loyalty to EvaBond begin to unstick, along with their ambitions, principles and even the reality of the interrogation room itself.

Inspired by Genet’s The Maids with influences from Harold Pinter and Martin Mcdonagh Owdyado Theatre’s black comedy uncovers the despair at the heart of the corporate hamster wheel and imagines how far people will go to escape it.

“One of our mission statements is to create unexpected work,” said Daniel Richards, co-creative director at Owdyado Theatre. “As the play goes on it becomes more about the characters, their life choices, and less about the murder mystery. It has gone through many incarnations. This is our third play and we are getting more confident as writers; our ideas are becoming more complex. It’s the best script I’ve been involved with. I’m very proud of it.”

Above Bored will be at the Arts Centre tonight at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12, concessions are £10. To book call 01793 524481 or visit swindonadvertiser.co.uk.