Rumpus Theatre Company present a chilling new play, Captain Murderer, based on the ghoulish short story by Charles Dickens.

The well-to-do gentleman of the title is a serial wooer... but all his brides come to a sticky end. When he turns his attentions to twin sisters, however, he finds the tables turned on himself in a fiendish act of revenge.

Rumpus is a lively theatre company that aims to present the best in new and established playwrighting in stylish, audience-friendly productions.

It has produced a succession of high-standard productions, ranging from contemporary comedy to Gothic horror.

Captain Murderer will be at Swindon Arts Centre in Devizes Road, at 7.30pm tonight. Tickets are £12 (£10) from 01793 524481 or swindontheatres.co.uk.