Arsenic And Old Lace is the colourful tale of scurrilous goings-on in a handsome Victorian house in Brooklyn where two pleasant old biddies are brewing up a noxious concoction.

When an eccentric nephew, a plastic surgeon, an impatient bride-to-be, a policeman-cum-playwright and an absolute psychopath are added to the mix, the ingredients for a full-on farce are all there.