A THRILLER, a ghost story and a crime of passion is being brought to Taunton's Brewhouse, by the Red Shift Theatre Company, from February 7.

Vertigo is the triumphant last instalment of Red Shift's Picture House triptych of innovative theatre productions drawing on source material best known through landmark movies.

Vertigo follows hot on the heels of the acclaimed Picture House 1 The Third Man and the stunning Picture House 11 - Get Carter.

It is Paris, in 1940. German forces mass on the frontier and invasion is inevitable. Tormented ex-policeman Roger Flavieres - stricken with vertigo and sickened with guilt after causing the death of a colleague - is asked to shadow a friend's beautiful wife in order to uncover her secrets.

Vertigo is a searing claustrophobic tale of obsession, madness and murder. Best known as Hitchcock's classic movie, Jonathan Holloway repeats the coup of unearthing the original tale that inspired a great film and in the process uncovers another lost gem.

Vertigo is a wonderfully plotted thriller; a chilling exploration of identity, objectification and patriarchy; a compelling production with a shocking twist.

Shows run until February 10, starting at 7.45pm.