Fame has its definite drawbacks, and it91裸聊视频檚 a lesson Paul Sheldon learned the hard way.

His legs are broken, bones protruding at jaunty angles as a result of a wintry car crash somewhere in rural Colorado. But mangled bones are the least of his worries as his captor and number-one fan, Annie Wilkes, turns tormentor.

That91裸聊视频檚 the premise of Stephen King91裸聊视频檚 chilling psychological thriller Misery, which Arts Club Theatre Company brings to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre stage Jan. 30.

91裸聊视频淚 had sort of known about it from quotes from the movie: 91裸聊视频榗ockadoodie91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频楳r. Man,91裸聊视频� but I hadn91裸聊视频檛 seen it because I91裸聊视频檓 not a horror fan,91裸聊视频� said Lucia Frangione, who dons Wilkes91裸聊视频� homely garb in the two-hour production.

Despite her aversion to the genre, it91裸聊视频檚 a role Frangione has put to purpose after recently reading Misery, which King wrote after battling and eventually overcoming a cocaine addiction.

91裸聊视频淎nnie Wilkes embodies his addiction. Cocaine was his number-one fan,91裸聊视频� Frangione said. 91裸聊视频淲hen I read it, I thought it can91裸聊视频檛 be horror; it91裸聊视频檚 a psychological thriller.91裸聊视频�

While King may have been actually writing about the harrowing struggle of living with an addiction, Misery at its roots is a story meant to entertain and terrify, Frangione said.

And it91裸聊视频檚 a story that rose to Hollywood fame with the 1990 film adaptation that won Kathy Bates four awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, for her portrayal of Wilkes.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 watch it because I didn91裸聊视频檛 want to compare myself to Kathy Bates,91裸聊视频� Frangione said of the film. 91裸聊视频淲hen you play something iconic like this, it91裸聊视频檚 big shoes to fill.91裸聊视频�

Though, it91裸聊视频檚 a story and set that comes alive on stage.

91裸聊视频淲hat we do have over the movie is it91裸聊视频檚 live,91裸聊视频� Frangione said, adding that audience members have lauded the Arts Club Performance above the film adaptation. 91裸聊视频淵ou can91裸聊视频檛 get so gruesome (in live theatre). It91裸聊视频檚 more about the psychological horror. There91裸聊视频檚 a bit of humour that balances out the play as well.91裸聊视频�

Set largely in Wilkes91裸聊视频� home and with a focus on the bedroom of Paul Sheldon (Andrew McNee), Frangione said the set is brought to life with set design by Lauchlin Johnston, costume design by Stephanie Kong and lighting design by Andrew Pye.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 why it lends itself so well to (theatre) adaptations. It primarily takes between two people in one location,91裸聊视频� Frangione said. 91裸聊视频淭his was a rare opportunity for the Arts Club to really have fun with the sets and props. It91裸聊视频檚 very much a character in the play, the house itself.91裸聊视频�

For Frangione, Misery is also an opportunity to test out a role that is primarily dominated by male characters.

91裸聊视频淭his is the first time in my career I91裸聊视频檝e played a real villain,91裸聊视频� said the 30-year theatre veteran, adding that female villains often fall under the femme fatale archetype. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just a real joy to experience that for the first time.91裸聊视频�

And with Annie Wilkes, often regarded as one of King91裸聊视频檚 most horrifying antagonists, Frangione relishes in that villainous experience.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been very fun to make people leap in their seats.91裸聊视频�

Arts Club Theatre Company presents William Goldman91裸聊视频檚 Misery, based on the novel by Stephen King, as part of the 2017/18 theatre series Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $45 adult, $42 senior 60-and-up and $40 student through the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, .