Adam Woodyatt to star in world premiere of Peter James' Looking Good Dead
Best-selling author Peter James and producer Joshua Andrews have today announced that award-winning Eastenders actor, Adam Woodyatt, will star in the world premiere stage production of Looking Good Dead.
The production will open at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 1 April 2021 ahead of a major UK tour, visiting Shrewsbury, Sheffield, Cardiff, Leeds, Coventry, Norwich, Brighton, Manchester, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Leicester, Southampton, Southend, Nottingham, Glasgow, Dartford, Richmond, Cambridge, Malvern and Birmingham.
Woodyatt is the longest serving cast member in Eastenders, having played the character of Ian Beale since 1985. He was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award in 2013 and won Best Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2015. Looking Good Dead marks his return to stage in a play for the first time since 1982.
Woodyatt said: “I am so excited to be swapping the square for the road in the world premiere stage production of Peter’s fantastic novel Looking Good Dead. I can’t wait to tour the UK and to experience the feeling of performing this thrilling play in front of a live audience every night. There are not many things that would persuade me to take a break from EastEnders, but this is one of them.”
Peter James added: “I am thrilled that Adam Woodyatt is going to star in Looking Good Dead. He’s a wonderful actor and I can’t wait to see him play the multi-layered character of Tom Bryce brilliantly. I’ve been humbled by the incredible reaction to my plays over the last few years and we now look forward to being able to thrill theatre audiences again, with this new play in 2021.”
Looking Good Dead is the fifth of James’ novels to be brought to life on stage, following hugely successful productions of The House on Cold Hill starring Joe McFadden and Rita Simons last year, Not Dead Enough starring Shane Richie and Laura Whitmore in 2017, The Perfect Murder starring Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace in 2016 and Dead Simple starring Tina Hobley in 2015.
The production has been adapted for the stage by Shaun McKenna and directed by Olivier award-winning Director, Ian Talbot.
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