Full cast announced for theatrical world premiere of DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY
The full cast who will be joining James Bye in the theatrical world premiere of Death Comes To Pemberley at The Mill at Sonning and its UK tour has been announced today.
After Sonning, the show will visit Windsor, Cardiff, Bath, Guildford, Bromley, High Wycombe, Brighton and Richmond.
The world premiere stage production of P.D. James’s best-selling novel is a tale of love, betrayal, and intrigue set in Regency England.
Step into the world of Pride and Prejudice like never before with a riveting new stage adaptation that combines Jane Austen’s timeless romance with a gripping murder mystery imagined by master storyteller, the ‘Queen of Crime’ P.D. James.
Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s happy union, their idyllic life at Pemberley is shattered when Elizabeth’s sister Lydia bursts in with shocking news: a man has been murdered in the woods, and suspicion falls on her husband, the notorious George Wickham. As the investigation unfolds, dark secrets emerge, tensions rise, and loyalties are tested, casting doubt on everyone’s innocence.
From Duncan Abel and Rachel Wagstaff, the acclaimed writing team behind the hit stage adaptations The Girl on the Train and The Da Vinci Code, and premiering during the 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth, this spellbinding production delivers romance, intrigue, and drama, now wrapped in a suspenseful whodunnit. It’s a must-see theatrical event that will leave you breathless!
Starring alongside James Bye as Fitzwilliam Darcy will be Todd Boyce (Coronation Street, ITV) as Selwyn Hardcastle, Jamie-Rose Duke (Casualty, BBC) as Elizabeth Darcy, Lin Blakley (Eastenders, BBC) as Lady Catherine/Mrs Bidwell, Sean Rigby (Endeavour, ITV) as Colonel Fitzwilliam, Celia Cruwys-Finnigan (Mrs Littlewood, RSC) as Georgina Darcy, Lisa Faulkner (Lady Windermere’s Fan, Park Theatre) as Joan, Mrs Younge & Mrs Pigott, Paul Jerricho (Gaslight, Salisbury Playhouse) as Mr Bidwell and others, Mogali Masuku (As You Like It, RSC) as Lydia Wickham/Louisa Bidwell, David Osmond (The Tempest, RSC) as Henry Alveston, and Sam Woodhams (The Picture of Dorian Gray, King’s Head Theatre) as George Wickham/Will Bidwell.
Death Comes To Pemberley is directed by Joe Harmston, with set design by Sean Cavanagh, costume and hair design by Natalie Titchener, lighting by Mike Robertson, musical direction by David Osmond, and casting by Kate Plantin CDG.
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