UK tour of A SPLINTER OF ICE to open at Malvern Festival Theatre on 8 June 2021

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The UK tour of Ben Brown’s new political drama, A Splinter of Ice, will kick off at Malvern Theatres on 8 June 2021.

Produced by Original Theatre Company, the piece will star Oliver Ford Davies as Graham Greene, Stephen Boxer as Kim Philby, alongside Karen Ascoe as Rufa Philby.

Moscow 1987 and the cold war begins to thaw.  After declining his offer for more than 30 years, novelist Graham Greene travels into the heart of the Soviet Union to meet with his old MI6 boss, Kim Philby.  Under the watchful eye of Russian memoirist and Philby’s last wife, Rufa, the two men set about catching up on old times.  With a new world order breaking out around them, how much did the writer of The Third Man know about Philby’s secret life as a spy and did Philby betray his friend as well as his country?

From the writer of the award-winning West End play Three Days in May, which inspired the Oscar-winning film Darkest Hour, Ben Brown’s new political drama explores an unlikely friendship; a friendship interwoven with deceit and loyalty. 

Artistic Director of Original Theatre Company, Alastair Whatley, said, “I am thrilled that we are producing Ben’s fantastic new play with such a wonderful cast and creative team. The plan was to open this in front of audiences at the end of March, but alas, once again, plans have changed. Instead of cancelling, we will now film the production at the beautiful Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, releasing the play to our audiences around the world, before then returning to stages across the UK as soon as theatres re-open.”

A Splinter of Ice plays in Malvern from 8-12 June before visiting venues across the UK.