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LAURA WHITMORE TO STAR IN PETER JAMES
PLAY
Not Dead Enough
Newcastle Theatre
Royal
Monday 20th
– Saturday 25th March 2017
Leading television presenter Laura Whitmore will
star in the next thrilling stage adaptation of multi-million selling author Peter
James’ Not Dead Enough.
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| Laura Whitmore |
Following Peter
James’ 11th consecutive Sunday Times No.1 in the UK Book Charts and the huge
sell-out success of The Perfect Murder
and Dead Simple on stage Not Dead Enough receives its world stage
premiere in January 2017.
No stranger to theatre, Laura Whitmore’s acting
career began at a young age with the Leinster School of Music and Drama in Dublin. In the very same year that she completed her
Diploma in Performance with a special honour for her final performance she was
chosen as the new face of MTV Europe. Laura is best known for her work as a
presenter for MTV, The Brits and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Here Now. She is
currently gracing our screens on BBC’s Strictly
Come Dancing and is excited about her imminent return to acting.
Laura Whitmore said: “I'm a huge fan of Peter
James' books and so honoured to be cast as his Cleo for her first
theatrical outing. Peter
has created a strong character in Cleo Morely and I can't wait to sink my teeth
into the role. I'm also unbelievably excited to work with Producer Joshua
Andrews and Director Ian Talbot. Before I trained in Journalism, I
studied Drama and played some great roles including Lady Macbeth and
Annie in All My Sons! I have
been waiting a long time to return to acting and for a great role
like this to come along, so I can’t wait to get on stage around the UK and
of course Dublin with Not Dead Enough.”
Peter
James said; “The characters in my Roy Grace novels are very precious to me and
I have a very clear image of each of them in my mind. In bringing my work
to the stage, I’ve tried hard in the casting, masterminded by Josh Andrews, to
find brilliant performers who bear a strong resemblance to my vision of the characters
- to lift them truly off the page. The moment I met Laura Whitmore and
she began reading a scene from the play I had that deep thrill of knowing we
had found my absolutely perfect Cleo - the way she looks and the warmth and
energy she radiates - just perfect in every way.”
Not Dead Enough is the third novel in the award winning Roy Grace
series and now becomes the third play in his box office smash hit and
critically acclaimed stage franchise. James has been acclaimed as ‘one of the
most fiendishly clever crime fiction plotters’ (Daily Mail) and his brilliant
international bestselling Roy Grace novels have been published in 37 languages
and sold over 18 million copies worldwide. His latest novel, Love You Dead,
enjoyed 3 consecutive weeks at No.1 in the Fiction hardback charts, a new
record for Peter
who is also the 2016 recipient of crime writing’s highest honour, the
Diamond Dagger.
On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was
sixty miles away, asleep in bed. At least that’s what he claims. But as
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace continues to deal with the mysterious
disappearance of his own wife, he starts to dig a little deeper into the
chilling murder case and it soon becomes clear that love can be a
dangerous thing.
Following the nationwide success of The Perfect Murder with Shane Richie and
Jessie Wallace earlier this year, Not
Dead Enough reunites Peter
James with theatre producer Joshua Andrews, the Olivier award winning director
Ian Talbot and award winning playwright Shaun McKenna.
Tickets:
Not Dead Enough is at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Monday 20th
until Saturday 25th March 2017, playing evenings at 7.30pm,
matinees on Thu 2pm and Sat 2.30pm. Tickets from £14.50 and can be purchased from the
Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21.
Calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge or book online
at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
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