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Levi Brown stars in Josephine Tey’s doppelganger thriller adapted by Claudine Toutoungi. An imposter’s arrival at the Ashby family estate brings a dark secret out into the open.

Claudine Toutoungi’s adaptation of Josephine Tey’s doppelganger thriller set in a post-war English landscape.

When a stranger arrives at the door of a wealthy family estate claiming to be the missing heir, Patrick Ashby, it’s inevitable that the truth about what really happened to Patrick 8 years ago comes out.

Brat Farrar ….. Levi Brown
Alec ….. Alex Macqueen
Simon Ashby ….. Louis Landau
Beatrice Ashby ….. Kate Fleetwood
Jane Ashby ….. Ava Talbot
Ruth Ashby ….. Grace Baker
Eleanor Ashby ….. Rose Basista
Nancy ….. Ruth Everett
Sandal ….. David Hounslow
Sheila Parslow ….. Andi Bickers
With Ian Dunnett Jnr and Samuel James

Piano performed by Peter Ringrose
Directed by Gemma Jenkins

Production Co-ordinator: Sara Benaim
Sound Designer: Andy Garratt

Claudine Toutoungi is an award-winning poet and playwright. Her latest play for radio The Voice in my Ear-starring Charlotte Riley (Observer Pick of the Week/Drama of the Week) is on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds and her latest poetry collection is ‘Emotional Support Horse’.

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Sun 9 Mar 2025 15:00

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