Full casting has been announced for the London transfer of A Role To Die For, the critically acclaimed new comedy at Marylebone Theatre
A Role To Die For will play at Marylebone Theatre from Saturday 26 July until Saturday 30 August.
Starring Tanya Franks (EastEnders, Pulling, Broadchurch) as ‘Deborah’, the cast also includes Philip Bretherton (As Time Goes By, The Final Cut) as ‘Malcolm’, Harry Goodson-Bevan (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, West End, Saturday Night Fever UK and Ireland tour) as ‘Quinn’, and Obioma Ugoala (Hamilton, original West End cast, Frozen, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The Book Thief, Leicester Curve) as ‘Theo’.
Tanya Franks and Obioma Ugoala join the production for its London run, with Philip Bretherton and Harry Goodson-Bevan reprising their roles from the hit Barn Theatre premiere earlier this year.
What is A Role To Die For about?
She’s not just casting a role. she’s gambling with a legacy.
It’s the eve of the biggest casting reveal in Hollywood: Deborah is about to announce the next face of the world’s most legendary spy franchise. The tux is pressed, the martinis are chilled… until the rumours start flying. Her perfect pick? Caught in a scandal that would make even their on-screen alter ago look tame.
With a ticking clock and a legacy on the line, Deborah must make an impossible choice: stick to the sleek, suited formula the world knows, or dare to let the next generation redefine a global icon.
A sharp-witted, laugh-out-loud comedy about identity, legacy, and the explosive battle between tradition and progress, A Role to Die For will leave you shaken, stirred, and seriously entertained.
A “wickedly funny” satire on legacy, identity and the cost of change, A Role To Die For was hailed as “a tonic” by The Telegraph and “a real five-star blockbuster” by Wilts and Glos Standard.
The creative team reunites from the Barn run, with set and costume design by Cory Shipp, lighting design by Adam Foley, sound design by Amanda Priestley, with the addition of video design by Matt Powell and Associate Direction from Anna Ryder.
