A Splinter of Ice - Online - Trailer
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A SPLINTER OF ICE
A new play by Ben Brown
Directed by Alan Strachan with Alastair Whatley
Starring Oliver Ford Davies, Stephen Boxer and Sara Crowe
Online from 15 April until 31 July 2021
Original Theatre are thrilled to announce their first stage show since March 2020 which will be filmed on stage at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and released online, before touring UK theatres this Summer.
“If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.” E.M. Forster
Moscow, 1987. As the cold war begins to thaw, an extraordinary reunion takes place between one of the great novelists of the twentieth century,Graham Greene, and his old MI6 boss, the notorious Soviet spy, Kim Philby.
It’s taken thirty years and the beginnings of a new world order. As the two men raise their vodka glasses under the watchful eye of Russian memoirist and Philby’s last wife, Rufa, Ben Brown’s compelling political drama asks whether Philby betrayed his friend as well as his country, and how much the writer of The Third Man knew about Philby’s secret life.
From the writer and director team behind the award-winning West End hit play Three Days in May which inspired the Oscar Winning film Darkest Hour. Ben Brown’s coruscating new political drama explores an unlikely friendship. Yet a friendship woven of deceit as well as loyalty.
“One feels for a moment the sharp touch of the icicle in the heart.”
Starring Olivier Award-winning OLIVER FORD DAVIES (Star Wars) as Graham Greene, STEPHEN BOXER (The Crown) as Kim Philby and SARA CROWE (Four Weddings and a Funeral) as Rufa Philby.
Tickets:
Standard - £20
Premium Package - £100 - Includes signed script by a creative team member of your choice and a digital programme
Watch anytime, as many times as you like from 15 April until 31 July 2021.
Available worldwide.
English subtitles available.
Age guidance: 12+
Running time: approx. 90 min
For group booking please contact us at [email protected]