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Running time: Doors open 1 hour before each performance. Act 1: 1 hour 10 minutes, Interval 20 minutes, Act 2: 50 minutes
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Age Guidance: 13+
Under 14s must be accompanied by and adult aged 18+
Production contains: Smoke, Flashing Lights (Not Strobe), Loud Noises, Strong Language, Violence, Use of Weapons, Torture & Depictions of Dead Bodies.
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Superintendent Roy Grace is back in a brand-new Peter James stage adaptation and world premiere of the bestselling Picture You Dead, which has opened to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Starring 2024’s multiple award-winning actor Peter Ash (Coronation Street, War Horse), Fiona Wade, who starred this year in 2:22 A Ghost Story, following 12 years in Emmerdale, and with Casualty’s George Rainsford (Call the Midwife, 2:22 A Ghost Story) returning as DSI Roy Grace.
With a total of 20 Sunday Times bestsellers to his name and the television series GRACE now a huge hit on ITV, Picture You Dead, the seventh and brand-new thrilling stage adaptation, cements Peter James’ Grace series as the most successful modern-day crime stage franchise since Agatha Christie.
Back home in Brighton, DSI Grace investigates a cold case that leads him to the secretive world of fine art, but beneath the respectable veneer lurks a dark underworld of deception and murder.
When one unsuspecting couple unearth a potentially priceless masterpiece, they discover that their dream find is about to turn into their worst nightmare, and only Grace can stop them from paying the ultimate price.
Cast and performance schedule subject to change without notice.
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Under 26s
Save £4 on all tickets in the Stalls and Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Wednesday 2pm performances. To purchase these tickets you must be 26 or under at the time of booking. You may be asked to show your ID on doors to confirm your age.
Groups 10+
Groups of 10 or more save £3.50 on all tickets in the Stalls & Upper Circle for Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm & Wednesday 2pm performances with 1 free ticket for every 20 tickets purchased. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book.
No concessions in the Balcony or for Friday 7.30pm & Saturday 2.30pm & 7.30pm performances
‘A thrilling investigation that had me on the edge of my seat’
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Sussex World‘The best of the Peter James stage adaptations I’ve seen’
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