The Painkiller

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The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company promises a year of unmissable theatre.

Working in collaboration with artistic associates, director Rob Ashford and designer Christopher Oram, the acclaimed actor-director Kenneth Branagh presents an exceptional series of five plays that bring together a remarkable group of actors, led by Rob Brydon, Judi Dench, Lily James and Richard Madden.

Two men. Two lonely hotel rooms. An adjoining door. One of them is a killer. One of them wants to die. What could possibly go wrong?

Sean Foley directs his darkly hilarious adaptation of Francis Veber's classic French farce as Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon reprise the roles they played to great acclaim at Belfast's Lyric Theatre in this comic tour-de-force.

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CAST

Ralph - Kenneth Branagh

Dudley - Rob Brydon

CREATIVE

Written by Francis Veber

Adapted and Directed by Sean Folley

Cast and creatives

CAST

Ralph - Kenneth Branagh

Dudley - Rob Brydon

CREATIVE

Written by Francis Veber

Adapted and Directed by Sean Folley

Cast and creatives

CAST

Ralph - Kenneth Branagh

Dudley - Rob Brydon

CREATIVE

Written by Francis Veber

Adapted and Directed by Sean Folley

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Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm Ticket purchases will be limited to a maxium of six tickets per person across all performances. Tickets will be dispatched 2 weeks prior to the performance.

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