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The story of British spy George Blake who in 1960 was jailed for 42 years for his leaks to the KGB. Whilst in prison he becomes friends with Sean Bourke, a petty criminal who eventually manages, single handedly, to spring Blake from the Scrubs. The two meet later in Moscow where they fall into a relationship of mutual dependence and betrayal. The play that Stephen Fry walked out of when it opened in 1995.

Creatives/Company

Author: Simon Gray

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Archive listings for Cell Mates (2017)

Work type: Play.

T1118513615

Producer Hampstead Theatre. Director Edward Hall. Design Michael Pavelka. Lighting Rick Fisher. Sound John Leonard. Music Simon Slater. Director Sujzanne Crowley (casting director). Director Gilly Poole (casting director). Performer Philip Bird (Sparrow / Stan). Performer Emmet Byrne (Sean Bourke). Performer Cara Horgan (Miranda / Zinaida). Performer Danny Lee Wynter (Philip / Viktor). Performer Geoffrrey Streatfeild (George Blake).

30 Nov 17 to 20 Jan 18

Hampstead Theatre, Inner London :: V202
listing details L01958834234

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