The Go-Between

Renowned touring company Eastern Angles has announced the cast for its new stage adaptation of L.P. Hartley’s haunting classical The Go-Between. Adapted by writer Ben Musgrave (Pretend You Have Big Buildings, Bruntwood Playwriting Competition winner), it explores a long summer of secrets and scandal in rural Norfolk in 1900 and the enduring power of the past. Featuring live music and evocative visuals inspired by Norfolk’s landscape, The Go-Between presents a devastatingly bold adaptation of one of the region’s most beloved novels. 

Howard Saddler (Grace; EastEnders; The Witcher) plays young Leo Colston who becomes caught in a dangerous web of desire and deception. When he is enlisted to deliver secret letters between two forbidden lovers, played by Hilary Greatorex (The Dumping Ground; Friday Night Dinner; Waterloo Road) and Jack Solloway (While the Sun Shines; See How They Run; Speculation), Leo unwittingly sets in motion events that will echo throughout the rest of his life. Completing the cast is Emily Outred (Salt; Looking Good Dead; House Guest) as the formidable Mrs Maudsley and Isaac Franklin (Teechers; Bleak Expectations; Alice on the Wondertrain) as Leo’s schoolfriend Marcus Maudsley, alongside Sophie Crawford (Barn Dance; Lark Rise to Candleford; Much Ado About Nothing) and Jake Ashton-Nelson (Dear England, UK Tour; Vera, ITV; Attempts at a Relationship).

As the summer unfolds Leo discovers that even the smallest actions can have devastating consequences. Jumping between Leo’s youthful summer and his adult present, this non-linear play reveals how a single season can shape an entire lifetime. 

More than seventy years after its publication, L.P. Hartley's novel remains one of the great British stories of memory, class, desire and lost innocence.

• 13^th - 15^th August        The Food Museum, Iliffe Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1SL
• 20^th August                  St George’s Theatre, King St, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2PG 
• 22^nd August                 Thorington Theatre, Thorington, Suffolk, IP17 3RB
• 26^th August                  Seckford Theatre, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4JH
• 28^th- 29^th August         Norwich Theatre, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RL
• 2^nd September             The Corn Hall, St Nicholas Street, Norfolk, IP22 4LB
• 3^rd September             Orford Town Hall, Market Hill, Suffolk, IP12 2NZ
• 4^th - 5^th September     New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS
• 8^th September             Chelmsford Theatre, CM1 1JG
• 9^th September             Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, IP18 6JP
• 10^th September           Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, 8 Crabbe Street, IP15 5BN
• 11^th September           Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Westgate St, IP33 1QR
• 12^th September           Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, PE9 2DL
• 14^th September           Sheringham Little Theatre, 2 Station Road, NR26 8RE
• 16^th September           Fisher Theatre, 10 Broad Street, Bungay, NR35 1EE
• 17^th September           The Old Theatre, Fram Arts, Framlingham, IP13 9BH
• 18^th September           The Quay, Quay Lane, Sudbury, CO10 2AN
• 19^th September           Headgate Theatre, Colchester, CO2 7AT

Further Information: The Go-Between - Eastern Angles Theatre Company