The Winslow Boy to be performed in Malvern (From Malvern Gazette)

The Winslow Boy to be performed in Malvern

9:43am Monday 22nd June 2009 in News

TIMOTHY West stars in Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy at Malvern Theatres from Monday, June 29, for one week only.

Ronnie Winslow, a thirteen-year-old naval cadet, is falsely accused of theft. His father and sister take matters into their own hands to prove his innocence and to restore the honour of their family's name.

Based on a real life legal case, The Winslow Boy is an astonishing drama about injustice, the force of the establishment and the power of one family's love and belief in the truth.

One of the UK’s most versatile actors, Timothy West ‘s recent stage credits include most recently Alan Bennett’s The Old Country, Death of a Salesman, Macbeth, King Lear at the National Theatre, The Birthday Party and The Master Builder.

Among his many television appearances are Edward VII, Hard Times, Churchill and The Generals, Brass, Blore MP, Beecham, and most recently Bleak House. He stars in the 2009 film Endgame.

This production is directed by Stephen Unwin, now artisitic director of the acclaimed Rose Theatre, Kingston. Stephen founded English Touring Theatre and was its Artistic Director from 1993 to 2008.

During this time he directed almost 30 productions of new and classical work for the company both on tour and in the West End.

Terence Rattigan produced his most successful work in the 1940s and 1950s. The Winslow Boy, The Browning Version, Harlequinade and The Deep Blue Sea are just a few of Rattigan’s plays to receive great critical acclaim. He is increasingly recognised as one of the finest British playwrights of the 20th century.

Claire Cox, Diane Fletcher, Adrian Lukis, Sarah Flind, Thomas Howes, Roger May, John Sackville and Hugh Wyld support Timothy West.

Ticket cost £18.50-££22.50 available on 01684 892277 or at malvern-theatres.co.uk.