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Leigh On Sea News: New Crime Thriller – TV star Ore Oduba has joined the world premiere tour of Picture You Dead.

New Crime Thriller - TV star Ore Oduba has joined the world premiere tour of Picture You Dead.

TV star Ore Oduba has joined the world premiere tour of Picture You Dead.

Strictly Come Dancing champion Oduba takes on the role of Stuart Piper, an eccentric millionaire art collector who gets tangled up in the dark underworld of stolen art.

Adapted from the UK’s number one crime writer Peter James’ bestselling novel about Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, Picture You Dead is calling at the Palace Theatre in Westcliff from 22 to 26 July.

Never before seen on stage or screen, the story was inspired when Peter James met real-life former master art forger, and now acclaimed copyist, David Henty.

Mr Henty was arrested in the 1990s for forging passports and learnt how to copy major artworks while in prison.

Peter James said: “It is truly incredible for me to see the seventh stage adaptation of my books.

“I am so grateful to the hundreds of thousands of people around the UK who have come to their local theatre and enjoyed the plays over the last 10 years. Now that I have seen Picture You Dead performed, I am thrilled to say I think this new play is the best one so far!”

Ore Oduba added: “I’m so excited to become part of the fantastic cast of Picture You Dead.

“I’ve watched their excellent performances in front of a packed house and seen audiences have a fabulous time watching the show. It’s great fun and full of twists and turns, comedy and shocks! I am thrilled to be in it!”

Oduba joins Emmerdale star Fiona Wade, who plays Freya Kipling, who naively attracts the attention of dodgy dealers after buying a potentially multi-million-pound masterpiece at a car boot sale.

One of the nation’s favourite TV doctors George Rainsford returns to the role of Peter James’ protagonist DSI Roy Grace, which he played in the 2023 hit production of Wish You Were Dead.

And West End favourite Jodie Steelestars as the heartless villain, Roberta Kilgore.

Tickets available from the box office at: 0343 310 0030

Picture: Ore Oduba and Jodie Steele. Pic – Chris Bishop

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