Cast Announced for BETRAYAL at Exeter Northcott Theatre

Simon Merrells, Nick Moran and Sarah Jane Potts will star in a new production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in February.

Directed by Exeter Northcott Theatre's artistic and executive director, Paul Jepson, Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are they all betraying themselves.

Simon Merrells recent credits include: The Musketeers (BBC) & Crassus in Spartacus: War of the Damned (Sky). Simon's theatre includes the lead in On the Water Front directed by Stephen Berkoff in the West End.

Nick Moran is best known for his role lead role as Eddy the card sharp in the BAFTA and BIFA winning Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; and as the writer of the Olivier nominated West End stage play Telstar directed by Paul Jepson. Other notable film roles include Scabior the leader of the Snatchers in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I & II.

Sarah-Jane Potts spent last year shooting the first series of Gracepoint (the American adaptation of the incredibly successful British series Broadchurch). Sarah-Jane is also known for her work in a number of long-standing series' such as Bodies, Sugar Rush and Holby City.

Of the countless eternal love triangles written for the stage, few have matched Harold Pinter's gripping depiction of infidelity - as intricate as a spy novel with its cross and double cross.

Smart, darkly funny and full of yearning, Betrayal is one of Pinter's most accessible and riveting plays and will mark artistic director Paul Jepson's directorial debut for the Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Paul Jepson said "Betrayal is a fabulous play. Funny, touching and incredibly balanced. A play about people breaking out and having what they want and then finding out they still aren't happy. I'm delighted to be working with such a fantastic cast."

Betrayal will play at Exeter Northcott Theatre from Thurs 18 February - Sat 5 March 2016.

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