Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with WHEN WE WERE BROTHERS

Here's a first look at rehearsal images for the Freedom Studios production of When We Were Brothers, Ben Tagoe's new play which explores male friendship, masculinity, betrayal and the fragile nature of the male psyche.

Directed by Freedom Studio's co-artistic director Aisha Khan, When We Were Brothers will premiere at The Underground in Bradford from the 22 April - 5 May and will also be performed at the Octagon Theatre Bolton's REVEAL Festival from 25-26 April

Performed in the site-specific location of a bar in the centre Bradford, Ben Tagoe's new play tells the story of Danny and Tommo, who have been friends since they were 8 years old. Played, fought, had each other's backs. Like brothers. Now they're grown up; Danny's down in that London and Tommo is off work and back at his old bedroom. But Tommo's mum, Julie, is really worried about him, and Danny May be the only one who can help...

Ben Tagoe is a screenwriter and playwright based in Yorkshire. He was selected for the BBC Writers Academy in 2011/12 and worked recently as a regular writer on Coronation Street (ITV). He is currently on the 2017/18 BBC Drama Writers' Programme and he is also developing original projects with Synchronicity Films and STV amongst others. His plays include The Thing about Psychopaths (Red Ladder), Cold Turkey at Nana's (Oran Mor/Perth Theatre), Bittersweet Sunshine (Red Ladder) and Vegan Wedding (Slung Low), and he was selected for the Bruntwood Hub in 2013/14.

The production's cast will feature Philip D McQuillan (Jumpers for Goalposts, Paines Plough/Hull Truck/Watford Palace Theatre & The Bush Theatre and North Country, Freedom Studios) as Tommo; Levi Payne as Danny and Vanessa Pound as Julie.

For tickets and more info on When We Were Brothers please visit https://www.freedomstudios.co.uk/production/wwwb/

Photo Credit: Tom Woollard