Dead Lies at Belgrade Theatre

Dead Lies is a fast-moving, hard-hitting political English thriller from No.1 Best Selling Crime Novelist Hilary Bonner.Directed by critically acclaimed director Joe Harmston, the action takes place during a fiercely fought election campaign. The story follows Peter George, played by Coronation Streets Richard Hawley, a politician who promises a new kind of politics beyond sleaze and spin.He is welcomed as a messiah by the British public and expected to restore trust in a broken political system. But a shocking secret lies in the past of our countrys hero. As buried truths rise from the ashes, will his rise to power be destroyed by ghosts from another time?Personal and political influences begin to shake the faith of those closest to him, and a media cascade threatens to bring down Britains new saviour. How far will he go to save his own career, and how far will those around him go to save their own skins? Expect the unexpected. No one is safe.Dead Lies is a roller-coaster ride of a play, packed with twists and turns until the very last scene.Hilary does that rare thing writing a thriller for the stage: like Agatha Christie, she puts psychology first, making Dead Lies the best sort ofwhydunnit HarmstonDead Lies is a roller-coaster ride of a play, packed with twists and turns until the very last scene.