Famous Faces Join Twelve Angry Men

The riveting courtroom thriller Twelve Angry Men is back in session at Blackpool Grand Theatre from Monday 29 April to Saturday 4 May following rave reviews and it’s packed full of famous names!

Reginald Rose’s famous knife-edge drama will see top TV stars Jason Merrells (Casualty, Emmerdale) leading the jury alongside Tristan Gemmill (Coronation Street, Casualty), Michael Greco (EastEnders, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier, Doctors), Gary Webster (Minder, Family Affairs) and Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street, Peak Practice)

Seasoned stage actors Paul Beech, Samarge Hamilton, Jeffrey Harmer, Mark Heenehan, Kenneth Jay, Paul Lavers, Owen Oldroyd and Adam Phillip Bloom complete the talented cast of this iconic play, which has been hailed as ‘the classiest, most intelligent drama playing on the West End’. The 1957 three-time Academy Award nominated film starring Henry Fonda is also considered one of the great ‘must-sees’ of all time.

An all-male jury has murder on their minds and a life in their hands as they decide the fate of a young delinquent accused of killing his father. But what appears to be an open and shut case soon becomes a huge dilemma, as prejudices and preconceived ideas about the accused, the trial, and each other turn the tables every which way, until the nail-biting climax… 

Ladies and Gentleman – It’s time to bring in the jury...

JASON MERRELLS

Screen credits include Agatha Raisin; Emmerdale; Waterloo Road; Cutting It; Clocking Off; Queer as Folk; Happy Valley and Finding Alice.

TRISTAN GEMMILL

Screen credits include Coronation Street; Casualty; The Crown; Poirot; Atlantis; Where The Heart Is; Grass, Death in Paradise and Call the Midwife.

MICHAEL GRECO

Screen credits include Queen Cleopatra; Chasing Shadows; Murder In Mind; Absolutely Fabulous; Eastenders; Revenge; Hatfields and Mccoys and Hunger Games: The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes.

BEN NEALON

Screen credits include Soldier Soldier; The Bill; Between the Lines; EastEnders; The Northern Lights; The Loneliest Boy in the World and Wirecard.

GARY WEBSTER

Screen credits include Real Women; Hollyoaks; The Bill; EastEnders; Family Affairs; Minder; Dream Hacker and Bermondsey Tales: The Fall of the Roman Empire.

GRAY O’BRIEN

Screen credits include The Loch; Shakespeare & Hathaway; Titanic - Blood and Steel; Coronation Street; Doctor Who; Peak Practice; River City; Taggart; Bad Boys and The Daniel Connection.

OWEN OLDROYD

Stage credits include The Shawshank Redemption; Blithe Spirit; Betrayal; INK; How The Other Half Loves; The Two Worlds of Charlie F; Mamma Mia!; Blood Brothers; Don’t Dress For Dinner; Fab Four and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

PAUL LAVERS

Stage credits include Les Blancs; Network; The Sound of Music; Catch Me If You Can and Murder Trial Tonight.

MARK HEENEHAN

Stage credits include The Shawshank Redemption; Stairs to the Roof; Of Mice and Men; Arsenic And Old Lace; Evita; Jersey Boys; On the Town; Fiddler On The Roof; Guys And Dolls; The Mikado; Sweeney Todd and Grand Hotel.

SAMARGE HAMILTON

Stage credits include The Shawshank Redemption; Abandon; Albatross; Interruptions; On the Line and Sweet Dreams and a Beautiful Nightmare.

PAUL BEECH

Stage credits include Death of a Salesman; The Alchemist; Close to The Coalhouse Door; The Seagull; The Collection; The Long and the Short and the Tall; The Signalman’s Apprentice; The Promise and Coriolanus.

KENNETH JAY

Stage credits include Witness for the Prosecution; Noises Off; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Measure for Measure; The Odd Couple; Waiting for Godot; Clara; It’s a Wonderful Life; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Cool Hand Luke; Death of a Salesman and Woman in Black.

Twelve Angry Men is a masterclass in suspense as a dozen ‘ordinary’ men hold the fate of another human’s life in their hands. Will they allow their own hidden prejudices to cloud their judgement? This fascinating insight into human nature is as relevant today as it ever was.

What’s the verdict? It’s time to approach the bench and book your tickets for this classic courtroom thriller!

Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men is at Blackpool Grand Theatre from Monday 29 April to Saturday 4 May with evening and matinee performances. Age guidance 12+