Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer runs at Brighton Little Theatre from Tuesday 26 to Friday 30 October 2027, with a double bill on Saturday 31 October. It's a thriller of dark comedy set on the eve of a general election: the Prime Minister suddenly drops dead, and two desperate cabinet members recruit an out-of-work actor to step into the role until the votes are cast.

At first it's an amusing charade, but the part becomes dangerously real when the actor discovers the Prime Minister wasn't felled by a heart attack at all, but was poisoned. From there the deception spirals into a deadly game of murder, conspiracy and ambition. It's the kind of premise that works best when the stakes keep climbing, and the shift from a farcical switch to a genuine thriller is where the tension really kicks in.

The run gives you plenty of options for when to catch it. Tuesday through Friday, the curtain goes up at 19:30, and Saturday has both a 14:30 matinee and a 19:30 evening show, so you can fit it in around your week. Tickets are £12.00, and the venue is Brighton Little Theatre, 9 Clarence Gardens, Brighton, BN1 2EG.