Tom Chambers to star alongside Giovanna Fletcher in BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP UK tour
It has been announce that TV and stage actor and former winner of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, Tom Chambers (Father Brown, Holby City, Top Hat), will star alongside the previously announced Giovanna Fletcher in the world premiere stage production of Before I Go To Sleep, based on the international bestselling novel by S J Watson.
Christine appears to have an idyllic life – with one terrible exception. Every night, when she goes to sleep, she loses her memory. Every morning, she wakes up remembering nothing from the last 20 years of her life – not even the loving husband lying beside her.
As she desperately tries to piece her life back together, hidden and terrifying truths begin to emerge, forcing her to question everything.
Memories lie. People do too.
Chambers will play Ben, the husband of Christine, played by Fletcher, in this gripping new psychological thriller, packed with suspense, shocking revelations and edge-of-your-seat twists. The production opens at Richmond Theatre on 15 January ahead of a major UK and Ireland tour running through to the end of June. Giovanna Fletcher is set to perform at all venues on the tour and Tom Chambers will appear in the production up to and including its engagement at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre (30 March – 3 April 2027), before returning to filming. Further casting for the tour to be announced.
Tom Chambers said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining Giovanna in Before I Go To Sleep. It’s such a brilliantly unsettling story, and what I love about it is that you’re never quite sure who or what to believe. Ben is a fascinating character to play, particularly in a story where memory and trust are so closely intertwined. I think Rachel has done a great job adapting the book in to a stage play and I can’t wait to get into rehearsals and bring this extraordinary thriller to audiences around the country.”
Giovanna Fletcher, who is also Executive Producer on the show, said: “I’m so excited to have Tom joining the cast of Before I Go To Sleep as Christine’s husband, Ben. It’s such a gripping story and the relationship between Christine and Ben is right at the heart of it. It’s going to be a lot of fun working on those twists and turns in the rehearsal room and I think audiences are going to love seeing the action unfold on stage.
“And as an extra bonus, I’m reunited with Rachel Wagstaff and Loveday Ingram who I worked with on The Girl on the Train. The dream team are back together and now we get to welcome Tom into the fold.”
Before I Go To Sleep is adapted by Rachel Wagstaff, directed by Loveday Ingram, with set, costume and video design by Justin Nardella, lighting by Jason Taylor, and sound by Gareth Fry. Further casting and creative team announcements will follow.
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