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Adrien Brody to make London stage debut as man who spent 22 years on death row

Actor will star in The Fear of 13, based on the true story of Nick Yarris, who was wrongly convicted of murder – as the Donmar Warehouse announces four new productions starring Celia Imrie, Tamsin Greig and Samira Wiley

“Justin is a director with sensitivity and vision so the chance to collaborate with him and Lindsey has drawn me back to the stage,” said Brody, who recently appeared in Succession, as an investor in the Logan family business, and in Peaky Blinders, as an Italian-American mobster. He added: “The theatre offers a level of immersion that’s difficult to find on set, given the technical nature of recording on film, so I’m very excited to explore the character’s journey in continuity – and performing live in front of an audience is a whole different rush.” Having appeared at the National Theatre in Blues for an Alabama Sky, she will be reunited with director Lynette Linton as she heads the cast in Lynn Nottage’s 2003 play about a New York seamstress who creates exquisite lingerie and dreams of opening a beauty parlour.

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