UK THEATRE TOUR OF "THE PERFECT MURDER" BY PETER JAMES STARTS TODAY

The UK theatre tour of Peter James' THE PERFECT MURDER kicks off today at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre. The production stars award-winning actors Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace.

Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for a long time. But their marriage has reached crisis point and Victor has decided that there is only one way to get Joan out of his life forever... but he’s about to get a nasty surprise. As a young Detective Roy Grace starts to investigate his very first homicide case, dark forces intervene and he begins to realise that nothing is quite as it seems…

Have you ever wondered how to commit the perfect murder? This highly entertaining dark comedy thriller, directed by Olivier Award-winner Ian Talbot, might just be your answer!

Television and stage stars Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace have famously appeared together in EASTENDERS for more than a decade. Their magnetic partnership has won them both critical acclaim and multiple awards including ‘Best On-Screen Partnership’ at the British Soap Awards.

Praise for THE PERFECT MURDER: 

"PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT: DEVILISHLY CLEVER AND, ABOVE ALL, TERRIFIC FUN!" - Chicester Observer

"IT’S A NIGHT FOR EVERYONE, WITH HORROR, INTRIGUE, MYSTERY AND YET PLENTY OF COMEDY"  - British Theatre Guide

You can buy tickets  following this link: 

 http://theperfectmurder.co.uk/buy.html

Dates and locations of the tour are listed below: 

Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 February
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
Box Office: 01242 572573

Monday 8 - Saturday 13 February
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Box office: 08448 717 620

Monday 15 - Saturday 20 February
Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin
Box Office: +353 (1) 677 7999

Monday 22 - Saturday 27 February
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Box office: 08448 11 21 21

Monday 29 February - Saturday 5 March
Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
Box office: 0131 529 6000

Monday 7 - Saturday 12 March
Theatre Royal, Brighton
Box office: 0844 871 7650

Monday 14 - Saturday 19 March
Northampton Derngate
Box office: 01604 624811

Mon 21 - Sat 26 March
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Box Office: 01223 503333

Mon 28 March – Sat 2 April
Coventry Belgrade Theatre
Box Office: 024 7655 305

Theatrical production of Peter James' THE PERFECT MURDER to begin tour in February 2016

Award-winning actors Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace star together on stage for the very first time in the ingenious and critically acclaimed stage hit of Peter James’  best-selling thriller, THE PERFECT MURDER.

Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for a long time. But their marriage has reached crisis point and Victor has decided that there is only one way to get Joan out of his life forever... but he’s about to get a nasty surprise. As a young Detective Roy Grace starts to investigate his very first homicide case, dark forces intervene and he begins to realise that nothing is quite as it seems…

Have you ever wondered how to commit the perfect murder? This highly entertaining dark comedy thriller, directed by Olivier Award-winner Ian Talbot, might just be your answer!

Television and stage stars Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace have famously appeared together in EASTENDERS for more than a decade. Their magnetic partnership has won them both critical acclaim and multiple awards including ‘Best On-Screen Partnership’ at the British Soap Awards.

Praise for THE PERFECT MURDER: 

"PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT: DEVILISHLY CLEVER AND, ABOVE ALL, TERRIFIC FUN!" - Chicester Observer

"IT’S A NIGHT FOR EVERYONE, WITH HORROR, INTRIGUE, MYSTERY AND YET PLENTY OF COMEDY"  - British Theatre Guide

You can buy tickets  following this link: 

 http://theperfectmurder.co.uk/buy.html

The tour kicks off on the 2nd February. Dates and locations listed below: 

Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 February
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
Box Office: 01242 572573
 

Monday 8 - Saturday 13 February
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Box office: 08448 717 620
 

Monday 15 - Saturday 20 February
Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin
Box Office: +353 (1) 677 7999
 

Monday 22 - Saturday 27 February
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Box office: 08448 11 21 21
 

Monday 29 February - Saturday 5 March
Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
Box office: 0131 529 6000
 

Monday 7 - Saturday 12 March
Theatre Royal, Brighton
Box office: 0844 871 7650
 

Monday 14 - Saturday 19 March
Northampton Derngate
Box office: 01604 624811
 

Mon 21 - Sat 26 March
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Box Office: 01223 503333
 

Mon 28 March – Sat 2 April
Coventry Belgrade Theatre
Box Office: 024 7655 305

Great start to 2014 for Peter James!

DEAD LETTER DROP, Peter James’ very first novel, is set to enter the bestsellers charts in 11th position, just 3 days after its reissue.  This is the first of three reissues by Macmillan of his earliest novels, to be followed by ATOM BOMB ANGEL and BILLIONAIRE.

DEAD MAN’S TIME, the 9th in the Roy Grace series, is still seeing booming sales, and is 23rd in the bestsellers charts months after publication, as well as being the 95th best-selling book of 2013 in the Guardian, even though it was only published in October.

Peter James’ play THE PERFECT MURDER opens on Wednesday 8 January at the Dartford Orchard theatre and will be touring until 26 April, playing at many venues including Brighton, Glasgow and Cambridge. For more details and to purchase tickets, please go here.  And to win a ticket to see the play in Brighton see here.

Praise for Peter James

'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' -- Karin Slaughter

'Exceptional, knock-your-socks-off.' -- Washington Post

WIN a chance to see Peter James’ The Perfect Murder in Brighton!

UPDATE 20/01/2014: This competition is now CLOSED - we have a winner!

Winner has been contacted by Twitter Direct Message.

We are now offering a chance to win a PAIR of tickets to the 27th January Theatre Royal Brighton performance of THE PERFECT MURDER, the exciting new stage play featuring Peter James’ famous detective, Roy Grace.

To be in with a chance of winning the ticket, all you have to do is log on to Twitter, retweet this tweet and answer our Roy Grace quiz question correctly by tweeting it at us (@BFLAgency):

What is the middle name of Roy Grace’s first wife?

and, just because we're feeling generous, here's a clue as well:

You can find the answer in the 7th Roy Grace novel in the series, DEAD MAN'S GRIP

If you get it right, you’ll be entered into the random prize draw, which will take place on Monday 20th January. We’ll get in touch with the winner via Twitter on that day.*

It’s DEAD SIMPLE (see what we did there?) - get tweeting!

*Terms and conditions

One pair of tickets is available for winning, and will be awarded to a single entrant. Winner will be selected at random. Winner is responsible for their own transport and/or accommodation costs and arrangements. Ticket will be sent via first class post to the winner ONLY IF the winner provides their postal address upon request, by 23rd January 2014 at the latest. Winner will be contacted via Twitter on 20th January 2014. Performance starts at 7.45pm on Monday 27th January at the Theatre Royal Brighton. To be entered into the prize draw, entrants must retweet the competition announcement tweet AND answer the question correctly.

Peter James Novella THE PERFECT MURDER chosen for World Book Night 2014!

Peter James’ novella THE PERFECT MURDER has been chosen as one of the 20 titles for World Book Night 2014.

World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books, which sees passionate volunteers apply to give away books to non-readers to share their love of reading. There are hundreds of events from small community gatherings to author readings and audiences of thousands. World Book Night is celebrated on April 23 in the UK, Ireland and the USA. Find out more here and apply to be a book-giver.

THE PERFECT MURDER was published as part of the Quick Reads 2010 programme to promote adult literacy. Victor and Joan, married for 20 years, barely communicate. He is so fed up with his job and distracted by his visits to his favourite prostitute, that he hardly notices his wife’s constant ridicule. Joan has resigned herself to the fact that he never looks at her. She even puts up with his constant snoring. But unknown to Victor, Joan is taking her sweet revenge: spending large amounts of money on sexy new underwear on his credit card to impress her secret lover. Bills mount, Victor loses his job.  The only way he can achieve his dream is to get Joan out of the picture. But he’s not the only one with murder on his mind.

THE PERFECT MURDER has been adapted into a play by award winning writer Shaun McKenna and will open at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford on Wednesday 8th January 2014, before touring to venues such as the Theatre Royal in both Bath and Brighton. The Perfect Murder will star Les Dennis, one of Britain’s most-loved actors and entertainers who is currently starring as King Arthur in the West End in Spamalot. See more here.

Peter James is the author of the Roy Grace crime novels: the 9th in the series, DEAD MAN’S TIME, is still high in the paperback bestseller lists, and the 10th, WANT YOU DEAD, will be subject to a massive promotion campaign when Macmillan publish it in last Spring 2014.  Peter’s novels are published in 36 languages.

Praise for Peter James

'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' -- Karin Slaughter

'Exceptional, knock-your-socks-off.' -- Washington Post