EastEnders actors Shane Richie & Jessie Wallace to star in UK tour of The Perfect Murder

Peter James’ The Perfect Murder will once again tour the UK next year, opening at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on 2nd February.

EastEnders stars Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace will appear on stage together for the very first time during a break from filming the BBC1 soap. Directed by Ian Talbot and adapted by Shaun McKenna, the show previously toured in 2014.

Richie and Wallace have starred together in EastEnders for the last 13 years. The duo said: "We are really looking forward to working together on stage as it’s so different to TV.” Richie added, "It’s an honour to be attached to Peter James work as I’m such a fan of his books!" whilst Wallace said, "As soon as I read the script, I knew I had to do it!"

Stage adaptation of Peter James’ Dead Simple for 2015 UK Tour

Following the successful stage adaptation of Peter James’ The Perfect Murder, the novelist is set to return to the stage in 2015 with the adaptation of his most famous and popular book to date, Dead Simple. 

Olivier award winner Ian Talbot will direct the production which is adapted by writer Shaun McKenna.

Dead Simple was the first book that featured James' now famous character of Detective Roy Grace. It is described as a "gripping, chilling, thriller" which has "all the classic suspense, twists and turns of a best-selling Peter James novel."