Harriet Walter & Guy Paul star in Boa at Trafalgar Studios 2

Casting has been announced for Clara Brennan’s two-hander Boa which opens at Trafalgar Studios 2 on 5th February and runs until 7th March 2015.

Fresh from her performance in Henry IV at the Donmar, Harriet Walter will star in this new play by award-winning young writer Clara Brennan (Channel 4 Playwright Award) alongside her husband, American actor Guy Paul. This marks the first time they have appeared together on the London stage.

Running for a limited five weeks, in front of only 98 people per night, the play is an acerbic, warm and honest account of a lifetime in love that tells the tender, powerful story of Louis, Belinda and their 30 years of overwhelming affection, wine, words and dance.

West End Stars including Jill Halfpenny, Roger Allam and Richard Wilson confirmed as mentors for new Sky Arts series

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West End Stars Jill Halfpenny, Roger Allam, Richard Wilson, Niamh Cusack, Julie Graham, Paterson Joseph, Martin Shaw and Harriet Walter have all been confirmed as mentors for an upcoming Sky Arts series looking for the "nation’s best amateur dramatic theatre company". 

The series, which begins broadcasting in November, will see eight groups battle it out for the title, with the winner performing in a West End venue. Each will be mentored by a leading actor. 

Each amateur theatre company will be assessed by a panel of judges consisting of actress Miriam Margolyes, producer Bill Kenwright and theatre critic Quentin Letts. 

James Hunt, Sky Arts Channel Director, said: “Sky Arts wants to recognise the importance of the amateur dramatist to UK cultural life. Sir Ian McKellen, Judi Dench and Patrick Stewart all began their illustrious careers within amateur dramatics... we hope to find amazing new talent who can put on a performance worthy of its final West End setting.”