TAMÁM SHUD
(in the style of Alan Bennett)
A play about unsolved crimes and the quiet men who pull the strings
Written in the style of Alan Bennett, Tamám Shud is a darkly comedic drama inspired by the real-life unresolved murder of the ‘Somerton Man’.
Keene is an unremarkable man who worries about buying good slippers but is willing to kill to protect the interests of the British Government.
When Keene is pestered by a fellow spy about whether the Persian phrase ‘Tamám Shud’ means anything to him, he takes a trip down memory lane to answer the questions…
“Did I know about it? Did I know who the Somerton Man was?”
SHOW DATES
Mon, 01 April, 2024 — Sat, 06 April, 2024- Òran Mór, Glasgow (A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT)
Thu, 18 April, 2024 — Sat, 20 April, 2024- The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr (A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT)
“Jancis writes great dialogue, capturing the period’s attitudes and vocabulary and revealing Keene’s mummy issues through the medium of a boiled egg.”