THE QUEEN OF CRIMES
BESSIE CARTER
Inspired by a true story set in London 1930's. Five of the greatest women crime writers band together to form a secret society and when a young woman is murdered take it upon themselves to begin their own private investigation. As the mystery unravels we see not everyone is who they seem. Bessie Carter narrates this novel by New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict. Releasing on February 11th - pre-order it here!
30TH ANNUAL AUDIE AWARD FINALISTS
CHUKWUDI IWUJI, ALEX LAWTHER, YASMIN MWANZA, TUPPENCE MIDDLETON & JOE PITTS
As the Audi's celebrate there 30th awards ceremony in NYC bespoke clients have made various finalists lists. Chukwudi Iwuji, Alex Lawther and Yasmin Mwanza narrate the classic George Orwell novel 1984. 1984 has been selected for the two finalists categories Drama Audiobook of the Year and Audiobook of the year! Tuppence Middleton's narration of The Midnight Feast has been selected as a finalist for Mystery Audiobook of the Year and Joe Pitts' narration of Heir has been selected as a finalist in the Young Adults Category.
SEVERANCE
Ólafur Darri Olafsson
Ólafur Darri Olafsson joins the cast of Severance for the highly anticipated series 2 as a mysterious new character all to be unveiled in series 2.
A THOUSAND BLOWS
Erin Doherty
Set in 1880's London A Thousand Blows takes place in the illegal world of boxing. Erin Doherty plays the Molly Carr one of the infamous ladies of the 'Forty Elephants'. Created by Stephen Knight (creator of Peaky Blinders). A Thousand Blows premieres on Disney+ February 21st 2025.
THEATRE SHOWS
Alan Cox, Brian Cox, Maureen Beattie, Erin Doherty, Anton Lesser & Chase Brown.
February has turned out to be quite the month full of theatre at Bespoke.
Alan Cox plays Archie Clerk Kerr in Churchill in Moscow at The Orange Tree Theatre (3rd February - 8th March). The world premiere of Howard Brenton's gritty drama gives a preview into a top secret meeting between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in 1942, Moscow. You can purchase tickets here!
Brian Cox brings Johann Sebastian Bach to life in 1747 Potsdam, Prussia. The Score tells the tale of Johann Sebastian Bach being summoned by Frederick II. The Score is on at Theatre Royal Haymarket from the 20th February - 26th April. Purchase tickets here!
Maureen Beattie plays Mrs Jarrett in Escaped Alone at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre. A short play set in a backyard on a summers afternoon as 4 woman sharing gossip, secret's and tea. Escaped Alone runs from the 7th of February to the 8th of March, you can purchase tickets here!
Erin Doherty plays Kate in Unicorn. A funny and provocative play written by Mike Bartlett and directed by James MacDonald. Unicorn runs for 12 weeks only from Tuesday 4th February to Saturday 26th April. You can purchase tickets here!
Chase Brown and Anton Lesser both star in the classic play Hamlet. Chase takes on the role of Rosencrantz and Anton the role of Ghost/First Player. Hamlet runs from 8th February to 29th March at Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon. You can purchase tickets here!