Pack of Lies

3M, 5F, one set. This is a drama based on the uncovering of the Portland Spy Ring, in particular the Soviet spies known in England as Gordon Lonsdale and Peter and Helen Kroger. The play is more concerned with the effect that their unmasking has on their neighbours, Barbara and Bob Jackson, and their......more

I bought this play to read because it's showing at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London and the main part is played by Judi Dench's daughter, and I didn't trust the reviews. I'm glad I didn't go. The dialogue is turgid, all 'hello, how are you?' 'I'm fine, how are you?' and the extraordinary story......more

Pretty good play. Very well-developed characters. Good relationships. Great monologues for the most part. Really good tense moments. A little dry and not a lot of action, and for that reason, I do think it's something of a misleading title.......more

A classic play, not about spies, really, but shining a light on betrayal on the human level; the clandestine communists and their unsuspecting neighbours and friends.......more

This is a play I'm pretty sure I read when I was in high school because it's in a compilation of British Contemporary plays that I purchased in high school and read all of them, but...for the life of me, I couldn't remember the plot, so an audition for it is coming up, so I decided to re-read it. It......more