FRESH from an acclaimed run in London’s West End Tom Kempinski’s multi award-winning play - Duet for One - is now touring the UK and one of its stop-overs will be here in Worcestershire beginning on Monday night.

Originally produced at the Almeida, this powerful and deeply moving play is at Malvern’s Festival Theatre next week and features Belinda Lang as Stephanie Abrahams, a brilliant concert violinist who seemingly has it all, but is forced to re-evaluate her life when struck down by an unforeseen tragedy.

Faced with a truth too difficult to comprehend she consults psychiatrist Dr Feldmann (Oliver Cotton) and through a series of highly charged encounters is led to examine her deepest emotions and finally to consider a future without music.

Tom Kempinski’s dazzling play emerges as a gripping, poignantly funny and ultimately life- enhancing tribute to the human spirit and the two stars, among British theatre’s finest actors, are set to rise to the challenge of portraying this duel between two razor sharp minds and the wry humour that underlines their relationship.

Oliver Cotton has played leading roles at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and in London’s West End. His many TV appearances include: The Borgias, Poirot, Waking The Dead, Midsomer Murders and Sensitive Skin.

Belinda Lang ‎is best known for playing Bill in 2 Point 4 Children. Other television credits include The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Second Thoughts, Dear John, The Bretts and To Serve Them All My Days.

She has also appeared in many West End productions including Dead Funny, Hay Fever, Life x3, What The Butler Saw, Things We do for Love, Ring Round The Moon and national tours including Moira Buffini’s Gabriel,  Alan Bennett's Single Spies and Oklahoma!.

Duet for One is on for one week at the Festival from Monday, November 6 to Saturday, November 11. Tickets are on sale at the Box Office 01684 892277 and online at malvern-theatres.co.uk.