Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus play heads to Cambridge

Rebus: A Game called Malice, a new play by Ian Rankin and Simon Reade, will be staged from Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, September 7.

Performances take place at 7.30pm, with 2.30pm matinées on Saturday, August 31, Thursday, September 5 and Saturday, September 7.

There will be no performances on Sunday, September 1.

Tickets are available from www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or by calling the box office on 01223 503333.

Tickets cost between £25 and £45, and all ticket prices include a £3 per ticket booking fee.

Director Loveday Ingram - known for The Girl on the Train and Fatal Attraction - directs Gray O' Brien, who has appeared in Coronation Street and Casualty, as John Rebus, alongside Abigail Thaw and Billy Hartman.

The play follows a splendid dinner party in an Edinburgh mansion, which concludes with a murder mystery game created by the hostess.

A murder needs to be solved, but the guests have secrets of their own - threatened by the very game they are playing.

Among them is Inspector John Rebus, but is he playing an alternative game, where only he knows the rules? 

There are suspects, clues and danger with every twist and turn, sending the game called 'Malice' towards a shocking conclusion.

The Times said: "It’s the puzzle that draws you in and Rebus: A Game Called Malice has its fair share of unpredictability and intrigue."

Sir Ian Rankin is a bestselling Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.

Popular titles include Knots and Crosses, The Black Book, The Naming of the Dead and A Question of Blood.

The Rebus novels have been translated into 36 languages worldwide and have been adapted for radio, stage and screen.

Most recently a six-part TV adaptation Rebus aired on BBC One this year, starring Richard Rankin - who is not related to Sir Ian.

Rebus: A Game Called Malice is produced by Daniel Schumann and Lee Dean, in association with Cambridge Arts Theatre.