STARS of screen and stage are set to feature in a new production of Equus at the Theatre Royal Bath.
Toby Stephens and Amanda Abbington will join Noah Valentine in a new revival of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning drama.
This production is the play's only outing outside of London and it will run from July 14 to July 25.
Directed by Lindsay Posner, the play centres on a psychiatrist's exploration into the psyche of a 17-year-old boy, Alan Strang, who blinded six horses.
The story, inspired by actual events, unfolds as Dr Martin Dysart delves into Strang's obsessions with horses, cultivating a dynamic bond between doctor and patient.
Now regarded as a modern masterpiece, Equus searches the farthest limits of the human psyche as it explores the complex relationships between passion, sex, religion and sanity.
Valentine, familiar as Preston Walters from the BBC's Waterloo Road, takes on the role of Strang.
He will star opposite Toby Stephens, recognised for roles with the RSC and co-starring with Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day, who plays Dr Dysart.
Amanda Abbington, known for her performances in Sherlock and Mr Selfridge, will play Hesther Salomon.
Equus will run at Bath's Theatre Royal from Tuesday, July 14 to Saturday, July 25.
The play will be performed every evening at 7:30pm with matinees on Wednesday, July 15, Saturday, July 18, Wednesday, July 22, and Saturday, July 25 at 2:30pm.
For tickets, visit the Theatre Royal Bath website or call 01225 448844.
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