PHOTO FLASH: Look Inside Rehearsals with John Hannah in The Titanic Orchestra

Four tramps huddle together at an abandoned railway station, full of vodka-fuelled dreams of escaping on one of the passing trains. But the trains never stop. Until one day, a dishevelled stranger is thrown into their midst. He claims to be the great illusionist Harry Houdini, and promises that together they will perform the most astonishing vanishing act the world has ever seen.

This UK premiere from Bulgarian playwright Hristo Boytchev (winner of the British Council International Playwriting Award) comes to the Edinburgh Festival in a brand new translation by Steve King, directed by Russell Bolam.

John Hannah is one of Scotland's most celebrated actors. He is best known for his starring roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors and The Mummy. Television credits include Touch of Cloth, Atlantis, Spartacus and Cold Blood. Theatre credits include Uncle Vanya (St. James Theatre), Rifleminds (Trafalgar Studios), The Mercy Seat (Almeida Theatre) and Miss Julie (Young Vic). This role marks his first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe since studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

He is joined by Ivan Barnev, Stuart Crowther, Heidi Niemi and Jonathan Rhodes.

The Titanic Orchestra is designed by Anthony Lamble with lighting by Colin Grenfell and sound by Giles Thomas. Movement direction is by Mark Bell. The production is generously supported by the Bulgarian Cultural Institute.

The show has two London previews at Pleasance Islington on 29th and 30th July before going to Edinburgh Festival where it plays from 5-31 August.

Check out the photos from rehearsal below!

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