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Underneath the Lintel Tickets

Duchess TheatreLondon

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Concerns a small town librarian, a man whose life is small, contained and almost perfectly banal. Suddenly the arrival of an overdue library book turns his world upside down and unleashes in him a hitherto unknown detective spirit - he simply must find out who returned the book, as they owe the library a very large fine. The spirit of adventure and discovery soon outweighs any sense of professional duty and he embarks on a magical odyssey which takes on a wider and more significant meaning; he becomes convinced that he's searching for an alternate truth to Everyman.

‘A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE, delivered without a flaw’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Highly original, one of those rare pieces that keeps you enthralled throughout…UTTERLY CAPTIVATING’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Schiff’s tour-de-force’ THE LONDON PAPER

‘Schiff seduces his audience like a spider drawing flies into its web’ THE SUN

‘Refreshingly unusual stuff for London’ THE TIMES

‘Schiff commands the stage with confidence’ EVENING STANDARD

‘Captivating’ DAILY EXPRESS