Nick Mohammed will play the host in “The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal,” the West End stage adaptation of the hit competition format, after a video in which Claudia Winkleman swore him in to the role, producers Studio Lambert and Neal Street Productions have revealed.
Written by John Finnemore (“Cabin Pressure”) and directed by Robert Hastie, “The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal” comprises five separate plays, each compressing a full round of the competition – from the naming of the traitors through the eliminations to a final winner – into a single sitting. The production is booked into the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Drury Lane in London’s West End, with previews beginning May 11, 2027.
The stage format allows for an outcome the show cannot offer on television. Monday through Friday performances open on identical terms but branch into five separate storylines, so a character eliminated in one version can go on to win in another. Saturday audiences pick which player takes on the cloak, and that choice sets which of the five scripts plays out.
The creative team includes production designer Ben Stones, with Mark Henderson on lighting, Alexandra Faye Braithwaite on sound, Kate Prince as choreographer, Martin Lowe writing the music and Stuart Burt CDG CSA as casting director.
