York Theatre Royal’s cast and creative team for Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s world premiere of The Psychic
THE full cast is in place for York Theatre Royal’s world premiere of The Psychic, a twisted thriller written and directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman.
Joining the already announced Frances Barber (as Rosa) and Eileen Walsh (Sheila Gold) are Megan Placito (Tara), Dave Hearn (Robert Hamm), Jaz Singh Deol (Deepak), Nikhita Lesler (Nisha) and East Yorkshire actor Charlie Blanshard (Mark).
After the international success of Ghost Stories, Dyson and Nyman return with a dark thriller that follows the story of popular TV psychic Sheila Gold. The production will open on May 6, preceded from April 29, and will run until May 23 with its combination of thrills, laughs and shocks.
The Psychic co-writers and co-directors Jeremy Dyson, left, and Andy Nyman
Sheila Gold loses a high-profile court case that brands her a charlatan, costing her not only her reputation, but also a fortune in legal fees. When a wealthy couple ask Sheila to conduct a séance to attempt to make contact with their late child, she senses an opportunity to bleed them for money.
What follows makes Sheila question everything she has ever believed and leads her on a journey into the darkest corners of her life.
Joining Dyson and Nyman in the production team will be designer Rae Smith; illusion designer Chris Fisher; lighting designer Zoe Spurr; sound designer Nick Manning; video designer Duncan Mclean; casting director Arthur Carrington; associate director Andy Room and design assistant Will Fricker.
The poster for York Theatre Royal’s world premiere of The Psychic
Award-winning Leeds-born writer and director Dyson’s writing credits include Ghost Stories, nominated for Olivier Award for Best Entertainment; The League Of Gentlemen Are Behind You, The League Of Gentlemen: A Local Show For Local People, nominated for Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, and The League Of Gentlemen.
His co-writing credits for television include Psychobitches, winner of Rose d’Or for Best TV Comedy and nominations for two British Comedy Awards; The Armstrong & Miller Show, BAFTA Award winner for Best Comedy; Billy Goat; Funland, nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial and The League Of Gentlemen, winner of BAFTA Award for Best Comedy, Golden Rose of Montreux and RTS Award for Best Entertainment. Co-writing credits include Ghost Stories and The League Of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse.
Nyman is an award-winning actor, director and writer. As an actor, his theatre work includes The Producers(Menier Chocolate Factory/Garrick Theatre); Assassins; Terrible Advice(Menier Chocolate Factory); Fiddler On The Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory/Playhouse Theatre – Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical); Abigail’s Party (Menier Chocolate Factory/Wyndham’s Theatre); Hello, Dolly! (London Palladium) and Hangmen (Wyndham’s Theatre/Golden Theatre, New York City).
Charlie Blanshard: Appeared on the York stage in 2025 in his debut full-length play Jorvik and York company Next Door But One’s How To Be A Kid
He starred in Ghost Stories (Duke of York’s Theatre/Arts Theatre), co-written and co-directed with Jeremy Dyson and later adapted into a film, in which he also starred.
His television credits include Hanna, Wanderlust, The Eichmann Show, Campus, Crooked House, Dead Set and Peaky Blinders. Among his film credits are Wicked: Part 1, Jungle Cruise, Judy, The Commuter, Death At A Funeral, Kick-Ass 2, Black Death, The Brothers Bloom, Severance and Shut Up & Shoot Me (Best Actor Award at the Cherbourg Film Festival).
Nyman has collaborated with Derren Brown for almost 20 years, co-writing and co-creating much of Brown’s early TV work. He has co-written and directed six of Brown’s stage shows, winning the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for Derren Brown – Something Wicked This Way Comes and a New York Drama Desk Award for Best Unique Theatrical Event in 2017 for Derren Brown – Secret.
Tickets are on sale on 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk.
Mischief Theatre co-founder Dave Hearn: Last appeared on the York Theatre Royal stage in Original Theatre’s The Time Machine in March 2023