Dry Rot brings stars to Coventry

Liza Goddard and Gemma Bissix are among the familiar faces included in the all-star line-up, as well as Gareth Hale, one half of comedy duo Hale and Pace, Andrew Paul of The Bill and Steven Blakely of Heartbeat.

Written by John Chapman, who wrote more than 200 television comedies - including Emmy award-winning Fresh Fields, Happy Ever After and The Liver Birds, - Dry Rot originally ran for more than three years on the West End.

The play is regarded as a classic example of its genre and featured in The National Theatre’s Top 100 plays.

The story of this 1950s horse racing farce follows a crooked bookie and two accomplices as they devise a plan to get rich quick by stealing the odds on favourite horse - with disastrous consequences.

Tickets cost from £15.75 to £30, with cheaper prices available online. Call 024 7655 3055 or visit www.belgrade.co.uk