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Pack of Lies

By: Hugh Whitemore
Narrated by: full cast
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About this listen

 Actual events during the Cold War inspired this thriller that takes place in a suburb of London during the autumn and winter of 1960-1961. Loyalty, duty, and friendship collide when the Jacksons slowly discover the Krogers, their neighbors and cherished friends, are not what they appear. A gripping play that may leave you wondering exactly what it is those nice people next door are really up to.

Starring (in alphabetical order):

Megan Austin Oberle as Julie, Sally
Rosalind Ayres as Barbara Jackson
Roxanne Hart as Helen Kroger
Martin Jarvis as Stewart
Sione Owen as Thelma
Julian Sands as Bob Jackson
David Selby as Peter Kroger(P)2004 L.A. Theatre Works. All Rights Reserved. Drama & Plays European United States World Literature

Editor reviews

The ordinariness of a London suburb during the Cold War is shattered when a husband and wife are asked to shelter police investigators who are monitoring the double lives of a nearby couple who have befriended them and their adolescent daughter. The co-opted couple and the developing drama are chillingly and ominously portrayed through excellent performances by Rosalind Ayres, Martin Jarvis, and Julian Sands. The skillfully written plot lodges itself in the consciousness of the listener, creating the terrible pull between a treasured friendship and the possibility the couple are traitors to the United Kingdom. Introductory music with subtly dark overtones deepens the strained atmosphere, demanding that the listener pay close attention as the plot unfolds.
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In the year 2000 we lived in a beautiful bungalow in Ruislip, London, around the corner from where this actually happened. A lovely leafy area that also has not changed & still remains the same. Apart from the ridiculous laughs that always happens in the live LA Theatre productions (& why I do not like them) This is an excellent radio production.

Excellent Portrayal of This True Story

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The acting was so bad !! so very over the top , it was probably the style then but it was like a hammed up bad Saturday night theatre radio play from 1930 .
the story was very predictable, i was really hoping for a twist at then end , that’s why i endured it for so long

bad acting

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