THE powerful best-selling courtroom thriller that inspired a multi Academy Award-nominated film is coming to Malvern Theatres next week.

The Verdict will star Clive Mantle, Jack Shepherd and Richard Walsh in a full cast of 15.

Frank Galvin is a washed-up veteran lawyer and alcoholic. He is presented with one last chance to redeem himself when he is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win.

Up against the unforgiving medical establishment and the all-powerful Catholic Church, he courageously refuses an out of court settlement, believing it is negligence that has condemned a young mother.

Smelling a cover-up, he instead takes the cast the entire legal system to court.

The stunning courtroom thriller which was made famous by the five times Oscar-nominated Sidney Lumet film with Paul Newman and James Mason.

The Verdict will be appearing at Malvern Theatres between Wednesday (January 25) and Saturday, January 28.

To buy tickets, call 01684 892277 or visit malvern-theatres.co.uk.