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EastEnders and Spooks favourites star in first look at all-new play called "quietly heartbreaking"

The play has been described as “a gripping, emotional drama about family, secrets and growing up too soon”.

Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher wearing a black top and necklace

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Molly Moss

Published: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 11:51 am

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Charlie Brooks and Max Brown are among the stars set to appear in the world premiere of The Hidden Dangers of Camping, a new family drama by Liesl Wilke.

The play, which is directed by Bronagh Lagan and has been described as “funny, honest and quietly heartbreaking”, will run from 17 to 25 July at Windsor Theatre Royal.

The plot synopsis teases: “One family. One weekend. Everything changes. When Casey’s life is shaken by her daughter’s choices, she’s pulled back to a childhood camping trip that wasn’t as perfect as it seemed. As past and present collide, long buried truths surface."

Brooks is best known for playing the iconic villain Janine Butcher in EastEnders and has stage credits including The Ocean at the End of the Lane and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Brown, meanwhile, is known for portraying Dimitri Levendis in BBC’s Spooks, Edward Seymour in Showtime’s The Tudors and Evan Marks in The CW’s Beauty and the Beast.

Max Brown as DI Sam Gillespie in Sister Boniface Mysteries standing up and smiling, wearing a suit.

Max Brown as DI Sam Gillespie in Sister Boniface Mysteries. BBC Studios,Gary Moyes

The cast also includes Polly Allen (Hetty Feather), Alix Dunmore (The Sister Boniface Mysteries), Sandra James-Young (Small Island, National Theatre), Sophie Mensah (The Cage) and Scarlett Nunes (The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe).

Also set to star are Stephen Rahman-Hughes (The King’s Speech, The Watermill Theatre), Olivia Woolhouse (Noises Off, Stephen Joseph Theatre) and Jess Nesling (The Constant Wife, RSC).

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Molly MossTrends Writer

Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.

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