Nick Mohammed to host 'The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal'

Written by John Finnemore anf directed by Robert Hastie, The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal shows what happens when an entire TV series is folded into one night.

Celebrity Traitors finalist and comedian Nick Mohammed will star as the host in the stage production of the hit BBC series when The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal opens at the Gillian Lynne Theatre next year. Performances will begin on 11 May 2027.

Written by John Finnemore anf directed by Robert Hastie, The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal shows what happens when an entire TV series is folded into one night. The social deduction game, similar to Mafia or Werewolf, follows a group split into faithfuls and traitors, each group competing against each other to win a grand prize.

From Monday to Friday, the story begins identically but takes five different paths, while on Saturdays the audience decides who will wear the cloak, and their choice determines which of the five plays unfolds that day.

Mohammed said: “At first, I didn’t want to believe that a series of fictional plays based on The Traitors could ever contain as many brilliant twists and turns as the real thing - or be quite as compelling. But John Finnemore has crafted an absolute masterpiece: a cycle of five plays that are each as funny as they are moving, and of course, deeply, deeply unpredictable! And under the direction of the brilliant Robert Hastie, I couldn’t be more delighted to be joining such an original and wildly ambitious show.

“To take on Claudia’s role, as it were, is not just a privilege but a real challenge as an actor - I simply don’t have enough hair! But I will do my utmost not to disappoint.

“Either way, this time round, I promise not to let down the whole nation right at the very end. Now let the game begin…”

The full creative team includes Designer Ben Stones (Operation Mincemeat), Lighting Designer Mark Henderson (Standing at the Sky’s Edge), Sound Designer Alexandra Faye Braithwaite (Giant), Choreographer Kate Prince (Sylvia), and Music by Martin Lowe (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).

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Photo credit: Nick Mohammed. (Photo by Euan Cherry)