{"id":811085,"date":"2026-07-18T23:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/811085\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T23:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:54:10","slug":"hollyoaks-supervillain-actor-lands-new-role-in-tense-and-darkly-witty-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/811085\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks supervillain actor lands new role in “tense” and “darkly witty” drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Hollyoaks<\/a> star Benjamin O’Mahony had a notable stint on the Channel 4 soap<\/a> as his villainous character ran amok in the village, but the actor has landed a new role in a “tense” drama.<\/p>\n

The actor appeared on the series between 2020 and 2022, as he portrayed supervillain Victor Brothers. The character ran a drug operation out of the village, before he was killed by Juliet Nightingale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nearly four years after his departure from the soap, O’Mahony will portray Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich in Holy Fool, a brand-new stage play<\/a> written by Rosalind Adler and Lea Sellers.<\/p>\n

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The drama is set amid Joseph Stalin’s reign of the Soviet Union, with Shostakovich attempting to preserve his “artistic voice” during a regime that is growing increasingly oppressive and authoritarian. <\/p>\n

“At the height of Stalin\u2019s regime, celebrated composer Dmitri Shostakovich walks a perilous tightrope,” reads the logline (via Park Theatre<\/a>). “One wrong note could topple him; one perfectly judged crescendo might save his life. <\/p>\n

“Under the constant threat of torture and death, he must appease a brutal despot \u2013 while quietly resisting him. Outwardly compliant, inwardly defiant, Shostakovich composes in code: music that conceals as much as it reveals.”<\/p>\n

The play, which is being directed by Kate Fahy, is billed as a “tense, darkly witty exploration of the absurdity of tyranny, the bravery of resistance and the triumph of the human spirit”.<\/p>\n

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The production will run at the Park Theatre, which is located in Finsbury Park in London. The first show will take place later this month on 27 August, with the final showing coming on 10 October. <\/p>\n

O\u2019Mahony, who has also appeared in Doctors and Ripper Street, is joined in the cast by Jenna Augen, Phoebe Pryce and Fergus O\u2019Donnell. That trio will play Nina, Katya and Izaak respectively.<\/p>\n

Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming<\/a> premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.<\/p>\n

Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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