{{Infobox play |name=Rebus: Long Shadows |image=Rebus,_Long_Shadows_playtext_cover.jpg |image_size= |caption=Rehearsal script playtext |writer=[[Ian Rankin]]<br />[[Rona Munro]] |chorus=|characters=|mute=|setting=[[Edinburgh]] |premiere={{Start date|df=yes|2018|09|20}} |place=[[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] |orig_lang=English |series=''[[Inspector Rebus]]'' |subject= |genre= |web= }}
'''''Rebus: Long Shadows''''' is a 2018 [[Play (theatre)|play]] written by [[Ian Rankin]] and [[Rona Munro]]. It is considered to be a part of Rankin's ''[[Inspector Rebus]]'' series, and was written specifically for the stage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/09/inspector-rebus-scottish-detective-stage-debut-ian-rankin| title=Rebus: Rankin's gritty Scottish detective to make stage debut| publisher=[[The Guardian]] | work=theguardian.com | date=9 April 2018 | accessdate=22 August 2018}}</ref>
The play received its world premiere at the [[Birmingham]] [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre|Repertory Theatre]] on 20 September 2018, before embarking on a [[UK]] tour.
The rehearsal script playtext was published by Orion in [[Hardcover|Hardback]] on 20 September 2018, coinciding with the premiere of the play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/orion-publish-script-rankin-and-munros-new-rebus-play-824031|title=Script of Rankin's Rebus play set for publication {{!}} The Bookseller|website=www.thebookseller.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-19}}</ref>
== Production == The production is directed by [[Robin Lefevre]], designed by [[Ti Green]], lighting designed by Chahine Yavroyan and Simon Bond, composed by Garth McConaghie, assistant direction by Madeleine Kludje and fight direction by Alison de Burgh.
The play premiered at the [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]], running from 20 September to 6 October 2018 before touring to [[King's Theatre, Edinburgh|King’s Theatre, Edinburgh]] (8 to 13 October), [[Malvern Theatres]] (15 to 20 October), [[Theatre Royal, Nottingham]] (22 to 27 October), [[Manchester Opera House]] (29 October to 3 November), [[Royal & Derngate|Royal & Derngate Northampton]] (5 to 10 November), [[His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen|His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen]] (12 to 17 November) and [[Yvonne Arnaud Theatre|Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford]] (19 to 24 November).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stagereview.co.uk/theatre-news/back-on-the-case-rebus-long-shadows-cast-for-uk-tour/|title=Rebus: Long Shadows {{!}} UK Tour {{!}} Casting {{!}} Dates {{!}} What's On|date=2018-07-31|work=Stage Review|access-date=2018-08-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> It starred [[Charles Lawson]] as [[John Rebus|Rebus]], [[Cathy Tyson]] as [[Siobhan Clarke]] and [[John Stahl]] as [['Big Ger' Cafferty|Cafferty]].
The play continued touring the UK in 2019 beginning at the [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow]] (29 January to 2 February), [[New Theatre, Cardiff]] (4 to 9 February), [[Cambridge Arts Theatre]] (11 to 18 February), [[Theatre Royal, Newcastle]] (25 February to 2 March), [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] (4 to 9 March) and [[Rose Theatre, Kingston]] (12 to 16 March).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatreweekly.com/rebus-long-shadows-extends-tour-with-ron-donachie-in-title-role/|title=Rebus Long Shadows Extends Tour With Ron Donachie in Title Role|last=Weekly|first=Theatre|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>[https://theatreweekly.com/rose-theatre-kingston-added-to-tour-of-rebus-long-shadows Rose Theatre Kingston Added to Tour of Rebus Long Shadows – Theatre Weekly Press, 28 January 2019]</ref> [[Ron Donachie]] took over the role of Rebus from Lawson, having previously played the character for many years in the BBC Radio adaptations of the novels.
== Cast and characters == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Character !2018 premiere !2019 tour |- ![[John Rebus]] |[[Charles Lawson]] |[[Ron Donachie]] |- ![[Siobhan Clarke]] | colspan="2" |[[Cathy Tyson]] |- ![[List of Inspector Rebus characters#Morris Gerald "Big Ger" Cafferty|Cafferty]] | colspan="2" |John Stahl |- !Mordaunt / Andy / Barman / Charlie / Technician | colspan="2" |Neil McKinven |- !Angela | colspan="2" |Dani Heron |- !Heather / Maggie | colspan="2" |Eleanor House |}
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
{{Ian Rankin}} {{Rebus novels}} {{Authority control}}
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