Russell Tovey stars in sweaty-palmed thriller The Guilty at Donmar Warehouse

Russell Tovey delivers a tour de force performance in The Guilty, a claustrophobic adaptation of the 2018 Danish film, now playing at London's Donmar Warehouse. Tovey plays a police control room operator, the sole onstage character, whose frantic calls escalate into a tense narrative. The production, directed by Jeremy Herrin, transforms the theater into a high-stakes audio-visual experience, with the audience hearing only Tovey's side of conversations. The play runs through a limited engagement, marking a rare stage turn for the actor known for TV roles in Years and Years and Pride.