Casting has been announced for Stephen Unwins All Our Children at Jermyn Street Theatre in London.

The play, based on historical events, will star David Yelland as a Catholic bishop who starts a campaign against the Nazi programme of euthanasizing people with disabilities.

Edward Franklin, Rebecca Johnson, Lucy Speed and Colin Tierney complete the cast.

Unwin founded English Touring Theatre in 1993 and was artistic director of the Rose Theatre Kingston until 2014. This is his debut as a playwright.

He said All Our Children comes from a deep place. I am the father of a profoundly disabled young man, but also the son of a German-Jewish refugee and was brought up as Catholic. The challenges that the disabled face today are, thankfully, a long way from the horrors of Nazi Germany, but some of the philosophical and social questions that it raises are fiercely relevant today.

Design is by Simon Higlett, with lighting by Tim Mascall and sound by John Leonard.

It runs from April 26 to June 3, with press night on May 2.

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Casting announced for Nazi euthanasia play - The Stage