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Charlie Cox to Lead ‘The King’s Ransom’ Play in London

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Charlie Cox to Lead ‘The King’s Ransom’ Play in London. “Daredevil” star Charlie Cox is returning to the London stage this winter to lead “The King’s Ransom,” a new play by Stuart Slade. World premiering at the Donmar Warehouse, “The King’s Ransom” is set in 1977 Memphis and stars Cox as Vince Black, a small-time crook who is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. “The […].

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