Jon Culshaw to play Bill Bryson in Notes from a Small Island adaptation

Dead Ringers impressionist takes lead role in stage version of bestselling book on British identity

The impressionist Jon Culshaw is to play Bill Bryson in a new stage adaptation of Notes from a Small Island, the Iowa-born author’s bestselling book about British eccentricities.

Culshaw, whose impersonations have long been heard on the radio show Dead Ringers, said that Bryson’s “delicious wit” made it a joy to prepare for the role. Bryson said he was “intrigued and excited to see how Notes from a Small Island will be translated into a theatrical experience. I am especially delighted that Jon Culshaw will be taking the lead role. I have no doubt that he will be a better me than I am.”

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