Reunited with a legend: Frank Clarke on Letter to Brezhnev, Scouse nerve, and bringing his classic to the stage

Read the latest from Pete Price07:00, 03 Sep 2026Frank Clarke and I were reunited after many years - the Kirkby lad who gave us the classic movie Letter to Brezhnev, which is being staged at The Royal Court Theatre from September 11 to October 17, 2026.‌I, for one, cannot wait to see it.‌I’ve had some cracking guests on my podcast, but sitting down with Frank at the Royal Court was something else.‌A thousand years ago, I was the DJ on Sunday afternoons at the Silver Blade Ice Rink.Frank would come in every week with his best mate, Chris Prescott, who is sadly no longer with us.They were regular customers, skating for all they were worth every single Sunday.‌A few years later, our paths crossed again at The Shakespeare Theatre Club - but that’s a story for another time.Who would have though