Casting has been announced for Salisbury Playhouse ‘s new production of Rodney Ackland’s Before the Part y which runs in the Main House from Thursday 4th to Saturday 27th May. The cast is led by Philip Bretherton , best known for television appearances including As Time Goes By alongside Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, and Roberta Kerr , familiar from her roles in Coronation Street and Emmerdale . They are joined by Sherry Baines , Eleanor Bennett , Katherine Manners , Bathsheba Piepe and Matthew Romain .