ACTORS WHO HAVE APPEARED IN OUR RECENT PRODUCTIONS
KAYLEIGH ALLENBY has recently formed a production company with Alice Old. Their first production was ‘Alice’ in March 09, an art installation based on the adventures of Alice in Wonderland. They are currently working on their next piece ‘Bedtime Tales’ which will take place in January next year, an interactive art performance based on childhood, dreams, nightmares and fairy tales. Alice and Kayleigh are hoping to continue with art direction, film, performance and organizing art exhibitions and music events.
JUDI BOWKER played the lead in the popular TV series Black Beauty. Other leading TV credits include: The Glittering Prizes with Tom Conti, Dracula with Louis Jourdan, Ellis Island with Richard Burton, Hindle Wakes with Trevor Eve, This House Of Brede with Diana Rigg, Picture Of Dorian Grey with John Gielgud, Anna Karenina with Christopher Reeves, Doctor Jeckle and Mr Hyde with Kirk Douglas, Wilfred and Eileen, Dangerous Corner with Daniel Day Lewis and Anthony Valentine, The Country Party with Peter Barkworth and Shiela Gish and South Riding with Dorothy Tutin. Films include major roles in Zeffirelli’s Brother Sun and Sister Moon, East Of Elephant Rock, with John Hurt, The Shooting Party, with James Mason and Clash Of The Titans with Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier. Stage: Judi has played leading roles at the National Theatre under Sir Peter Hall, with Albert Finney, Robert Stevens, Sir Ralph Richardson, Michael Bryant and Dorothy Tutin. Nottingham Playhouse, Manchester Royal Exchange, Edinburgh LyceumTheatre, where she played Nora in A Doll’s House to great acclaim, The Old Vic in The Women with Diana Quick and Maria Aitkin and also starred as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion on a World Tour. For her own theatre company Pilgrim she played in The Sensualist (Arts Theatre) The Brownings Through Casa Guidi Windows (World Tour) Uncle Vanya, Lermontov, The Seagull, An Ideal Husband, Lady From The Sea, Three Sisters. Hedda Gabler (Pentameters Theatre. Hampstead) RichardIII. (Upstairs At The Gate House Theatre) The Cherry Orchard, Mr Silver’s Secret (Tour) She played in two new plays, Roebuck, and Mr Silver’s Secret, in New York, Boston and South America. She played Alice in Strindberg’s The Dance of Death at Pentameters Theatre. Recently she played Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Anna in a touring production of Chekhov’s Ivanov. In Feb this year she played the Mistress in Waltz of the Toreadors.
KATHERINE BOWER Trained at Mountview. Theatre includes: The School for Scandal (Red Handed Theatre at The Bridewell), Shakers: Re-Stirred (FalconGrange Productions), Wild Oats (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) Closer (The Seagull Theatre), As You Like It (Chapterhouse), The Best of Christmas (Tickled Pink Productions), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chapterhouse), Opportunism, Duplicity, Paranoia (Remitrom Theatre), Dead Lock (NYT at the Soho Theatre) and various roles in Still we Rise (Young Ambassadors/West Yorkshire Playhouse). Films include:You got me Home (VF Productions), Darkness Crying (TVU Productions), The Something at the Bottom of the Garden (UOW Productions), The Embittered Women’s Masterclass and The Audition (Rhubba.com). Katherine is an associate artist of FalconGrange Productions (www.falcongrange.com).
STEPHEN CHERITON Credits include: Edward Gordon/Ellen Terry (Actors Church); Simon/Marie Antoinette (Courtyard); James Dean (ATS), Nebridius/St Augustine (Portsmouth Cathedral); Al/Tender; Tony Brave/24Seven; Benvolio/Romeo & Juliet (Wimbledon Studios); Dan/Relatively Speaking; and Lennox/Macbeth (Teatro Technis). TV/Film includes: David/Jumping the Gun; Macheath/Mac The Knife; Joey/Afterthought; Sebastian/Lands End; Jerzy/Diary of Jerzy Szamota; and Stewart/The Joker. Further information on www.stephencheriton.com
ZOË COOPER trained at East 15 and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. Companies she has worked with include, The Michael Chekhov Company- NY, Queens Shakespeare – NY, The Negro Ensemble- NY, Perfect Pitch & Rattling Tongue. Zoë is also a writer; her work includes ‘Unidentified Baggage’ (winner of the ‘Best New Writing’ award at Henley Fringe Festival) & ‘You Can’t Go Swimming With Your Ex Husband’ due to be taken to Edinburgh Fringe 2010. She also enjoys writing and performing sketch comedy with ‘behind the bikeshed’ as well as being part of comedy duo ‘The Babushka Dolls’ at venues such as The Albany and Canal Cafe.
ALBERT CLACK Stage credits: Verloc & Heat in The Secret Agent, Sorin in The Seagull, The Captain in Woyzeck, Reverend Barley in Sex, Drugs, Therapy & Mayhem, Major Pollock in Separate Tables, Aylott in A Month of Sundays, Fauchelevent in Les Miserables, Queen Victoria in Florence Nightingale. Musical Theatre: Farmer John in You Beautiful Ewe, Bob Cratchit in Tim & Scrooge, Lord Brockhurst in The Boy Friend, The OldManin James & the Giant Peach. Pantomime: Professor Crackpot in Beauty & the Beast. In Blackpool Sea Life Centre, Albert is the talking statue of Blackbeard. He will be appearing for a second year as Farmer John in the children’s musical You Beautiful Ewe at The Roundhouse this August.
GEORGIA CARDY Trained at The Arts Educational School, Tring. Theatre credits include: The Tempest, A Midsummer Nights Dream and The Child (Pentameters Theatre); Dick Whittington and I'm Telling You They're Aliens (Leatherhead Theatre); The Loved One (The Old Red Lion); Peer Gynt (Chapterhouse Theatre); Ordinary People (The Space, Hampstead Theatre); and The Cherry Orchard (English Touring Theatre). Television includes: Hope and Glory; Up Late with Gina Yashere and No Sweat (BBC). She has also appeared in several films including How to Meat Women (Raindance, Portobello and BBC film festivals. Most recently she played Sasha in Pentameters production of Ivanov
.HILARY FIELD began her career in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Bath. Other theatrical work includes repertory at Chelmsford, Buxton and Whitby; tours of The Hostage, Winnie The Pooh and Absurd Person Singular; Toad Of Toad Hall at the Piccadilly Theatre and Daisy Pulls It Off at The Link Theatre, Holborn. Hilary has appeared in Yes Prime Minister (BBC Television) and in various corporate training videos and independent films. At The Pentameters, Hilary has appeared in The Old Curiosity Shop and Dangerous Corner.
SIMON GARRATT A recent London implant, Simon trained in New York at Strasberg, Joffrey Ballet School & BizKids, 11 year old Simon is thrilled to have performed for both New York and London audiences. Simon's past New York credits Include Shakespeare In The Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mustard Seed) - dir: Dan Sullivan; The Nutcracker (child) - dir: John Magnus. Regional credits include a New England run of Seussical (Cat In The Hat) - dir: Dessie Stant. Simon's recent London credit is Daring Pairings 3: What's It Going To Be (Roland) - dir: Ann Cross. In addition to joining Pentameters, Simon is also in rehearsal for Us Like Gods (Jason) dir: Ann Cross. When not working, studying or annoying his little sister, Simon relaxes by swimming, skateboarding, playing guitar and attempting to write his first play.
ANITA GRAHAM Work in the theatre includes: in the West End Run for your Wife, Funny Money and Cash on Delivery for Ray Cooney's Theatre of Comedy and Piaf and Once in a Lifetime for the RSC. Most recently on TV she appeared in Horne and Corden. Other TV appearances include Mr. Thomas written and directed by Kathy Burke for Channel 4 and several light entertainment and drama series including: Moon and Son, Eastenders, Last of the Summer Wine, Terry and June, Keep it in the Family and Morecombe and Wise.
BRYAN HANDS - Made an early start in the business as a broadcaster and writer for BBC Children’s programmes. Trained as an actor at RADA and then worked in Rep, on many tours both in this country and abroad, and in the West End. For some years he worked as a Company Manager for Bill Kenwright Ltd. and other major production companies. In 1989 he formed his own company and produced and directed several tours. His comedy Dinner with George, co-written with Guy Hemphill, toured in 2000. Favourite past roles include ‘Frank’ in Educating Rita (for the English Theatre of Hamburg) and ‘Dad’in Steven Berkof’s East (on a national tour). For the last few years he has been Director of Productions for Logos Theatre Co. and has performed and directed with them, playing Semyonov-Pischik in The Cherry Orchard (which he also directed) and, in 2007, Hamm in Endgame by Samuel Beckett. Television includes playing Jeremy Gompertz QC in 'The Hutton Enquiry' for Sky TV. Most recent film includes Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy starring Gary Oldman and 'Frank' in Son of a Pitch directed by Fyn Day. Recent theatre includes: Alonso in The Tempest, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Ratty in Wind in the Willows, Count Shabelsky in Ivanov, Dr. Mortimer in Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Dr. Bonfant in Waltz of the Toreadors, all for Pentameters Theatre Hampstead. He has just returned from Holland where he played Dr. Seward in the premier of a new play by Harry Meacher – 'Mist After Dracula'.
CHLOE HARBOUR – Trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Theatre includes: The Merchant of Venice forThelma Holt Ltd, and, at Birmingham Rep, The Relapse; Glasgow Citizens, The Maids; Donmar Warehouse, Miss Julie; Haymarket Theatre. Not the National Theatre Co, My Mother Said I Never Should. (international tour). For Slipstream Productions, Anniversary Suite, Tales from a Pier. New Theatre Works, What to do? and Another Cook Up; Age Exchange Reminiscence Theatre Trust, The Long and the Short of It. Chloe also works as a Community Artist.
EMILY HOLDEN Theatre Credits: Gwendolen Fairfax in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Patricia Smith in ‘The Millionairess’, Vivie Warren in ‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ (Buxton Opera House), Kate Hardcastle in ‘She Stoops To Conquer’ (Guildford Mill Studio/Shaw’s Corner), Ruth in ‘Blithe Spirit’, a lapdancer in Ayckbourn’s ‘RolePlay’ and a 16 year old school girl turned prostitute in Ayckbourn’s ‘GamePlan’ (Margate rep season), cabaret singer in Feydeau’s ‘Caught By The Tail’ (Pentameters), and a weasel in ‘The Wind in the Willows’ (Pentameters). Screen Credits: Emma (lead) in ‘Poor Little Thing’ (film short), Kate in ‘The Waiting Room’ (film short), 'spender' in ‘For Richer For Poorer’ (tv pilot), 'lover' in ‘The Gay Litmus Test’ (tv pilot), Maltesers-Loose Women Idents, a Kodak commercial, and a dancer in ‘And They Came From the Stars I Saw them’ and ‘Pendulum vs Black Tarantula’ music videos.
ELLEN HOPKINS Ellen had her early training in dance and drama in the Netherlands. She played leading roles in amateur productions before taking up work experience in London. In the summer of 2009, Ellen was assistant stage manager and understudy for the part of Joyce in a Logos Theatre Company Production of Noel Coward's 'I'll Leave it To You' at Pentameters Theatre, London. Her professional acting debut was in the Pentameters 2009 Christmas play for children, Harry Meacher's adaptation of 'The Story of the Amulet' by Edith Nesbit. In January this year Ellen appeared in ‘Bedtime Tales’ (also at Pentameters) for Butterfly Wheels Company and more recently worked on the lighting for ‘Waltz of the Toreadors’ directed by Harry Meacher. In May 2010 Ellen appeared in John Cooper’s adaptation of George Elliot’s Daniel Deronda at the Gatehouse Theatre, Highgate.
LUCIE HOWARD trained at the University of Hull then at ALRA where her credits included Dora Spenlow in David Copperfield, Alice Ayres in Closer, and Hazel Conway in Time and the Conways. Since graduating she has filmed Branded, a comedy sketch show pilot, and has just finished filming the horror film Patrol Man. Recent stage credits include Wenonanah in Hiawatha (Edinburgh Festival), Kat in Joy Division (Rosemany Branch), Lulu in Saturday Night (White Bear) and Elena in Susanna (Hen & Chickens). She has just finished a rehearsed reading of A Decade under The Influence at the Young Vic and played Kate Meyrick and Baroness de Langen in Daniel Deronda at The Highate Gatehouse Theatre in London for Traffic of the Stage Company. She has most recently played Daisy, Countess of Warwick in a new play Billy Fiske – King of Speed.
VICTORIA KEMPTON has worked extensively in repertory theatre throughout the UK, including: the title role of Gigi (Dundee Rep. Theatre); Lucy in The Country Wife (Theatre Clwyd); Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (English Theatre of Hamburg); Madame Aracti in Blithe Spirit and Frosine in The Miser opposite Ian Richardson (Chichester Festival Theatre). Other favourite roles include Rita in Educating Rita, Annie in The Norman Conquests; Helen in A Taste of Honey; Lydia in Rattigan’s In Praise of Love; Flora in Pinter’s A SLIGHT ACHE; Mrs. Samsa in Stephen Berkoff’s METAMORPHOSIS and choreographed and played Dorothy in STEPPING OUT. More recently she appeared as Annabel in Alan Ayckbourn’s SNAKE IN THE GRASS (Epsom Playhouse); Mrs.Tarleton in Shaw’s MISALLIANCE (Michael Friend Productions); Freda in DANGEROUS CORNER, and Ellen in the much-acclaimed JOURNAL OF AN URBAN ROBINSON CRUSOE, both directed by Harry Meacher. (Pentameters Theatre). She’s toured nationally in many productions including GODSPELL, PETER PAN, and THE CANTERBURY TALES. Television/Film credits include: TOMORROW’S WARRIOR; SEEING A BEAUTY QUEEN HOME, and FANNY BY GASLIGHT.
JO KENNEDY Has worked in numerous roles at Pentameters since 2004. Including playing a Weasel and the Bargewoman in the Christmas production of The Wind in the Willows. She has recently created her own theatre company 'A Single Leaf'' and performed in their first show Finding Alice at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has worked all over the UK and also toured Germany. She is has recently worked at the Bridewell with Red Handed Theatre Company's production of A School for Scandal.
CATHERINE LAMBERT Catherine trained with Cygnet Theatre Company. She has been a member of Cambridge Shakespeare Company playing Cordelia/Fool in King Lear, Jessica in The Merchant Of Venice, and Boyet/Jaquenetta in Love's Labours Lost. Other theatre includes Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Edinburgh Festival), Ariel/Stephano in The Tempest (High Wycombe) Alison in Look Back In Anger, Mrs Cratchit in AChristmas Carol (New Theatre,Exeter), Arlechino in The Venetian Twins ( Plymouth Drum Theatre), Ado Annie In Oklahoma! South West Tour), and Edith in Blithe Spirit (Minack Theatre). She has played a variety of roles in Pantomime including Dick Whittington, Robin Hood and An Ugly Sister! Her most recent work was Helen in The Diary, a new play entered into the LOST Theatre Company's new script writing competition.
ADAM LEWIS trained at The Birmingham School Of Speech And Drama. T heatre includes: Killed, Salisbury Playhouse; Home Movies, Northampton Theatre Royal;Two And Two Make SexandDead Man's HandMowlem Theatre Swanage;Funny Money andMurder is EasyDevonshire Park Eastbourne;Oliver and Dick Whittington,Theatre RoyalMargate; Christie in Love, Raising Hell ,The Slow Sword,The Old Red Lion; Next Time I'll Sing To You, Hen and Chickens; The Rivals,TheBoulevard Theatre; Petersburg,The Kings Head; Adam Bede,The Duke of Cambridge;Loves Labours Lost,The Rheingold, andThe Father,The Etcetera; Christie in Love,Windsor Festival; The Tempest andShakespeare For Breakfast(company devised) at the Edinburgh Festival. Two national tours of Italy in The Importance Of Being Earnest.Television: Coastwatch, Hearts of Gold, The Knock, Michael Winner's True Crimes.Film: So I've Got H.I.V., Fe's Tale, Gangsters, Raising Hell, Stick With Me Kid for Disney Productions. Performances at Pentameters include: The Good Samaritanand recent productions of The Tempest , A Midsummer Nights Dream, Ivanov and Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.
CHRISTINE LOHR Trained at Webber Douglas then worked in weekly rep. She played Margaret Constant in the BBC hospital series Angels and WPC Garside in Coronation Street. She also had roles in Casualty, The Bill, Outside Edge, Thief Takers, Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Prince and The Pauper. At the Shaftesbury Theatre she played Gertrude Twine in Rookery Nook. She played Aunt Julia in Hedda Gabler, Masha in In Love with Anton, Queen Margaret in Richard III, Cara in Cardboard Dreams and Mrs. Umney in The Canterville Ghost, all at Pentameters. Last year, her own company played Ayckbourn’s Snake in the Grass at Barnes, Epsom, Horley and Ealing. She will soon be seen as Mrs. Robbins, the Regency cook, in Julian Fellowes new film From Time to Time.
JAQUELINE LOUDON Born in Scotland, her acting career started at school and continued, a few years after leaving, when in 1970, she worked as an ASM at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. When she arrived in London in late 1970, she appeared in a Skol Lager TV Commercial. After a gap of very many years, while doing other things, she was given the opportunity to attend the Academy Drama School. On completing her course there, Jacqueline also went on to complete a post graduate course in acting. To date her credits include: Theatre: Anfisa in Chekhov's Three Sisters; Mother Miriam Ruth in Agnes of God; Violet and others in Find Me; Time & Paulina in Shakespeare's The Winters Tale; Marion in How Love is Spelt: Flora in Pinter's A Slight Ache; Miss Tesman in Hedda Gabler; and Queen Margaret in Shakespeare's Richard III. Music DVD: Penny the Brie a Brae stall holder in Coldplay's Life in Technicolor 2. Film Credits include: Jane the Journalist in Patient 17; Agnes Brown in Mask of the Forest; Jemima in Breaks; and TV Credits include for Bubble TV's production for the OTV Channel (Sky channel 199) the part of Mo Wragg in the Napoleon Complex. These days, when she is not acting, you can find her working at the National Theatre, and, if the season permits, also at the Shakespeare's Globe
RACHEL MASON graduated from the Mountview Theatre School and continues to attend classes to explore the craft of acting. She has toured through Poland, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with various theatre companies. Rachel has also worked on a variety of TV productions: Black Out, W10. Films include: Burlesque Fairytales, Moral Conflict, she has also done several short films, corporate films, theatre, pop videos and advertising campaigns.
HARRY MEACHER received a Major Award to R.A.D.A. where he won The Ronson Award, The Principals Award, Stage Fighting Award and an honorary diploma. Harry went on to perform at The National Theatre, The Royal Court, the West End, Citizens Glasgow, Liverpool Playhouse, Leeds Playhouse and most of the major English repertory companies. For five years he acted, directed and held lectures and workshops on the great European playwrights, nationally and internationally, touring capital cities in the Middle and Far East, Australia and New Zealand. He has written several plays the most recent being The Racontuer of Banyalbufar, In Love With Anton, Cardboard Dreams, Silvers Secret, and The Wildes Of Essex. He co-wrote The Sensualist with Kit Gerould, which transferred to The Arts Theatre. Harry has adapted works by Chekhov, Ibsen, Strindberg, Gorky, Bronte, Wilde, Sheridan Lermontov and Dickens. Harry has played title roles in King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Richard III, Platonov, Valmont in Les Liasons Dangereuses and Shylock in The Merchant Of Venice. He has directed and performed in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya (Time Out, Critic’s Choice), Three Sisters, The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard; Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, The Lady From The Sea and The Wild Duck. Strindberg’s The Father.. He adapted and directed Gorky’s The Lower Depths and his own play Wildes of Essex. He also directed and appeared in John Cooper’s new play The Education Of A Lapdancer at the Pleasance Theatre. and as Ernest in Bedroom Farce, directed by Alex Holt. Directed The School For Scandal at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Last year Harry directed and adapted Ibsen’s Ghosts at Pentameters Theatre, played Mephistopheles and directed John Cooper’s 21st Century Faust UK Tour and played Halvard Solness in Ibsen’s The Master Builder at Hampstead. He toured the Mediterranean with Judi Bowker in his play The Brownings through Cassa Guidi Windows. He has written two new plays, Buccaneer and A Haunting Twist and performed them in New York , Boston and South America. Last December he played Edgar in Strindberg’s The Dance Of Death. Since 2007 he has played Strindberg in London Theatre’s production’s Strindberg In Hollywood, directed John Cooper’s adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far From The Madding Crowd and played Prospero in The Tempest and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Pentameters Theatre. He has recently directed his own adaptation of The Wind In The Willows, played the title role in Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov and Sherlock Holmes. Most recently he played Hector Hushabye in Shaw’s Heartbreak House. In September 2009 directed and adapted Des Marshall’s much acclaimed book An Urban Robinson Cruso. In Feb, this year he starred as the General in Ranjit Bolts translation of The Waltz of the Toreadors. In March he directed Daniel Deronda. Recently he was awarded the Peggy Ramsey Foundation Award for his new play Mist –After Dracula. In 2003 he co-founded leading Lady Productions, wrote and acted in two of their projects. Catalina and Rebecca’s Ghost. In 2005 he co- founded Coachouse Films and has appeared in Happy Days and Cassandra’s Clock a supernatural thriller set in the New Forest and starring Judi Bowker. All have been shown on various television channels. They recently filmed a story about the 1908 marathon called, Dorando by Bernardo Stella and Directed by Tom Reah.
SEAMUS NEWHAM began his career at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, where he performed in the works of O'Casey, Synge, Yeats and Shakespeare. Toured with the
Abbey Company in The Shaughraun (Aldwych Theatre, London) and Borstal Boy (Odeon Theatre, Paris). UK credits include: Arms and the Man (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Vaclav Havel's: The Vanek Plays and Phaedra (Lyric Hammersmith); Juno and the Paycock (Northern Stage Company) and The Wedding (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry). In the mid-nineties he directed: I Have Been Here Before for the Logos Theatre Company; The Strike of 1889 - Time Out Critics' Choice and The Yeats Season - Guinness Award Winner 1997 at the Pentameters Theatre. More recently he played: Lord Arthur in Mist After Dracula (Handplay Productions); Rough in Gaslight and Colonel Pickering in Pygmalion - touring for Michael Friend Productions. Television/Films include: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Handmade Films); Remington Steele (MTM Productions USA); The Year of the French and The Price (Channel 4); The Magician (LWT); The Stretch (Sky); Brookside; The Bill; London's Burning; Happiness and My Life in Film (BBC).
ALICE OLD has recently formed a production company with Kayleigh Allenby. Their first production was ‘Alice’ in March 09, an art installation based on the adventures of Alice in Wonderland. They are currently working on their next piece ‘Bedtime Tales’ which will take place in January next year, an interactive art performance based on childhood, dreams, nightmares and fairy tales. Alice and Kayleigh are hoping to continue with art direction, film, performance and organizing art exhibitions and music events.
JUDITH QUIN trained at The Academy Drama School. She last appeared at the Pentameters in Credit Crunch Queen and hopes to have as much fun this time. Credits Include: And Then There Were None (No1 Tour understudy for lead); Merchant of Venice (Arcola ensemble); Romeo & Juliet (Wimbledon Studio Nurse); Home (Theatre 503 new writing); Snow White & Red Riding Hood (Edinburgh Festival & International Tour Snow White & Gran); Shakespeare for Breakfast (Edinburgh Festival - Also Directed) Film/TV: Feature: Sunstroke (14:26films) - Various short films. TV; Crime Team (Flame TV for C4) 'Emergency' & 'The Real Office' (TV1 - NZ)
PETER SARACEN returns to Pentameters having previously played in a Moliere some years ago. Recent work includes Jack in Vinegar Tom and Hugh in You've Been A Wonderful Audience,a new play.Other stage work varies from Shakespeare- Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, Escalus in Measure For Measure and an early Mark Antony in Julius Caesar to an Italian tour of The Importance of Being Earnest as Lane,Chasuble and Merriman.Tv-The Bill, Ivanhoe, Crimewatch File and various commercials.
TOM REAH Tom's recent work includes Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (Open Air Theatre). Mr Woodhouse in Emma, Jack Hargood in 21st Century Faust (Upstairs at the Gatehouse). Grey Hat in The Wildes of Essex and Antonio in The Tempest and Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles (Pentameters). In 2005 he co-founded Coachouse Films, where he directed two of their films Happy Days and Dorando. He also appeared as Gordon in Rebecca's Ghost.
ROGER SANSOM has worked as an actor across Britain, and has also been on radio and television. Parts played out of London include Richard II, Shylock, Julius Caesar and Dracula. In recent years Roger has played both Dukes in As You Like It at the Courtyard, Manders in Ghosts at Wimbledon, Hastings in Richard III at Hampstead, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing at Guildford and Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest at Jermyn Street Theatre and again, most recently, at The Gatehouse, Highgate. Last autumn he played Escalus and Abhorson in Measure For Measure at the Courtyard in Shoreditch. At Wimbledon and BAC he has performed Wilde Blooms, which he adapted from Oscar Wilde’s lesser known works. At Pentameters Theatre, Hampstead he has played Gonzalo in The Tempest, Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Badger in The Wind In The Willows, Borkin in Ivanov, Sir Henry in Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles and Malvolio in Twelfth Night. Most recently, at The Gatehouse Theatre, Highgate in London, he played Mr. Gascoigne and Lord Brackenshaw in Daniel Deronda.
LAINEY SHAW Trained at the Academy Drama School, London. Theatre: Baroness Duverger in Caught by the Tail, Mrs Bradman in Blithe Spirit, Grace Page in Game Plan, Dee Jobson in Role Play (all with Michael Friend Productions); Wynne in Dinner (Actor Works Company); Miss Mockridge in Dangerous Corner (Show Don’t Tell). Film: Mother in Pudding Bowl (short) directed by the award winning Vanessa Caswill, recently shown as part of the East End Film Festival; Miss Brooks in Justice Enterprise (short); Eva in The Sleeping People (short). She recently provided the voice of Valerie, to an animated film East of the Sun, West of the Moon(El Lupo Films). Will be appearing in February in Michael Friend Productions' Baby Makes Three.
HOWARD TEALE Theatre includes:- Clandestine Marriage (Queen’s Theatre); The Seagull (Thelma Holt Ltd); A Doll’s House (Playhouse Theatre); The Merchant of Venice (Birmingham Rep.); The Robbers; The Relapse (Glasgow Citizens); Anniversary Sweet (Finborough Theatre); Miss Julie (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); Push; Eight Foot Leap; A Family Man; The Waterman, If The Cap Fits (all at the Union Theatre); Mariluise (The Gate); Take It or Leave It (Etcetera); If the Cap Fits; Sporadicity (Hen & Chickens); The Gentleman's Tea Drinking Society (Ransom Productions, Belfast). Television includes: - East Enders; Holby City; Doctors; Waking the Dead; The Bill; Spooks; The Good Citizen (BBC); Aircraft Investigations (Discovery Channel). Film includes: Faith Alone (Met School Films)
JONSON WILKINSON trained at LAMDA and has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. His credits include: 'Captain of the Guard in Pete Travis' Henry VIII, Iago in Richard Eyres' 'Stage Beauty' and Commander Richardson in Alex Holmes BAFTA winning 'Dunkirk'. His recent theatre credits include Stefano in 'The Tempest', Flute/Thisbe in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' both directed by Harry Meacher and Noel Coward in 'Cattle at Twighlight' directed by Leonie Scott-Mathews. Over Christmas he played Toad in Wind in the Willows also at Pentameters.
JUDI BOWKER played the lead in the popular TV series Black Beauty. Other leading TV credits include: The Glittering Prizes with Tom Conti, Dracula with Louis Jourdan, Ellis Island with Richard Burton, Hindle Wakes with Trevor Eve, This House Of Brede with Diana Rigg, Picture Of Dorian Grey with John Gielgud, Anna Karenina with Christopher Reeves, Doctor Jeckle and Mr Hyde with Kirk Douglas, Wilfred and Eileen, Dangerous Corner with Daniel Day Lewis and Anthony Valentine, The Country Party with Peter Barkworth and Shiela Gish and South Riding with Dorothy Tutin. Films include major roles in Zeffirelli’s Brother Sun and Sister Moon, East Of Elephant Rock, with John Hurt, The Shooting Party, with James Mason and Clash Of The Titans with Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier. Stage: Judi has played leading roles at the National Theatre under Sir Peter Hall, with Albert Finney, Robert Stevens, Sir Ralph Richardson, Michael Bryant and Dorothy Tutin. Nottingham Playhouse, Manchester Royal Exchange, Edinburgh LyceumTheatre, where she played Nora in A Doll’s House to great acclaim, The Old Vic in The Women with Diana Quick and Maria Aitkin and also starred as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion on a World Tour. For her own theatre company Pilgrim she played in The Sensualist (Arts Theatre) The Brownings Through Casa Guidi Windows (World Tour) Uncle Vanya, Lermontov, The Seagull, An Ideal Husband, Lady From The Sea, Three Sisters. Hedda Gabler (Pentameters Theatre. Hampstead) RichardIII. (Upstairs At The Gate House Theatre) The Cherry Orchard, Mr Silver’s Secret (Tour) She played in two new plays, Roebuck, and Mr Silver’s Secret, in New York, Boston and South America. She played Alice in Strindberg’s The Dance of Death at Pentameters Theatre. Recently she played Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Anna in a touring production of Chekhov’s Ivanov. In Feb this year she played the Mistress in Waltz of the Toreadors.
KATHERINE BOWER Trained at Mountview. Theatre includes: The School for Scandal (Red Handed Theatre at The Bridewell), Shakers: Re-Stirred (FalconGrange Productions), Wild Oats (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) Closer (The Seagull Theatre), As You Like It (Chapterhouse), The Best of Christmas (Tickled Pink Productions), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chapterhouse), Opportunism, Duplicity, Paranoia (Remitrom Theatre), Dead Lock (NYT at the Soho Theatre) and various roles in Still we Rise (Young Ambassadors/West Yorkshire Playhouse). Films include:You got me Home (VF Productions), Darkness Crying (TVU Productions), The Something at the Bottom of the Garden (UOW Productions), The Embittered Women’s Masterclass and The Audition (Rhubba.com). Katherine is an associate artist of FalconGrange Productions (www.falcongrange.com).
STEPHEN CHERITON Credits include: Edward Gordon/Ellen Terry (Actors Church); Simon/Marie Antoinette (Courtyard); James Dean (ATS), Nebridius/St Augustine (Portsmouth Cathedral); Al/Tender; Tony Brave/24Seven; Benvolio/Romeo & Juliet (Wimbledon Studios); Dan/Relatively Speaking; and Lennox/Macbeth (Teatro Technis). TV/Film includes: David/Jumping the Gun; Macheath/Mac The Knife; Joey/Afterthought; Sebastian/Lands End; Jerzy/Diary of Jerzy Szamota; and Stewart/The Joker. Further information on www.stephencheriton.com
ZOË COOPER trained at East 15 and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. Companies she has worked with include, The Michael Chekhov Company- NY, Queens Shakespeare – NY, The Negro Ensemble- NY, Perfect Pitch & Rattling Tongue. Zoë is also a writer; her work includes ‘Unidentified Baggage’ (winner of the ‘Best New Writing’ award at Henley Fringe Festival) & ‘You Can’t Go Swimming With Your Ex Husband’ due to be taken to Edinburgh Fringe 2010. She also enjoys writing and performing sketch comedy with ‘behind the bikeshed’ as well as being part of comedy duo ‘The Babushka Dolls’ at venues such as The Albany and Canal Cafe.
ALBERT CLACK Stage credits: Verloc & Heat in The Secret Agent, Sorin in The Seagull, The Captain in Woyzeck, Reverend Barley in Sex, Drugs, Therapy & Mayhem, Major Pollock in Separate Tables, Aylott in A Month of Sundays, Fauchelevent in Les Miserables, Queen Victoria in Florence Nightingale. Musical Theatre: Farmer John in You Beautiful Ewe, Bob Cratchit in Tim & Scrooge, Lord Brockhurst in The Boy Friend, The OldManin James & the Giant Peach. Pantomime: Professor Crackpot in Beauty & the Beast. In Blackpool Sea Life Centre, Albert is the talking statue of Blackbeard. He will be appearing for a second year as Farmer John in the children’s musical You Beautiful Ewe at The Roundhouse this August.
GEORGIA CARDY Trained at The Arts Educational School, Tring. Theatre credits include: The Tempest, A Midsummer Nights Dream and The Child (Pentameters Theatre); Dick Whittington and I'm Telling You They're Aliens (Leatherhead Theatre); The Loved One (The Old Red Lion); Peer Gynt (Chapterhouse Theatre); Ordinary People (The Space, Hampstead Theatre); and The Cherry Orchard (English Touring Theatre). Television includes: Hope and Glory; Up Late with Gina Yashere and No Sweat (BBC). She has also appeared in several films including How to Meat Women (Raindance, Portobello and BBC film festivals. Most recently she played Sasha in Pentameters production of Ivanov
.HILARY FIELD began her career in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Bath. Other theatrical work includes repertory at Chelmsford, Buxton and Whitby; tours of The Hostage, Winnie The Pooh and Absurd Person Singular; Toad Of Toad Hall at the Piccadilly Theatre and Daisy Pulls It Off at The Link Theatre, Holborn. Hilary has appeared in Yes Prime Minister (BBC Television) and in various corporate training videos and independent films. At The Pentameters, Hilary has appeared in The Old Curiosity Shop and Dangerous Corner.
SIMON GARRATT A recent London implant, Simon trained in New York at Strasberg, Joffrey Ballet School & BizKids, 11 year old Simon is thrilled to have performed for both New York and London audiences. Simon's past New York credits Include Shakespeare In The Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mustard Seed) - dir: Dan Sullivan; The Nutcracker (child) - dir: John Magnus. Regional credits include a New England run of Seussical (Cat In The Hat) - dir: Dessie Stant. Simon's recent London credit is Daring Pairings 3: What's It Going To Be (Roland) - dir: Ann Cross. In addition to joining Pentameters, Simon is also in rehearsal for Us Like Gods (Jason) dir: Ann Cross. When not working, studying or annoying his little sister, Simon relaxes by swimming, skateboarding, playing guitar and attempting to write his first play.
ANITA GRAHAM Work in the theatre includes: in the West End Run for your Wife, Funny Money and Cash on Delivery for Ray Cooney's Theatre of Comedy and Piaf and Once in a Lifetime for the RSC. Most recently on TV she appeared in Horne and Corden. Other TV appearances include Mr. Thomas written and directed by Kathy Burke for Channel 4 and several light entertainment and drama series including: Moon and Son, Eastenders, Last of the Summer Wine, Terry and June, Keep it in the Family and Morecombe and Wise.
BRYAN HANDS - Made an early start in the business as a broadcaster and writer for BBC Children’s programmes. Trained as an actor at RADA and then worked in Rep, on many tours both in this country and abroad, and in the West End. For some years he worked as a Company Manager for Bill Kenwright Ltd. and other major production companies. In 1989 he formed his own company and produced and directed several tours. His comedy Dinner with George, co-written with Guy Hemphill, toured in 2000. Favourite past roles include ‘Frank’ in Educating Rita (for the English Theatre of Hamburg) and ‘Dad’in Steven Berkof’s East (on a national tour). For the last few years he has been Director of Productions for Logos Theatre Co. and has performed and directed with them, playing Semyonov-Pischik in The Cherry Orchard (which he also directed) and, in 2007, Hamm in Endgame by Samuel Beckett. Television includes playing Jeremy Gompertz QC in 'The Hutton Enquiry' for Sky TV. Most recent film includes Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy starring Gary Oldman and 'Frank' in Son of a Pitch directed by Fyn Day. Recent theatre includes: Alonso in The Tempest, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Ratty in Wind in the Willows, Count Shabelsky in Ivanov, Dr. Mortimer in Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Dr. Bonfant in Waltz of the Toreadors, all for Pentameters Theatre Hampstead. He has just returned from Holland where he played Dr. Seward in the premier of a new play by Harry Meacher – 'Mist After Dracula'.
CHLOE HARBOUR – Trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Theatre includes: The Merchant of Venice forThelma Holt Ltd, and, at Birmingham Rep, The Relapse; Glasgow Citizens, The Maids; Donmar Warehouse, Miss Julie; Haymarket Theatre. Not the National Theatre Co, My Mother Said I Never Should. (international tour). For Slipstream Productions, Anniversary Suite, Tales from a Pier. New Theatre Works, What to do? and Another Cook Up; Age Exchange Reminiscence Theatre Trust, The Long and the Short of It. Chloe also works as a Community Artist.
EMILY HOLDEN Theatre Credits: Gwendolen Fairfax in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Patricia Smith in ‘The Millionairess’, Vivie Warren in ‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ (Buxton Opera House), Kate Hardcastle in ‘She Stoops To Conquer’ (Guildford Mill Studio/Shaw’s Corner), Ruth in ‘Blithe Spirit’, a lapdancer in Ayckbourn’s ‘RolePlay’ and a 16 year old school girl turned prostitute in Ayckbourn’s ‘GamePlan’ (Margate rep season), cabaret singer in Feydeau’s ‘Caught By The Tail’ (Pentameters), and a weasel in ‘The Wind in the Willows’ (Pentameters). Screen Credits: Emma (lead) in ‘Poor Little Thing’ (film short), Kate in ‘The Waiting Room’ (film short), 'spender' in ‘For Richer For Poorer’ (tv pilot), 'lover' in ‘The Gay Litmus Test’ (tv pilot), Maltesers-Loose Women Idents, a Kodak commercial, and a dancer in ‘And They Came From the Stars I Saw them’ and ‘Pendulum vs Black Tarantula’ music videos.
ELLEN HOPKINS Ellen had her early training in dance and drama in the Netherlands. She played leading roles in amateur productions before taking up work experience in London. In the summer of 2009, Ellen was assistant stage manager and understudy for the part of Joyce in a Logos Theatre Company Production of Noel Coward's 'I'll Leave it To You' at Pentameters Theatre, London. Her professional acting debut was in the Pentameters 2009 Christmas play for children, Harry Meacher's adaptation of 'The Story of the Amulet' by Edith Nesbit. In January this year Ellen appeared in ‘Bedtime Tales’ (also at Pentameters) for Butterfly Wheels Company and more recently worked on the lighting for ‘Waltz of the Toreadors’ directed by Harry Meacher. In May 2010 Ellen appeared in John Cooper’s adaptation of George Elliot’s Daniel Deronda at the Gatehouse Theatre, Highgate.
LUCIE HOWARD trained at the University of Hull then at ALRA where her credits included Dora Spenlow in David Copperfield, Alice Ayres in Closer, and Hazel Conway in Time and the Conways. Since graduating she has filmed Branded, a comedy sketch show pilot, and has just finished filming the horror film Patrol Man. Recent stage credits include Wenonanah in Hiawatha (Edinburgh Festival), Kat in Joy Division (Rosemany Branch), Lulu in Saturday Night (White Bear) and Elena in Susanna (Hen & Chickens). She has just finished a rehearsed reading of A Decade under The Influence at the Young Vic and played Kate Meyrick and Baroness de Langen in Daniel Deronda at The Highate Gatehouse Theatre in London for Traffic of the Stage Company. She has most recently played Daisy, Countess of Warwick in a new play Billy Fiske – King of Speed.
VICTORIA KEMPTON has worked extensively in repertory theatre throughout the UK, including: the title role of Gigi (Dundee Rep. Theatre); Lucy in The Country Wife (Theatre Clwyd); Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (English Theatre of Hamburg); Madame Aracti in Blithe Spirit and Frosine in The Miser opposite Ian Richardson (Chichester Festival Theatre). Other favourite roles include Rita in Educating Rita, Annie in The Norman Conquests; Helen in A Taste of Honey; Lydia in Rattigan’s In Praise of Love; Flora in Pinter’s A SLIGHT ACHE; Mrs. Samsa in Stephen Berkoff’s METAMORPHOSIS and choreographed and played Dorothy in STEPPING OUT. More recently she appeared as Annabel in Alan Ayckbourn’s SNAKE IN THE GRASS (Epsom Playhouse); Mrs.Tarleton in Shaw’s MISALLIANCE (Michael Friend Productions); Freda in DANGEROUS CORNER, and Ellen in the much-acclaimed JOURNAL OF AN URBAN ROBINSON CRUSOE, both directed by Harry Meacher. (Pentameters Theatre). She’s toured nationally in many productions including GODSPELL, PETER PAN, and THE CANTERBURY TALES. Television/Film credits include: TOMORROW’S WARRIOR; SEEING A BEAUTY QUEEN HOME, and FANNY BY GASLIGHT.
JO KENNEDY Has worked in numerous roles at Pentameters since 2004. Including playing a Weasel and the Bargewoman in the Christmas production of The Wind in the Willows. She has recently created her own theatre company 'A Single Leaf'' and performed in their first show Finding Alice at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has worked all over the UK and also toured Germany. She is has recently worked at the Bridewell with Red Handed Theatre Company's production of A School for Scandal.
CATHERINE LAMBERT Catherine trained with Cygnet Theatre Company. She has been a member of Cambridge Shakespeare Company playing Cordelia/Fool in King Lear, Jessica in The Merchant Of Venice, and Boyet/Jaquenetta in Love's Labours Lost. Other theatre includes Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Edinburgh Festival), Ariel/Stephano in The Tempest (High Wycombe) Alison in Look Back In Anger, Mrs Cratchit in AChristmas Carol (New Theatre,Exeter), Arlechino in The Venetian Twins ( Plymouth Drum Theatre), Ado Annie In Oklahoma! South West Tour), and Edith in Blithe Spirit (Minack Theatre). She has played a variety of roles in Pantomime including Dick Whittington, Robin Hood and An Ugly Sister! Her most recent work was Helen in The Diary, a new play entered into the LOST Theatre Company's new script writing competition.
ADAM LEWIS trained at The Birmingham School Of Speech And Drama. T heatre includes: Killed, Salisbury Playhouse; Home Movies, Northampton Theatre Royal;Two And Two Make SexandDead Man's HandMowlem Theatre Swanage;Funny Money andMurder is EasyDevonshire Park Eastbourne;Oliver and Dick Whittington,Theatre RoyalMargate; Christie in Love, Raising Hell ,The Slow Sword,The Old Red Lion; Next Time I'll Sing To You, Hen and Chickens; The Rivals,TheBoulevard Theatre; Petersburg,The Kings Head; Adam Bede,The Duke of Cambridge;Loves Labours Lost,The Rheingold, andThe Father,The Etcetera; Christie in Love,Windsor Festival; The Tempest andShakespeare For Breakfast(company devised) at the Edinburgh Festival. Two national tours of Italy in The Importance Of Being Earnest.Television: Coastwatch, Hearts of Gold, The Knock, Michael Winner's True Crimes.Film: So I've Got H.I.V., Fe's Tale, Gangsters, Raising Hell, Stick With Me Kid for Disney Productions. Performances at Pentameters include: The Good Samaritanand recent productions of The Tempest , A Midsummer Nights Dream, Ivanov and Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.
CHRISTINE LOHR Trained at Webber Douglas then worked in weekly rep. She played Margaret Constant in the BBC hospital series Angels and WPC Garside in Coronation Street. She also had roles in Casualty, The Bill, Outside Edge, Thief Takers, Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Prince and The Pauper. At the Shaftesbury Theatre she played Gertrude Twine in Rookery Nook. She played Aunt Julia in Hedda Gabler, Masha in In Love with Anton, Queen Margaret in Richard III, Cara in Cardboard Dreams and Mrs. Umney in The Canterville Ghost, all at Pentameters. Last year, her own company played Ayckbourn’s Snake in the Grass at Barnes, Epsom, Horley and Ealing. She will soon be seen as Mrs. Robbins, the Regency cook, in Julian Fellowes new film From Time to Time.
JAQUELINE LOUDON Born in Scotland, her acting career started at school and continued, a few years after leaving, when in 1970, she worked as an ASM at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. When she arrived in London in late 1970, she appeared in a Skol Lager TV Commercial. After a gap of very many years, while doing other things, she was given the opportunity to attend the Academy Drama School. On completing her course there, Jacqueline also went on to complete a post graduate course in acting. To date her credits include: Theatre: Anfisa in Chekhov's Three Sisters; Mother Miriam Ruth in Agnes of God; Violet and others in Find Me; Time & Paulina in Shakespeare's The Winters Tale; Marion in How Love is Spelt: Flora in Pinter's A Slight Ache; Miss Tesman in Hedda Gabler; and Queen Margaret in Shakespeare's Richard III. Music DVD: Penny the Brie a Brae stall holder in Coldplay's Life in Technicolor 2. Film Credits include: Jane the Journalist in Patient 17; Agnes Brown in Mask of the Forest; Jemima in Breaks; and TV Credits include for Bubble TV's production for the OTV Channel (Sky channel 199) the part of Mo Wragg in the Napoleon Complex. These days, when she is not acting, you can find her working at the National Theatre, and, if the season permits, also at the Shakespeare's Globe
RACHEL MASON graduated from the Mountview Theatre School and continues to attend classes to explore the craft of acting. She has toured through Poland, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with various theatre companies. Rachel has also worked on a variety of TV productions: Black Out, W10. Films include: Burlesque Fairytales, Moral Conflict, she has also done several short films, corporate films, theatre, pop videos and advertising campaigns.
HARRY MEACHER received a Major Award to R.A.D.A. where he won The Ronson Award, The Principals Award, Stage Fighting Award and an honorary diploma. Harry went on to perform at The National Theatre, The Royal Court, the West End, Citizens Glasgow, Liverpool Playhouse, Leeds Playhouse and most of the major English repertory companies. For five years he acted, directed and held lectures and workshops on the great European playwrights, nationally and internationally, touring capital cities in the Middle and Far East, Australia and New Zealand. He has written several plays the most recent being The Racontuer of Banyalbufar, In Love With Anton, Cardboard Dreams, Silvers Secret, and The Wildes Of Essex. He co-wrote The Sensualist with Kit Gerould, which transferred to The Arts Theatre. Harry has adapted works by Chekhov, Ibsen, Strindberg, Gorky, Bronte, Wilde, Sheridan Lermontov and Dickens. Harry has played title roles in King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Richard III, Platonov, Valmont in Les Liasons Dangereuses and Shylock in The Merchant Of Venice. He has directed and performed in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya (Time Out, Critic’s Choice), Three Sisters, The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard; Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, The Lady From The Sea and The Wild Duck. Strindberg’s The Father.. He adapted and directed Gorky’s The Lower Depths and his own play Wildes of Essex. He also directed and appeared in John Cooper’s new play The Education Of A Lapdancer at the Pleasance Theatre. and as Ernest in Bedroom Farce, directed by Alex Holt. Directed The School For Scandal at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Last year Harry directed and adapted Ibsen’s Ghosts at Pentameters Theatre, played Mephistopheles and directed John Cooper’s 21st Century Faust UK Tour and played Halvard Solness in Ibsen’s The Master Builder at Hampstead. He toured the Mediterranean with Judi Bowker in his play The Brownings through Cassa Guidi Windows. He has written two new plays, Buccaneer and A Haunting Twist and performed them in New York , Boston and South America. Last December he played Edgar in Strindberg’s The Dance Of Death. Since 2007 he has played Strindberg in London Theatre’s production’s Strindberg In Hollywood, directed John Cooper’s adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far From The Madding Crowd and played Prospero in The Tempest and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Pentameters Theatre. He has recently directed his own adaptation of The Wind In The Willows, played the title role in Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov and Sherlock Holmes. Most recently he played Hector Hushabye in Shaw’s Heartbreak House. In September 2009 directed and adapted Des Marshall’s much acclaimed book An Urban Robinson Cruso. In Feb, this year he starred as the General in Ranjit Bolts translation of The Waltz of the Toreadors. In March he directed Daniel Deronda. Recently he was awarded the Peggy Ramsey Foundation Award for his new play Mist –After Dracula. In 2003 he co-founded leading Lady Productions, wrote and acted in two of their projects. Catalina and Rebecca’s Ghost. In 2005 he co- founded Coachouse Films and has appeared in Happy Days and Cassandra’s Clock a supernatural thriller set in the New Forest and starring Judi Bowker. All have been shown on various television channels. They recently filmed a story about the 1908 marathon called, Dorando by Bernardo Stella and Directed by Tom Reah.
SEAMUS NEWHAM began his career at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, where he performed in the works of O'Casey, Synge, Yeats and Shakespeare. Toured with the
Abbey Company in The Shaughraun (Aldwych Theatre, London) and Borstal Boy (Odeon Theatre, Paris). UK credits include: Arms and the Man (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Vaclav Havel's: The Vanek Plays and Phaedra (Lyric Hammersmith); Juno and the Paycock (Northern Stage Company) and The Wedding (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry). In the mid-nineties he directed: I Have Been Here Before for the Logos Theatre Company; The Strike of 1889 - Time Out Critics' Choice and The Yeats Season - Guinness Award Winner 1997 at the Pentameters Theatre. More recently he played: Lord Arthur in Mist After Dracula (Handplay Productions); Rough in Gaslight and Colonel Pickering in Pygmalion - touring for Michael Friend Productions. Television/Films include: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Handmade Films); Remington Steele (MTM Productions USA); The Year of the French and The Price (Channel 4); The Magician (LWT); The Stretch (Sky); Brookside; The Bill; London's Burning; Happiness and My Life in Film (BBC).
ALICE OLD has recently formed a production company with Kayleigh Allenby. Their first production was ‘Alice’ in March 09, an art installation based on the adventures of Alice in Wonderland. They are currently working on their next piece ‘Bedtime Tales’ which will take place in January next year, an interactive art performance based on childhood, dreams, nightmares and fairy tales. Alice and Kayleigh are hoping to continue with art direction, film, performance and organizing art exhibitions and music events.
JUDITH QUIN trained at The Academy Drama School. She last appeared at the Pentameters in Credit Crunch Queen and hopes to have as much fun this time. Credits Include: And Then There Were None (No1 Tour understudy for lead); Merchant of Venice (Arcola ensemble); Romeo & Juliet (Wimbledon Studio Nurse); Home (Theatre 503 new writing); Snow White & Red Riding Hood (Edinburgh Festival & International Tour Snow White & Gran); Shakespeare for Breakfast (Edinburgh Festival - Also Directed) Film/TV: Feature: Sunstroke (14:26films) - Various short films. TV; Crime Team (Flame TV for C4) 'Emergency' & 'The Real Office' (TV1 - NZ)
PETER SARACEN returns to Pentameters having previously played in a Moliere some years ago. Recent work includes Jack in Vinegar Tom and Hugh in You've Been A Wonderful Audience,a new play.Other stage work varies from Shakespeare- Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, Escalus in Measure For Measure and an early Mark Antony in Julius Caesar to an Italian tour of The Importance of Being Earnest as Lane,Chasuble and Merriman.Tv-The Bill, Ivanhoe, Crimewatch File and various commercials.
TOM REAH Tom's recent work includes Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (Open Air Theatre). Mr Woodhouse in Emma, Jack Hargood in 21st Century Faust (Upstairs at the Gatehouse). Grey Hat in The Wildes of Essex and Antonio in The Tempest and Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles (Pentameters). In 2005 he co-founded Coachouse Films, where he directed two of their films Happy Days and Dorando. He also appeared as Gordon in Rebecca's Ghost.
ROGER SANSOM has worked as an actor across Britain, and has also been on radio and television. Parts played out of London include Richard II, Shylock, Julius Caesar and Dracula. In recent years Roger has played both Dukes in As You Like It at the Courtyard, Manders in Ghosts at Wimbledon, Hastings in Richard III at Hampstead, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing at Guildford and Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest at Jermyn Street Theatre and again, most recently, at The Gatehouse, Highgate. Last autumn he played Escalus and Abhorson in Measure For Measure at the Courtyard in Shoreditch. At Wimbledon and BAC he has performed Wilde Blooms, which he adapted from Oscar Wilde’s lesser known works. At Pentameters Theatre, Hampstead he has played Gonzalo in The Tempest, Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Badger in The Wind In The Willows, Borkin in Ivanov, Sir Henry in Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles and Malvolio in Twelfth Night. Most recently, at The Gatehouse Theatre, Highgate in London, he played Mr. Gascoigne and Lord Brackenshaw in Daniel Deronda.
LAINEY SHAW Trained at the Academy Drama School, London. Theatre: Baroness Duverger in Caught by the Tail, Mrs Bradman in Blithe Spirit, Grace Page in Game Plan, Dee Jobson in Role Play (all with Michael Friend Productions); Wynne in Dinner (Actor Works Company); Miss Mockridge in Dangerous Corner (Show Don’t Tell). Film: Mother in Pudding Bowl (short) directed by the award winning Vanessa Caswill, recently shown as part of the East End Film Festival; Miss Brooks in Justice Enterprise (short); Eva in The Sleeping People (short). She recently provided the voice of Valerie, to an animated film East of the Sun, West of the Moon(El Lupo Films). Will be appearing in February in Michael Friend Productions' Baby Makes Three.
HOWARD TEALE Theatre includes:- Clandestine Marriage (Queen’s Theatre); The Seagull (Thelma Holt Ltd); A Doll’s House (Playhouse Theatre); The Merchant of Venice (Birmingham Rep.); The Robbers; The Relapse (Glasgow Citizens); Anniversary Sweet (Finborough Theatre); Miss Julie (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); Push; Eight Foot Leap; A Family Man; The Waterman, If The Cap Fits (all at the Union Theatre); Mariluise (The Gate); Take It or Leave It (Etcetera); If the Cap Fits; Sporadicity (Hen & Chickens); The Gentleman's Tea Drinking Society (Ransom Productions, Belfast). Television includes: - East Enders; Holby City; Doctors; Waking the Dead; The Bill; Spooks; The Good Citizen (BBC); Aircraft Investigations (Discovery Channel). Film includes: Faith Alone (Met School Films)
JONSON WILKINSON trained at LAMDA and has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. His credits include: 'Captain of the Guard in Pete Travis' Henry VIII, Iago in Richard Eyres' 'Stage Beauty' and Commander Richardson in Alex Holmes BAFTA winning 'Dunkirk'. His recent theatre credits include Stefano in 'The Tempest', Flute/Thisbe in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' both directed by Harry Meacher and Noel Coward in 'Cattle at Twighlight' directed by Leonie Scott-Mathews. Over Christmas he played Toad in Wind in the Willows also at Pentameters.
