Merger Talks

By Tom Jensen, Directed by Lora Mander

Stephen Barden - Daniel

Stephen Barden trained at the Academy and has appeared as the Doctor in Woyzceck, the Porter from Macbeth, Clegg in the Collector, John Contra in Product Medea and Cherie the Ugly Sister at the Space for their Christmas Show. Stephen is a also a member and writer of the Behind the Bike Shed sketch show in Hoxton.

Stephen has just finished playing the Master in A Yorkshire Tragedy at the White Bear and will shortly be playing Sir Andrew in Twelfth Night at the Greenwich Playhouse.

 Michelle McMahon - Sophie

Recent theatre includes Broadenings (IHVG for Lost Productions); various roles with Words into Action (Croft Productions); Deception, Illusion and Nate (OTT Productions for Henley Festival).

Film work includes The Interview (Filmbase); Smoke and Mirrors (Park Village Productions)

UK Plc on Trial

Adapted from an original play by Michael O'Brien, Directed by Andrew Dawson

Emma Jones - Actor 3

Emma appeared in The Bedbug, Medea, The Misanthrope and Henry IV with the Theatre Royal Young Company in the Drum Theatre, Plymouth and is excited to make her first performance in London.

Emilie Patry - Actor 2

Emilie graduated from the BA(Hons) Acting course at the Central School Of Speech and Drama in 2005 and Studio 34 (Paris) in 2001. She is biligual French/English and works extensively in both London and Paris.

Television credits include Casualty 1907 for the BBC, Whatever Happened to Gayle Tuesday directed by Harry Hill and The Advocates for Scottish Television.

Stage credits include Stars In The Morning Sky at the Riverside Studios, Ours at the Finborough Theatre and Can't Stand Up For Falling Down at the Arcola.

Emilie won the Best Individual Performance award for her Lady Macbeth at the William Poel Festival held at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. She is also a co-founder of Jagged Fence Theatre Company.

Phineas Pett - Actor 1

Phineas trained at the Drama Centre. Theatre credits since graduating: A Yorkshire Tragedy (White Bear), Olive Juice (NT Studio), Seven Other Children (Bolton Octagon/New End Theatre), Getting Out (Lion & Unicorn), Macbeth (Brockley Jack), The Dice House (Hen & Chickens), The Diary (Riverside Studios), A Woman of No Importance (Barons Court), Me and My Girl, Crazy For You (both at London Palladium). TV includes: The Interrogators, Buck Diablo is Dead.

Before training he was in the first cast of the 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic.

Andrew Dawson - Joseph Kay

Due to an actor leaving the cast director Andrew takes on the role of Kay.

 I See Myself as a Bit of an Indiana Jones Figure

By Kieran Lynn, Directed by Mel Hillyard

Emily Bowker - Anne Marie

Emily trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her theatre credits include: Too True to be Good (Finborough) Lie of the Land (Arcola), Present Laughter (Theatre Clwyd), Poor Cousin (Hampstead Theatre), A Great Undertaking in Little America (Cheltenham Everyman), Daisy Pulls it Off (No.1 Tour), Look Back in Anger and A Midsummer Nights Dream (The Garrick Theatre Rep Company), Much Ado About Nothing (Ripley Castle), Antigone (Bristol Old Vic) Noises Off (The Torch). Emily enjoys being frequently involved in the development and performance of new writing - most recently Devon Country and Seven Sisters for The Tobacco Factory, Newfoundland for the Ustinov Studio/Theatre Royal Bath, and The Primrose Cresent Party for Attic Theatre Co. She is also a member of The Company Project where she regularly workshops plays in development, and recently performed The Playlist and Playground at Theatre 503 and the Arcola.

Her work for television includes Dr. Rees in Holby City (BBC), Alex in Shameless (Company Pictures/Ch.4), Ellie Johnson in Torchwood (BBC), Leanne in Wire in the Blood (Coastal), Mandy Cook in The Bill (Talkback Thames).

Radio includes High Table, Lower Orders, Swimming Lessons (BBC Radio 4) and various characters in comedy sketch show Roundabout (BBC Radio Wales).

Film work includes playing Carla in the British black comedy feature 'City Rats' starring Danny Dyer (Face Films/Urban Way).

Philip Correia - Richard

Philip trained at LAMDA. His theatre credits include; History Boys (National Theatre, Wyndham's Theatre & National Tour Dir. Nick Hytner). Hobson's Choice (Chichester Festival Theatre & National Tour Dir. Jonathon Church). The Merry Wives of Windsor, RSC, Dir. Ian Judge). Romeo and Juliet, Jermyn Street Theatre/ Int. Tour, Dir. Ben Horslen). What Cheryl Did Next, Theatre 503, Dir. Hannah Tyrell Pinder. Captain of the School Football Team, Theatre 503, Hannah Tyrell Pinder.

His television credits include; The Bill ('Joe French' - Talkback Thames); Doctors ('Callum Harcourt' [semi reg] - BBC); Lewis ('Shaun De Freitas' - ITV); Casualty ('Tom Allan' - BBC); Canoe Man ('Mark Darwin' - BBC4/Dragonfly); Vera ('Ben Craven' - ITV).

His filming credits include; The Hunters (feature) 'David' - Humal Productions, Matchmaker (short) 'Lewis' - Rubyfruits.
 

Mark Kane - Callum

Mark Kane trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 2003.Theatre credits include: Stick Man (Scamp Theatre) The Uglying Duckling (Travelling Light/Tobacco Factory) Julius Caesar (Barbican Theartre) Riddance (Traverse Theatre) Twelfth Night, Flora The Red Menace, Peter Pan, Dumbstruck and Scenes From An Execution (all at Dundee Rep).

TV: Heartbeat (ITV) Witches (Sky TV)

Film: In The Sleep Of Ignornace (Self Help Productions)
 

Emily Pollett - Vanessa

Emily trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and University of Birmingham.  Stage credits include:  Stick Man (Watford Palace, UK tour and Soho Theatre), Hayfever (directed by Sir Peter Hall/Joe Harmston), The Hand Factory (directed by Joe Harmston), Whisper (directed by Che Walker at Royal Court), Miss Havisham (BAC), Viola in Twelfth Night, Scenes from an Execution, The Danny Crowe Show, Wendy in Peter Pan, Dumbstruck and Cinderella (all Dundee Rep Theatre), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Apollo, West End), Jekyll and Hyde (Perth Rep), One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (New Vic, Stoke), Taming of The Shrew (MAC).   

TV credits include: Bodies (BBC), The Royal (YTV), Red Cap (BBC), Lust for Murder (LWT).

Sixteen

By Adam Barnard, Directed by Ned Glasier

Daniel O'Keefe - Joe

Daniel is an aspiring young actor who has been involved with Islington Community Theatre for 2 years, where he is now a Community Theatre Trainee. Since he joined, he has been involved in both 24 hour projects, Hive 9 by Ali Taylor, Token White Male and Success at the National Theatre. He is currently planning to take a 2nd year out from education so that he can further study acting on a more personal level and gain experience from being in front of an audience.

Hayley Thomas - Jodie

Losing It

By Greg Glover, Directed by Emily Jenkins

Oliver Ashworth - Billy

 I have just graduated from a 3yr acting course at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Since leaving I have been involved in several new writing evenings, with the most recent showing a new verse work at Theatre 503. I am extremely interested in new writing and collaborating on theatre that explores the realities of life and the very basics of human interaction and emotion.

Toby DeCann: Colin

Born and brought up in Stoke-on-Trent and now based in London, Toby trained at Mountview, and represented the school for the BBC Carlton Hobbs Award. After graduating in June 2009, The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 2009 marked his professional theatre debut with performances as Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice and Escalus in Measure for Measure.

Toby is currently starring in The Betfair Front Room a series of commericials in which five passionate football fans banter, argue and debate with each other about the week's football events and issues, and ultimately agreeing to disagree by shaking on a bet.

Since leaving Mountview, Tom had starred in Cryptomnesia, a short film by upcoming director Pete Williams and has recently finished a three month tour of schools with Quantum Theatre Company.

Following graduation from Trinity College Dublin in 2006, in the Winter season of 07/08 he worked with Second Age Theatre company performing in Shakespearean productions that toured Ireland Nationally. His roles included the Porter in Macbeth and Launcelot Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice. Roger is delighted to collaborate with Emily Jenkins for the second time, last year he appeared in the two-hand piece "Mojo Mickeybo".

Other theatre credits include "This Lime Tree Bower" (Mountview Postgards), "Phildelphia, Here I Come!!!" (Second Age), "Free To be ... You and Me" (Team Theatre), "The Importance of Being Earnest" (The Abbey Theatre), "Caucasian Chalk Circle", "Loveplay", "The Servant to Two Masters", "The Company of Wolves" (Samuel Beckett Theatre).

Trust

By Rosalind Wyllie, Directed by Laura Farnworth

Matthew Reynolds - Steve

After leaving The University of Birmingham Matthew co-founded Labyrinth Theatre Company with Laura and has performed in adaptations of The King of Schnorrers, Jungle and The So Just Stories. Classical texts include 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Leonardo in Blood Wedding, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and the title role in Macbeth. Also a keen singer he has performed in a number of musicals including the National Youth Theatre's production of Oh What a Lovely War.

On Screen Matthew has been tortured to death by Claire Goose in the Movie Bad Day, defeated the demon in Kenneth Colley's Greetings and is currently working on a of comedy series with upcoming troupe Poodlewhore.