The TS Eliot Presented by Old Vic New Voices and hosted US/UK Exchange in partnership with The Public Theater 2010 Members US TEAM UK TEAM

US Actors US Writers UK Actors UK Writers Ngozi Anyanwu Jesse Alick Sarah Amankwah Tim Cowbury Axel Avin Jr Nikole Beckwith Abigail Andjel Omar El-Khairy Ben Beckley Darren Canady Ian Keir Attard David Kantounas Vandit Bhatt Fernanda Coppel Anniwaa Buachie Duncan MacMillan Lauren Blumenfeld Josh Koenigsberg Kezia Burrows Erin McMahon Elizabeth Davis Anna Moench Calum Callaghan Corinne Salisbury Hannah Gaff Jerome Parker Sarah Calver Sarah Solemani Laura Gourdine Rob Cavazos Walker Hare US Directors Joanna Christie UK Producers Lauren Hines David Chapman Okorie Chukwu Tom Atkins Carl Howell Jessica Chayes Alistair Cope Josh Black Paten Hughes Snehal Desai Simon Darwen Veronica Humphris Frank Juste Johnson Henshaw Alex Felton Emma Laugier Adam Kern Damon Krometis Scott Hazell Lucy Oliver-Harrison Stuart Luth Jimmy Maize Antonia Kinlay Hanna Osmolska Preston Martin Jesca Prudencio Max Krupski Rachel Tyson Danny Mendoza Nico Lennon Addie Ogunfowora US Producers Phil Matthews UK Directors Sean O’Hagan Kelcie Beene Katie McGuinness Simon Evans Stacy Osei-Kuffour Cathy Bencivenga Jane Murphy Gemma Fairlie Jacob Pinion Gillian Fallon Iris Roberts Des Kennedy Kane Prestenback Alona Fogel Emmy Sainsbury Adam Lenson Christina Pumariega Branden Huldeen Ben Sewell Stef O’Driscoll Bianca Sams Steve Tate Sarah Sweeney Caroline Steinbeis Margo Seibert Jen Taylor Bronagh Taggart Teunkie van der Sluijs Michael-Anthony Souza Mark Tintner Tatiana Suarez-Pico Gary Trainor Carlton Tanis Jack Wharrier Tai Verley Leah Whitaker ‘The river is within us the sea is all around us’ TS Eliot “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and Thursday 29 April 2010 know the place for the first time” TS Eliot Hello THE TS ELIOT US/UK EXCHANGE

It is with enormous pride that I welcome you to this showcase for The TS Eliot US/UK The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange is a unique program to nurture 100 of the Exchange – a program which encourages young artists to widen their horizons and engage in best young British and American theatre practitioners. Supported by the transatlantic collaboration. TS Eliot Estate, and hosted in partnership with The Public Theater, the US/UK Exchange provides 18–30 year old artists with the opportunity The program is very special to me. Firstly, it marks a homecoming. I started my career to develop their skills by engaging with the theatre communities on the working in The Public Theater under the legendary Joe Papp and I am so proud that, all other side of the Atlantic. these decades later, young artists can still gain so much from this extraordinary institution under Oskar Eustis’ inspired leadership. Selected from over 800 applicants, the talented teams are flown across the Atlantic for a challenging week of activity, including masterclasses, Secondly, since becoming Artistic Director of The Old Vic in 2004, it’s been my dream to networking opportunities, rehearsals, meetings with senior industry forge a closer relationship between this historic Theatre and the States. And I’m delighted representatives and theatre trips, as well as the opportunity to create new by what we’ve achieved. Many American classics have graced our main stage, including most work with their peers. From this week, they are able to develop a greater recently Lawrence and Lee’s masterpiece Inherit the Wind as well as John Guare’s razor-sharp understanding of their own theatre history, gain inspiration from new drama Six Degrees of Separation – the first major London revival in 18 years. ways of working, and create networks within a foreign artistic community.

We are already enjoying the second successful year of The Bridge Project – a co-production Following the 50 British artists’ trip to Manhattan, next month we will with Brooklyn Academy of Music and Neal Street Productions, directed by Sam Mendes. be taking 50 American artists to London to engage in a week of cultural The wonder of this project is that although it was born from a US/UK collaboration, the activity at The Old Vic, the historical home of theatrical legends including productions go on to tour to seven major cities worldwide. It truly shows that global reach Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, and now under the artistic direction of can extend from strong transatlantic bonds. Kevin Spacey.

Finally, we recently celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of For both Exchanges, the pinnacle of the week is a showcase of work for a year-round program for New York-based emerging artists – the an invited audience. OVNV Network. This program mirrors our highly successful OVNV Club for London-based practitioners and already boasts over 250 members. “TS Eliot’s reputation as the great modernist poet of the 20th The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange is an incredible opportunity century is secure but he was also a significant playwright and for members of The Old Vic’s family to build bonds across devoted to the dramatic arts – indeed he and his wife Valerie the Atlantic at the start of their professional careers. I visited the theatre several times a week. By supporting the US/ hope you enjoy the evening and stay to chat to some of UK Exchange, and linking Eliot’s name with The Old Vic, we are our brave young artists afterwards. hoping to commemorate the poet’s love of theatre and work as a playwright as well as helping to underpin the future of the theatre. We are immensely proud to be involved with this venture.“ Clare Reihill, TS Eliot Estate

Kevin Spacey Artistic Director, The Old Vic For more information, please see www.oldvictheatre.com/usuk OLD VIC JOIN THE OLD VIC’S NEW VOICES TRANSATLANTIC FAMILY!

Old Vic New Voices (OVNV) aims to support emerging talent, inspire young people and The American Associates of The Old Vic is comprised of a group of theater-lovers who open up The Old Vic Theatre to new and diverse audiences. support theater in New York and London and, in particular, the work of The Old Vic. We put strong emphasis on showcasing American artists; in NY, we run the OVNV Network, The OVNV Network strand of our work is based in New York and offers actors, writers, a program for the best young emerging talent; we also partner with BAM and Neal Street directors and producers between the ages of 21–30 the opportunity to participate in our Productions in the Bridge Project; and we occasionally transfer Old Vic productions to award-winning program for emerging talent. Broadway, most recently last year with The Norman Conquests. The Bridge Project is a three- Associate membership of the Network is free and you can sign up on our on-line portal, year commitment for the production of classic plays each year, with an Anglo American cast www.ideastap.com. Benefits include priority access to the Bloomingdale’s Workshop Series directed by Sam Mendes. led by some of the most creative minds in the business, lively networking receptions and The OVNV Network is a unique mentoring program for the best 21–30 year-old emerging exceptional showcase opportunities. actors, directors, writers and producers – many of whom will be traveling to London next Recent sessions have included a series of ‘Classics Uncovered’ masterclasses led by actor month to experience British theatre culture on the return leg of The TS Eliot US/UK Eve Best at The Public Theater, a Q&A with playwright John Guare at the CORE: Club, Exchange. a production workshop with director John Gould Rubin at Theater Row and an intimate American Associates receive a great package of privileges that offer close involvement with conversation with Broadway legend Emanuel ‘Manny’ Azenberg. Early this year, Eve Best our work in both New York and London. From behind-the-scenes access to The Bridge also directed OVNV actors in a stripped-back production of Three Sisters in a SoHo loft Project at BAM, to priority ticketing for Old Vic galas and private audiences with award- space, followed by a presentation of short original works created by OVNV members as a winning artists such as John Guare, membership of AAOV is a theatre-lovers’ dream. fund-raiser for the earthquake in Haiti. The American Associates of The Old Vic is a 501 (c)(3)registered non-profit organization. “The Network introduces you to people with similar mindsets and goals, but with different Membership begins from $1,250. To inquire about levels and benefits, including a portfolio talents and backgrounds, which is why it’s so amazing.” Workshop participant of unique and extraordinary opportunities for higher level donors, please call 646 213 7481 For more information on the program, see www.oldvictheatre.com/network or e-mail or e-mail [email protected]. [email protected].

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OVNV Network programming is made possible by leadership gifts from Emily and Len Blavatnik and The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and individual supporters of the American Associates of The Old Vic. Time Warner is the lead sponsor of the OVNV Club London. New York inspires me as an artist because:

Sarah Amankwah “…within this fast paced Alistair Cope “…it’s a vibrant city bursting with Nico Lennon “…there is such an amazing Emmy Sainsbury “…it’s bubbling with world, we are no longer the minority but of a culture and creativity.” theatrical history in the city; from the great expectation.” majority. Opportunities lock has been relieved. Tim Cowbury “…it’s so enshrined in films wealth of iconic plays that have been produced Corinne Salisbury “…of something Belize Believe! They have paved the way for me to and books and news that I feel attached, even to the outstanding actors and directors who have says in Angels in America, about the city that’s Achieve. Through HIM I give the Victory. Now nostalgic about it, despite never having set foot helped to realise them. It is something I would his heaven: ‘on every corner a wrecking crew see, this seed will harvest blessings of hope, in it before.” love to be a part of.” and something new and crooked going up catty Fruits that will feed the mouths of generations to Simon Darwen “…when a man is tired of New Adam Lenson “…it is vibrant, confident, corner to that… And everyone in Balencia gowns come. Believe! This Light will never go out.” York he is tired of work. And thought. And Hot affecting and wide awake.” with red corsages, and big dance palaces full of Abigail Andjel “…tell me this: Where in Europe Dogs.” Duncan MacMillan “…it’s the birthplace of music and lights and racial impurity and gender can you find Old Hungary, Old Russia, Old Simon Evans “…of Bernard Herrmann’s improvisation, America’s greatest contribution to confusion.’ Because art comes from mess, I think, France, Old Italy? Here you’ll find Europeans orchestral score for Taxi Driver.” art.” and NY is the essence of that.” who immigrated a hundred years ago – and we Omar El-Khairy “…of the words of James Phil Matthews “…of its scale, its decisive Ben Sewell “… it is the pinnacle of the haven’t spoiled them. Oh Gio! You must see why I Baldwin and the sounds of Miles Davis.” attitude, its passion for theatre and the arts, but theatrical world and should be the feather in any love New York because the whole world’s in New Gemma Fairlie “…it never ceases to surprise.” most of all its people.” actor’s cap.” York.” (Oriana Fallaci) Alex Felton “…it beats with the urgent pulse Erin MacMahon “…here it’s okay to be keen Sarah Solemani “…I got one hand in my pocket Tom Atkins “…it serves as a reminder of of people trying to get somewhere, be someone, and essential to be hopeful.“ and the other is giving a high five.” dreaming BIG.” find the one, be the best, chase the dream, get Katie McGuinness “…it’s at the core of exciting Caroline Steinbeis “…for everything that I Ian Keir Attard “…apples are my favourite, the the goal – what humans strive for.” new writing and it is fearless to push boundaries can’t find anywhere else in the world.” bigger the better” Scott Hazell “…no dream is to big in a city of and take risks in art.” Sarah Sweeney “…of my grandma.” Annigwaa Buachie “…it provides more great infinite possibilities.” Jane Murphy “…it is a city that has all the Bronagh Taggart “…to me it is unknown, opportunities for black actresses to develop Veronica Humphris “…it’s time for an traits a good actor needs in order to succeed; it is uncharted and so is full of possibility.” their career and excel in their field. There are no adventure.” dynamic, original, down to earth, open, friendly, Mark Tintner “…it’s a blank canvas. Never restrictions in NY, it embraces change!” David Kantounas “…it’s a mad, mythic city hard working, positive and amazingly resilient. been. No idea. Anything can happen. Yeha!” Josh Black “…it represents everything that I full of characters, steaming back streets and fire It’s an iconic place oozing with opportunity and Gary Trainor “… of the view that anything is love and aspire to be.” escapes. When I’m in New York the writing flies atmosphere making inspiration impossible to possible – it seems like my kinda town!” Kezia Burrows “…everyone talks about it and out. It’s hard to say exactly what it is, but there is avoid!” Rachel Tyson “…of its brave and bolshy knows a version of it! It’s a place for anyone and this atmosphere here that just charges me, more Stef O’Driscoll “…it is another concrete jungle approach to the arts and life itself.” holds a lot of mystery, confidence and every form than anywhere else I’ve found.” where inner city characters thrive and exist with Teunkie van der Sluijs “…of its international of theatre you could imagine.” Des Kennedy “…my favourite things in a plethora of stories to be told. The possibilities character, its dynamism and resilience, and Calum Callaghan “…it makes me feel like no the world are pizza, Spider-man, Michael are endless!” because its bold and adventurous atmosphere dream is too big.” Cunningham, Kramer vs Kramer and Angels in Lucy Oliver-Harrison “…everyone wants to say just makes you want to make the most of life!” Sarah Calver “…it’s a realm unknown and full of America.” they’ve had their show on Broadway.” Jack Wharrier “…so many people I admire possibilities.” Antonia Kinlay “…because it has the boundless Hanna Osmolska “…it’s constantly moving started their careers there.” Rob Cavazos “…of its inclusive nature as a city. energy of an aggressive teenager; thriving of high forwards.” Leah Whitaker “…because it’s one of the few Anyone can belong and make their voice heard.” emotion and noise, refusing to sleep.” Iris Roberts “…it’s loud yet shy /can be places on earth that makes London seem like a Jo Christie ”…it’s bigger, bolder, brighter and Max Krupski “…there’s something very demanding yet always disarming / big in all the sleepy hamlet.” brilliant. How I want to be.” sensuous about it – overripe, as if all sorts of right places/small in all the right places/doesn’t Okorie Chukwu “…of the artists they produce. funny fruits were going to fall into your hands.” know what to be in some places/ bright and When you see them perform it is with a soul (The Great Gatsby) breezy/dark and dishy/ doesn’t stop/sleeps/ charged with an energy stamped ‘New York Emma Laugier “…it lives up to the phrase ‘the starves/ then eats too much. A bit like me Baby’. I want that stamp!” sky’s the limit’ like no other place on earth.” really.” Welcome from Company 1 the UK Company

Our collaboration began less than a month ago when we all met for the first time at The Old Vic Theatre in London. As a company, we shared our ‘New York moments’ – from the Ghostbusters soundtrack and Sex & the City to the iconic architecture and the countless musicians, playwrights and artists who found their inspiration and homes in the city. It was soon Ian Keir Attard Rob Cavazos Okorie Chukwu Iris Roberts Leah Whitaker evident that these artists and the city’s legacy continue to inspire us all as the next generation of artists. Ian Keir Attard Iris Roberts Simon Evans Actor Actor Director Meeting in cafés, bars and rehearsal rooms across London each of the Ian trained at Rose Bruford College. Iris won the Highly Commended Theatre includes: Devolution seven individual groups have worked to make their New York dreams a Theatre includes: The 24 Hour Female Spotlight Prize 2008 after (Theatre503); Madness in Plays: Old Vic New Voices and graduating with a 1st Class BA Valencia (Trafalgar Studios); Firefly reality. The writers have collaborated with their US counterparts, penning Symposium (both for The Old Vic); (Hons). Theatre includes: Backbeat Heartbeat (Tristan Bates); The inventive scripts which have flown backwards and forward across the Richard III (Leicester Haymarket); (Citizens Theatre); Symposium: Exonerated (Rainton Meadows Atlantic. Each piece is a genuine result of an exchange of creativity, American Clock (BAC); The Woman Cell Begat Cell, Thinking the Deep Arena); The Misanthrope (White passion and knowledge gathered from across the UK and the US. in Black (PW Productions, No 1 Thoughts and After the Flood, The Bear); Hours Till Autumn (Riverside tour); Macbeth (Shakespeare’s 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices Studios); Pause to Wonder (Hen The process has been truly collaborative in every sense, sharing creative Church); Theatre in a Car (London (The Old Vic); Quadrophenia (No & Chickens) and Who’s Afraid Bridge Festival) and Play on Words 1 national tour); Eric’s (Everyman of Virginia Wade (The Old Vic). ideas and New York stories alongside couches, hairdryers and genuine (C soco Edinburgh). Film includes: Liverpool) and Everyword Simon is Artistic Director of Black slices of Big Apple life with our US family. We look forward to welcoming I Against I; Finding Yourself; (Liverpool Playhouse). and White Rainbow and Resident them to London in May and continuing our cultural exchange, once again Generation Short Straw and Park Assistant Director at the Bush sharing our homes and London’s broad theatre scene. Close (all for LA Shorts Festival). Leah Whitaker Theatre. Actor Rob Cavazos Leah trained at RADA. Theatre Lucy Oliver-Harrison The UK Company extends a warm thanks to the TS Eliot Estate, Old Vic Actor includes: Pride & Prejudice (Theatre Producer New Voices and the Public Theater for providing us with an opportunity Rob trained at East 15 Acting Royal Bath); Found in the Ground Theatre includes: Eighteen Stupid to be inspired by one of the leading creative cities in the world. School. Theatre includes: Killing (The Wrestling School); Harvest Reasons Why I Love You Lots & Lots Alan (Underbelly, Edinburgh); The (Royal Court/Oxford Playhouse); (tour); The Office the Opera (Proud 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices Ignition 2 (Royal Court) and The 24 Galleries and Comic Relief 2009); (The Old Vic); Peer Gynt (Ibsen Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices (The New Writing Festival (Jam Bar) and Stage Company); The Insurgents Old Vic). Film includes: Ninjin and Daisies (24:7 Theatre Festival). Lucy (Finborough); Get Away (Old Red Peacetime. is Producer for Cheap Seats Theatre Lion) and King Lear (Brockley Company and has been working as Jack). Other work includes film, Duncan Macmillan an Agents Assistant at The Agency The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange 2010 Company voice over and The Phone Box Writer since 2008. Experiment. Plays include: Monster (Royal Exchange); The Most Humane Way Okorie Chukwu to Kill a Lobster (Theatre503); Sleeve Actor Notes (Various); I Wish to Apologise Okorie trained at Mountview for My Part in the Apocalypse and Academy of Theatre Arts. Theatre Animal/Vegetable/Mineral (both includes: The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic for BBC Radio). Duncan has been New Voices (The Old Vic) and Tolu Resident Writer at Paines Plough, the in a A Decade Under the Influence Royal Exchange and on attachment (Young Vic). TV credits: PC Fulford at the National Theatre, Royal Court in Luther, a BBC One crime drama and BBC. He is currently developing a For further info please e-mail starring Idris Elba. series with Hat Trick. [email protected] Company 2 Company 3

Sarah Calver Alex Felton Bronagh Taggert Jack Wharrier Katie McGuinness Emmy Sainsbury Ben Sewell Gary Trainor

Sarah Calver Jack Wharrier Old Vic). Assistant Directing: Six Katie McGuinness Gary Trainor Theatre’s directing bursary, is an Actor Actor Degrees of Separation (The Old Actor Actor Associate Practitioner with the Training: Lecoq and the Central Jack trained at Bristol Old Vic Vic); An Inspector Calls (national Theatre includes: The Seagull (The Gary was born in Belfast. He RSC’s Education department and School of Speech and Drama. Theatre Theatre School. Theatre includes tour and West End) and La Cage Factory); Romeo & Juliet (Vienna’s trained at Italia Conti and gained Artistic Director of Tin Bath Theatre includes: Three is Not the Magic Moltke in Oh! What a Lovely War Aux Folles (Menier Chocolate English Theatre); Nan (Orange a first class BA (Hons) Degree. Company. Number (Theatre503); Re-imagining (Tobacco Factory); Mercutio in Factory and West End). Tree); Salome (Nuffield); Much Theatre includes: The Shawshank Six Degrees and The 24 Hour Plays: Romeo & Juliet (Bristol Old Vic); Ado About Nothing (Salisbury Redemption (Wyndham’s); The Josh Black Old Vic New Voices (both The Old Joe in Lovers: Winners (Alma Hanna Osmolska Playhouse); Balmoral (Theatre 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Producer Vic); Orestes Re-examined (Southwark Tavern Theatre); Priest in Machinal Producer Royal Bath); A History of Falling Voices (The Old Vic); Stones in Theatre as producer includes: Playhouse); Sleep No More (Latitude) (Tobacco Factory); DC Wilby in Hanna is the Assistant Producer Things (Theatre Clwyd) and An His Pockets (UK tour); The Oxford Scapegoats (Tik-sho-ret Theatre and Holy Mother’s (Pleasance). Film Sus (Bridewell Island); Buttons in for Shared Experience and also Inspector Calls (UK tour). Television Passion (Creation Theatre Co); Company); Symposium (The Old includes: White Satin, Clean Lines Cinderella (Salisbury Playhouse) works for Theatre503. Credits as includes: He Knew He Was Right; Into the Woods (Landor) and Jago Vic); Assassins (Landor); Sweeney (OVNV); Susan (LFS). and Theatre:24 (Bristol Old Vic). a producer and general manager Hotel Babylon and MIT. Film (Pleasance Edinburgh). Todd (C too Edinburgh); Waiting include Madness in Valencia includes: Bombil & Beatrice and for Godot and Folk (Horseshoe Alex Felton David Kantounas (Trafalgar Studios 2); Oklahoma! The Night Hag. Erin McMahon Theatre Company, Cambridge). Actor Writer (Cambridge Arts Theatre); Twelfth Writer Other credits include A Man of Alex graduated from Drama Centre Training: University of the West Night (USA tour); Under the Blue, Emmy Sainsbury Plays include: The Cost of Living No Importance (Union/Arts) and London in 2008. Theatre credits of England and Royal Court Blue Moon (national tour) and Actor (developed in conjunction with future plans include Out of the include: Pride & Prejudice (Theatre Theatre. Theatre includes: The she is currently working on the Emmy trained at East 15, London. The Royal Court’s young writers Piano (Cochrane). Royal Bath); All’s Well that Ends Trouble with Joan Antith (QEH ‘lost’ John Osborne play, Personal She recently debuted in London’s programme); Three Is Company Well (National Theatre); Black Snow Bristol, De Muza Prague Fringe Enemy. West End as Sheila Birling in An (King’s Head); The Shed (Zeitgeist (International Bulgakov Festival); Festival); The Cinnamon Moths Inspector Calls (directed by Stephen Theatre Company); Extremitis Mustard (Soho Theatre); and The (Urban Stages, New York); Dogs Daldry). She’s a deviser/performer (Mountview) and The Philosophers. 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices (rehearsed reading, Hampstead with her theatre company Pin the Erin will shortly be returning by (The Old Vic). Television includes: Theatre London) and Gutter Junky Tale. Other credits: The Merchant of invitation to The Royal Court as Bonekickers. (rehearsed reading, Courtyard Venice (Arcola) and Army of Reason well as working on her first feature Theatre London). (Pleasance). Television includes: (a SteelyEyed Films commission). Bronagh Taggert Death of Nisha Patel (BBC) and The www.erincarter.org.uk Actor Adam Lenson Bill (ITV). Theatre includes: Medicine and Director Gemma Fairlie The Hypochondraic (both for Lyric Adam trained at Cambridge Ben Sewell Director Theatre Belfast); The Milkmaid University and on the National Actor Theatre includes: Hangover Square, (nabokov); Jump! (Live Theatre Theatre Studio Directors’ Course. Ben graduated from LIPA in July Fight Face, When to Run, Eden’s Newcastle); Girls & Dolls (Paper, Directing credits include: Little 2007. Theatre includes: Mickey in Empire, Silence by Moira Buffini Scissors, Stone) and Macbeth Fish and Ordinary Days (both Blood Brothers (Phoenix); The Lion, and Julius Caesar (RSC Michigan). (Replay Productions). Film and Finborough Theatre); Immaculate the Witch & the Wardrobe (West Assistant directing includes: television credits include: Best: His (Etcetera Theatre); The Rain King Yorkshire Playhouse); Lord of the King Lear and The Seagull (both Mother’s Son and Pulling Moves (Hampstead Theatre); Hades Flies (UK tour/Bermuda Festival) RSC and directed by Sir Trevor (both for BBC); Occupation (Kudos); (Theatre503); Cell Begat Cell (Old and Welcome Back (German tour). Nunn) and Anthony Neilson’s Freakdog (Generator Entertainment) Vic, Symposium) and The 24 Hour TV includes: The Scum Also Rises Realism for the National Theatre For further info please e-mail and Mickybo & Me (Working Title). Plays: Old Vic New Voices (The (BBC). of Scotland. She won the Gate [email protected] Company 4 Company 5

Sarah Amankwah Calum Callaghan Joanna Christie Simon Darwen Kezia Burrows Max Krupski Phil Matthews Jane Murphy

Sarah Amankwah Fish (J&J Films); The Devil Has No Scenes from the Big Picture (Helen Kezia Burrows graduating with Distinction. Phil Teunkie van der Sluijs Actor Name (Playback Productions) and Hayes Nomination, Best 10 of the Actor has worked in television, radio and Director Sarah Amankwah trained at Small Dark Places (BBC). Joanna is Decade – Washington Post 2009) Kezia trained at RADA. Theatre theatre, most notably playing Dan Teunkie studied directing at Rose Manchester School of Theatre. the founder producer of The Squat and The Laramie Project (NSDF’04, includes: Venice Preserved, Kind in the West End production of New Bruford College, London. He is Theatre includes: Spring Collective Theatre Company. Bush Theatre Directing Award). Hearts & Coronets, A Man for Boy at Trafalgar Studios. He also Associate Director at the Chopin Shakespeare (Orange Tree Theatre); Assistant Director: Now or Later All Seasons, The Merchant of publishes a magazine for UK actors. Theatre Chicago. Productions Death & the King’s Horseman Simon Darwen (Royal Court) and Crooked (Bush). Venice, Much Ado About Nothing include Yasser (UK, USA and (National Theatre); Shadow Actor Readings: Salaam Mr Bush! (Royal and The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic Jane Murphy Netherlands tour; Critic’s Choice, Companions (Fuse Theatre); ‘Tis Theatre includes: Shove Court). New Voices in 2008. She received Actor The Times & Chicago Tribune); Pity She’s a Whore; My Hands are (Theatre503); Mad Forest (BAC); the Leon Sindon Award for the Jane trained at The Royal Welsh Robert Holman’s Kerry Leaves Tied; In Extremis; Blue Remembered Jonny Macabe (Arcola); The Veronica Humphris role of Mayella Ewell in To Kill a College of Music and Drama. She Home and Vian’s The Empire Hills and The Clink. Merchant of Venice, The Tragedy Producer Mockingbird. Shorts include: With has worked at the Globe, the Builders and Assistant Director for of Thomas Hobbes, The Taming Theatre includes: The Atheist These Hands and The Capgras National Theatre and in the West The Mountaintop (West End). Calum Callaghan of the Shrew and A Midsummer (Theatre503); Manor (Tristan Tide. Television includes: Dr Cath End alongside Sir Antony Sher. Actor Night’s Dream (all for RSC); Fanny Bates); LADS (Canal Cafe); Tim: Llewelyn in Crash and Cheryl in Theatre includes: Rookery Nook, Emma Laugier Theatre includes: The Long & Faggot (Trafalgar Studios); 1 in Against All Odds (Underbelly); Why Casualty (BBC). Translations, Coriolanus and Dr Producer Road and The Lieutenant of 5 (Hampstead); Ready (The Old We Ate Cliff Richard (Pleasance Faustus. Other credits include: Emma began training as a Inishmore (both for Curve Theatre); Vic); Nikolina (Theatre Royal Bath). Courtyard); Cock of the Walk LIVE Max Krupski Damage (directed by Aisling Production Assistant with The Fish Citizenship (National Theatre); Television includes: The Bill (ITV). (Hen & Chickens) and New Writing Actor Walsh); The Shadow of a Gunman; Partnership (Three Days of Rain, Country Music and Food Chain Film includes: Morris, A Simple Sunday (Clerkenwell Theatre). Film Max trained at ALRA. Theatre Doctors and Tracy Beaker (both for Apollo) and ATG. Independent (both for Royal Court); The 24 Hour Man. includes: Exit and Travel (both for includes: 3 (Theatre503); The 24 BBC). productions include: Bed Time Solos Plays: Old Vic New Voices and On 31 Pumpkins). She co-founded the Hour Play: Old Vic New Voices (Old Red Lion) and PAGES (Union, the Middle Day (both for The Old Corinne Salisbury award-winning Ten In A Bed Theatre (The Old Vic); Edmond (The Royal Omar El-Khairy MokitaGrit). For nabokov as Vic); The Straites (Hampstead/ Writer Company and currently works at Haymarket); Twelfth Night (The Writer Associate Producer: Present:Tense Traverse) and Animal Farm (WYP). Theatre includes: Sundance the Tricycle Theatre. Faction); Romeo & Juliet (Covent Omar was a member of the Critical 14 & 15 (Southwark Playhouse); Television includes: Casualty, (Royal Shakespeare Company); Garden); The Emperor Jones Mass Writers’ Group and Young It’s About Time (Hampstead Torchwood and To the Ends of the Grace (Heat&Light at Hampstead (National Theatre); Orpheus (BAC); Writers Programme (Royal Court) Theatre, Latitude Festival); In the Earth (all for BBC); Wall of Silence, Theatre). Corinne works at Love’s Labours Lost (Brockwell and is currently part of the Writers’ Face of (Hoxton Hall). Emma is The Bill and Heartbeat (all for ITV). Hampstead Theatre, for whom she Park) and Penguin Café (Cochrane Centre (Soho Theatre). Stage currently working on an Edinburgh produced a New Writing Festival Theatre). Television and film includes: Multiculturalise Me, Writer show by Jack Thorne. Joanna Christie in 2009. She is also a freelance includes: The Great Fire of London X (both Soho Theatre); Delicate Actor theatre reviewer, and in addition to (Hardy Pictures & Channel 4); Hearts/Diabolical Minds (Arcola Theatre includes: Equus (West End); playwriting has been writing and Shirasu Jiro (NHK Japan) and Miss Theatre) and Seasons (Edinburgh School for Scandal (Greenwich performing poetry since 2003. Austin Regrets (BBC Drama). Fringe 2010). Screenplay includes: Theatre); One Night in November Tunnels (2011). He was involved in (Belgrade, Coventry); Be My Des Kennedy Phil Matthews the production of I Am Yusuf & This Baby (Hull Truck) and Immaculate Director Actor is My Brother at the Young Vic. Conceit (Lyric Studio). Television Theatre includes: Woman and Phil Matthews trained at the includes: Lewis (ITV); Holby City Scarecrow (Solas Nua); Dying City Central School of Speech and (BBC) and No Angels (Channel (Irish Premiere); The Last Days Drama, and was the recipient of For further info please e-mail 4). Film includes: The Girl & the of Judas Iscariot (Irish Premiere); the Laurence Olivier Bursary Award, [email protected] Company 6 Company 7

Anniwaa Buachie Alistair Cope Scott Hazell Antonia Kinlay Abigail Andjel Nico Lennon Sarah Sweeney Mark Tintner

Anniwaa Buachie Waking the Dead and New Tricks based theatre, devised projects as Abigail Andjel Sarah Sweeney of performance company Made Actor (BBC). Film includes: MGM’s well as opera. In 2009 she won the Actor Actor in China, whose show Stationary Trained at East 15 Acting Flyboys and Croc co-starring with JMK Award for outstanding young Theatre includes: The 24 Hour Theatre includes: Antigone at Excess can be seen throughout School. After graduating, she Michael Madsen. directors. Caroline will be Associate Plays: Old Vic New Voices (The Hell’s Mouth (Kneehigh/National August 2010 at the Underbelly, was awarded The Alan Bates director to Rupert Goold at the Old Vic); Bifurcated (Southwark Youth Theatre/Soho Theatre); The Edinburgh. Outstanding Newcomer Award. Antonia Kinlay National Theatre this summer. She Playhouse); The Philadelphia Astronaut Wives’ Club (National Theatre includes: The President’s Actor also runs her own company Strike (Soho Theatre); Midnight Matinee, Youth Theatre/Soho Theatre); Stef O’Driscoll Tobacco (Young Vic); Branded Antonia was a TV presenter for Ensemble. The Mother (both Tristan Bates Lord Bullingdon’s Last Cigar Director (The Old Vic); Dilemma of a Ghost WNYN before training as an actress Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s (Punchdrunk/BAC); The Masque of Stef trained at St Mary’s College. (National Theatre of Ghana) at RADA. Theatre includes: Molière Rachel Tyson Dream (Pentameter’s Theatre) the Red Death (Punchdrunk/BAC); Directing credits: Yard Gal (Fringe and The Golden Hour (Almeida (Finborough Theatre/National Producer and Lear’s Daughters (Paupers The Bird and The Bee (Kandinsky/ Report Best Production 2009 Theatre). Anniwaa is Artistic Theatre Studio); The Shape of Rachel is a producer at the Lyric Pit). Television includes the role of Underbelly); The Dog in the Award); Our Own Little Piece of Director of Golden Delilah, an Things (Edinburgh Festival); Being Theatre Hammersmith she leads Summer Collins in Emmerdale (ITV). Manger (Rogues’ Gallery/Hoxton Shit Paradise (Fanshen Theatre innovative theatre company Norwegian (Old Red Lion) and The a diverse programme of work and Hall). Company); There is Nothing There/ celebrating new writing and Eternal Not (National Theatre). produces the Lyric Young Company Nico Lennon Around the House (33% London promoting strong female roles. Television includes: Consuming and the Young Writers programme. Actor Mark Tintner Festival, Oval House). Passion (BBC) and Broadside (PBS). Rachel has collaborated with some Theatre includes: Je ne sais pas Actor Alistair Cope Antonia also appeared in the short of the UK’s leading theatre makers (Canal Cafe Theatre); Ordinary Lads Theatre includes: Faust (for Tom Atkins Actor film Made to Order. including Frantic Assembly, Filter (Etcetera Theatre); Finding Daddy Punchdrunk, nominated Producer Theatre includes: Complicit and and Simon Stephens. She has (Jerwood Space); Richard III, After Evening Standard Award “Most Associate Producer with Seabright The Norman Conquests (both Sarah Solemani produced numerous programmes the Dance, Hay Fever and Habeas Outstanding Newcomer”); To Productions: The World’s Wife for The Old Vic); Speaking in Writer including Sex, Lies & DVDS Corpus (all for Royal Welsh College Be Straight with You (DV8); The (Trafalgar Studios and tour); Tongues (Duke of York’s); The Sarah studied Politics at Cambridge supporting Spring Awakening and of Music & Drama). Radio includes: Man of Mode (National Theatre); Barbershopera II (Trafalgar Merchant of Venice (Theatre Royal where she was Vice-President of Identity Crisis in collaboration with The Truck (directed by Gordon The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Studios and tour); Terror Season Winchester); Othello (Epsilon); the famous Footlights comedy Punk Rock. House). Nico is an experienced Voices (The Old Vic); Restaurant 2009 (Southwark Playhouse) and Much Ado About Nothing (Young troupe. Since then she has voice-over artist and is currently of Many Orders (Lilian Baylis The 2010 London Improvathon Shakespeare Company) and I Live had work performed at the recording narration for The Naked Theatre) and Carlos Acosta (Hoxton Hall). Associate Producer in Tribecca (TeDeum). Television Southwark Playhouse, Royal Office (Virgin 1/Shine Ltd). & Friends (Sadler’s Wells). with Whippet Productions: Public and film includes: Silent Witness Court, The Old Vic and Soho Television includes: Ten Days Until Property (Trafalgar Studios); Many and Ringside (both for BBC) and Theatre, including Eye Balls for D-Day. Film includes: Re-Uniting Roads to Paradise (Finborough) Room 45 (SWM, Cannes Short Film the National Youth Theatre. Her the Rubins, Last Days of Jack and Natural Selection (Theatre503). Finalist). sitcom has been commissioned by Sheppard and Invisible Eyes. the BBC and has an online show Scott Hazell www.watchmentalists.co.uk. Tim Cowbury Actor Writer Theatre includes: Days of Caroline Steinbeis Tim’s work has recently been seen Significance (RSC) and Junk Director at The Old Vic, Soho Theatre, Shunt (Broadway Theatre). Television Caroline has been freelancing as Vaults and Tristan Bates Theatre. includes: Law & Order UK, director and producer since 2003. He has also developed work at the The Bill and Primeval (ITV); She has directed and assisted on National Theatre Studio and Royal For further info please e-mail I Shouldn’t Be Alive (US Discovery); numerous projects, spanning text Court Theatre. Tim is one third [email protected] THE OLD VIC IDEAS TAP

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