Two’s Company and

Soho present EX

Two’s Company and Cast, Theatre present in order of appearance:

Chris Whitehead - Barman Amy Booth-Steel - Ruby Gerard Carey - Jack - Claire Simon Thomas - Keith

Company EXa play with songs Tricia Thorns - Director by Rob Young Peter Woollard - Musical Director music by Ross Lorraine Alex Marker - Designer 10 November – Duncan Coombe - Lighting Designer 3 December 2011 Damien Delaney - Choreographer Jane Deitch - Casting Director Emily Stuart - Costumes Matt Noddings - Production Manager Dan Gammon - Stage Manager Graham Cowley - Producer

Set built by Alex Marker Assistant Constructors/Painters: Natalie Parsons, Tori Jennings Our grateful thanks to: Louis Constantine, Sarah , Teresa Revill, , Ealing, Zosia Stella- Sawicka, Henrietta Burton, Rhian Morris, Liorah Tchiprout, the Students of the Production Arts All colour photos taken by Helen Maybanks Course Kingston College. in September 2011. Please note that Gerard Carey has now stepped into the role of An earlier “sketch” version of EX ‘Jack’(previously played by Gabriel Vick, who was first seen at BAC in 1999, features in some of the following images). directed by INTRODUCTION FROM THE WRITER:

I thought it would be funny to write a show about meeting your Ex, in a bar. It has all the nerves of a first date, yet you’ve already seen their bum. Seen them snore. Seen them cry (over Sandra Bullock). And yes, you still fancy them, even though you know what they’re like. I wanted to explore that weirdness. And another thing, why do women always fall for the bad guy? I’ve got some really intelligent female friends, with high falutin’ jobs, but they all turn to mush when Mr. Wrong walks in the room, in his leather trousers. And even though they know that he’ll treat them like dirt, they still sleep with him. What’s all that about? Sex, obviously. Note to self: buy leather trousers. But tonight, lets pretend. We’ve created a show where the bad guy gets slapped, by a woman, then another woman. The nice guy is tall, dark and handsome - and all the women fancy him. Hooray! But watch out, those bad guys are sneaky. Trouble looms... I feel I should warn you that this show contains swearing. And singing. Other than that, you’ll be fine. Please laugh loudly (like Brian Blessed) during the funny bits and sob, uncontrollably, at the rest. CAST AND ROB YOUNG (Writer) Rob has been commissioned to write COMPANY original screenplays for BBC Films, BIOGS Filmfour and Working Title, as well as TV scripts for the BBC and Channel 4. His adaptation of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize winning novella, The Old Man and the Sea, won the Award for Artistic Excellence at last year’s Brighton Festival before transferring to a sell-out run at the then (2011). His other theatre includes Surfing and Obsession (both Time Out Critics’ Choice), The Shoe Shop of Desire (BAC/BBC2) and The Man with the Absurdly Large Penis (). Rob is the co-founder of the art group, The Curious Guide. For more info see: www.robyoung.info Rob will by trying out his new play, Crush, at the from December 19th.

ROSS LORRAINE (Composer) Ross Lorraine’s music embraces many idioms and influences, from jazz and pop music to experimental avant-garde. He has been asked to write for many of the best known contemporary music ensembles and soloists in the UK. His music has been broadcast on Radio 2, Radio 3, BBC World Service and abroad, and performed in festivals throughout Europe, in the USA and the Far East. He has also written songs and instrumental music for theatre, including productions at the Riverside Studios and the . He can be followed on Twitter @RossLorraine. AMY BOOTH-STEEL (Ruby) SIOBHAN DILLON (Claire) Training: Birmingham School of Siobhan was studying for her fashion Acting (1st class BA Hons in Acting) accessory degree at The College of Fashion when she entered Theatre: ‘Britannia’ in Nicked ’s (Hightide Festival) ‘Peggy Blackett’ How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? in which in Swallows and Amazons (Bristol Old she finished third. Vic) ‘LaRosa’ in Sister Act () ‘Fraulein Schweiger’ in The For the past few years Siobhan has Sound Of Music (London Palladium) been songwriting and recording her ‘The Genie’ in Aladdin (Worcester solo album which has taken her all Swan) ‘Velma’ in Scooby Doo (UK over the UK, Australia and America. Tour) ‘Dulcinea’ in Don Quixote Rides Theatre: Vivienne in (Birmingham Rep) Again (SavoyTheatre), Sandy and Patty Film: ‘Doris’ in Kill Keith Simcox in (Piccadilly); Sally Bowles in (UK tour) and Television: Hustle, I’d Do Anything, MI Mandy in Can’t Smile Without You (UK High and Doctors tour). Workshops: The Trouble with Doug Other work: performed with Paul (Royal & Derngate) Poppy (RSC) Keep Gambaccini and the BBC Concert Smiling (BBC) Matilda (RSC) 57 Hours Orchestra on Friday Night is Music (National Theatre) The Light Princess (BBC Radio 2). (National Theatre). Night Siobhan is delighted to be appearing in EX - an original musical and working with the team at the Soho Theatre. SIMON THOMAS (Keith) GERARD CAREY (Jack) Trained: Guildford School of Acting Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Simon has recently finished playing the role of Warner Huntingdon III in Theatre: Invisible Man (Menier the West End production of Legally Chocolate Factory), Jack and the Blonde at the . He Beanstalk (Paul Robeson Theatre), previously played the title role in Historian / Prince Herbert in Disney’s TARZAN at the Neue Flora (Palace Theatre, London); he created Theatre in Hamburg. the role of Robertson Ay in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Theatre: Other West End: Rapunzel’s (Bristol Hippodrome and Prince in Into the Woods Ralph, Prince Edward, West End); Timothy Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore, Frenchman in Noises Off, Pantalion in His Dark in Cymbeline, Officer/Musician in Materials, Smee in Peter Pan, the Twelfth Night (Open Air, Regents Munchkin Mayor in The Wizard Of Park); Lucien in Marguerite with Ruthie Oz and the White Rabbit in Alice Henshall (Haymarket); Make Me Song, (Birmingham Rep); a review of the music of William Finn In Wonderland Grumio in The Taming Of The Shrew, (New Players). Robert in The Merry Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wives of Windsor, starring Judi Dench Outlaw in and (RSC) Two Gentlemen Of Verona and Servant in High Society (Open Air Other Theatre: Tony in West Side Story Theatre, Regent’s Park) (50th Anniversary Production), Oliver Television includes: Torchwood and Barrett IV in Love Story by Howard . Goodall. Lovesoup

Film: Army Conscript in Bigga than Ben for Annex Films. Television: Charles Darnay in Tale of Two Cities (PBS America), Mr Danes in Doctor Who -Two-part Christmas Special 2009 (BBC), How Music Works for Tiger Aspect. CHRIS WHITEHEAD TRICIA THORNS (Director) (Harry / Associate Musical Director) Started her career in the West End Chris began his career as an actor, as part of John Neville’s company at graduating from the Academy of Live the Fortune, after a Classics BA from and Recorded Arts in 1996 before he Nottingham University. diversified into musical direction. As Director: My Real War 1914- Musical Direction: Miranda Sings ?, which she adapted from Lieut (), Chess Havilland Le Mesurier’s letters home (Aberystwyth Arts Centre), From A (Trafalgar Studios and national Jack To A King, Daydream Believer, tour), Red Night (Finborough), The It’s Only Make Believe, Little Shop Searcher (workshop production, of Horrors, The Wiz and the critically ), What The acclaimed Hot Mikado (Upstairs at Women Did (), the Gatehouse); national tours of Forgotten Voices from the Great War Forever Plaid (Ovation Productions) (Pleasance), Black ‘Ell (Soho Theatre), and Winnie the Witch (Watershed Twelfth Night (Dulwich Picture Productions/Birmingham Rep). Gallery), Peer Gynt (Alleyn’s Theatre), Passion Play 2000 (massive community Teaching work includes The Actor’s play which she also wrote), Wizard of Centre, London Studio Centre, Oz (new adaptation with new songs, LSMT, Rose Bruford, Italia Conti and which she also wrote), The Mysteries, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, The Knack, Dulwich Cavalcade and where Chris is currently Head of Music several plays for children which she on the Programme. also wrote. During his time at Mountview he As an Actress, Theatre includes: End has been MD of Closer Than Ever, of Story (), Harry and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Chelsea Me (Warehouse), Façade (Dingley and Theatre), Rent (Bernie Grant Arts Dulwich Festivals) A Kind of Alaska Centre), Nunsense (St Pauls Church) (, tour and USA), Time’s and Sweet Charity () Up (Windsor), The Libertine / Man along with Musically Supervising and of Mode (Royal Court & Out of Joint writing the vocal arrangements for tour), Betrayal (BAC and tour), Run three graduation showcases at the For Your Wife (West End) and leading . He has recently roles in in Salisbury, Ipswich, been a guest teacher at Trinity Edinburgh, Liverpool, Guildford, College of Music and the IES. Derby and many more. Many TV Chris is an Executive Director of appearances including Six Characters Lucky Stuff Productions. Their debut in Search of an Author, Darling Buds production was Lucky Stiff (Wimbledon of May, Dangerfield, A Touch of Frost, Studio Theatre). For LSP he also Keeping Up Appearances, Rumpole, composed the incidental music for The The Bill, London’s Burning, and Baltimore Waltz (Brighton Festival). feature films including Captives and He was also MD and wrote the vocal The Turn of the Screw. arrangements for a new musical Before The Night Is Through, (). Along with writer Olivia Thompson, he is currently composing a new score for the piece, due for another workshop production in 2012. (), The Viewing Room PETER WOOLLARD (), School’s Theatre (Musical Director) Festival (Young Vic), Origin: Unknown Peter is currently Assistant Musical (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), The Director of the West End’s Wicked. Pink Bedroom (Courtyard Theatre), Previous credits as either Conductor, Cherry Docs (Kings Head), King Musical Director, Assistant MD or Arthur (Arcola Theatre), The Wedding Keyboard Player include: Get Singer and Anything Goes (Arts Your Gun, Miss Saigon, Me and My Ed), Cooking With Elvis, Gym and Girl, Acorn Antiques, Cats, We Will Tonic, The Opposite Sex, Inside Job Rock You, Honk, Sinatra, Far Pavilions, (Lyceum Theatre, Crewe) and a charity Witches of Eastwick and Carousel. gala performance of Sweet Charity (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane). His work was recently exhibited in ALEX MARKER (Designer) Cardiff as part of the Transformation For Two’s Company: My Real War and Revelation: UK Design for 1914 – ? (Trafalgar Studios and Performance. He is also Director National Tour), Red Night (Finborough of the Questors Youth Theatre, the Theatre), and a workshop production largest youth theatre in London. of The Searcher (Greenwich Theatre). EMILY STUART (Costumes) Alex is resident designer at the Finborough Theatre where is has Emily Stuart trained at Wimbledon designed over thirty productions School of Art. including: Fanta Orange, Quality As costume designer: Antigone Street, Me and Juliet, Dream of (Southwark Playhouse), Murder in The the Dog (and transfer to Trafalgar Cathedral (Oxford Playhouse) Lingua Studios), Moliere or the League Franca (Finborough) and Anyone Can of Hypocrites, Death of Long Pig, Whistle (). Untitled, Plague Over England (and transfer to the Duchess Emily was the winner of the Best Theatre), Hangover Square, Sons Costume designer 2011 at this year’s of York, Little Madam, Eden’s Off West-End Awards. Empire, The Representative, Lark As costume supervisor: Guys and Rise to Candleford, Albert’s Boy Dolls (Cambridge Arts Theatre) Miss and Hortensia and the Museum of Lily gets Boned (Finborough) and Dreams. He also recently directed Cinderella (Hertford Theatre). a staged reading of Atman by Iain Findlay MacLeod as part of the Finborough’s Vibrant Season and a DUNCAN COOMBE sell out run of Portraits by William (Lighting Designer) Douglas Home. Duncan is a lighting designer/engineer/ Trained at the Wimbledon School technician for the live events industry. of Art he has designed productions Theatre Lighting Design includes Saucy for many other venues ranging from Jack and Vixens, (Albany traditional theatre auditoria to a Theatre), My Real War 1914-? (Trafalgar converted mortuary. Recent designs Studios and national tour), A Woman include: Jus’ Like That – A Night Out Abroad (New York). He is in-house With Tommy Cooper (National Tour), lighting designer for the BFI IMAX. The Best of the Little Big Woman (Leicester Square and Oval House), Festivals Lighting Design and The Real McCoy – Reconnected engineering: Glastonbury Festival’s ‘Theatre Land’ and ‘Performing Arts’ Times (Haymarket); Tonight’s The stages, Glade Festival and GreenBelt Night (Victoria Palace) and the Festival. original cast of Billy Elliot The Musical in which he was the Children’s Dance Music Video: Lighting Design/Lighting Captain (Victoria Palace). Other Director for “Inverno” by Asteria theatre credits include Strings, and “Devil’s Advocate” by Faith Jack Tinker (London Palladium); ‘n’ Fury. In Review Half A Sixpence (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Night Clubs: Lighting Designer/ the National Theatre’s production of operator for Wonderland, Elysian Singin’ In The Rain (West Yorkshire Project, and ‘ALAN’. Playhouse and UK Tour). Corporate events and fashion shows Television: Victoria Wood Xmas include BP, Shell, Microsoft, Ford, Special 2009 (BBC); Showtime NASA, World Skills International 2011, at the Stadium; The Brit Awards; London Fashion Week, including; International Indian Film Awards (ITV). Nicole Fahri, Lyle & Scott, Paul Smith. TV Commercials include Ericsson, More Magazine and Super Noodles. Other: Lighting design in Saudi Arabia Film: for the National Sports Ceremony and Phantom Of The Opera directed by Joel Schumacher and a private party for the Saudi Arabian choreographed by Peter Darling; Royal Family. Regular lighting design (Bombay, and production work at the Saatchi Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham India); (directed Gallery. Wind In The Willows by Terry Jones & choreographed by Duncan is also the director of DCLX ). Ltd, Lighting production and supplies Damien has lectured for the IDTA company, and teaches lighting at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera technologies on a voluntary basis at House and has taught at , secondary schools in Kent. Bird College, Mountview, London www.dclx.co.uk Studio Centre, Millenium, LIPA, Italia Conti, Reynolds Performing Arts, Midlands Academy of Dance DAMIEN DELANEY & Drama, Stella Mann, C.P.A. and (Choreographer) South East Dance. He is currently an Damien trained at the London Studio Associate Lecturer at the University Centre. of Chichester on the Musical Theatre Choreography credits include: Asst Degree program and also teaches at Choreographer for the Warner Bros Trinity Laban. movie Alexander The Great, directed by Oliver Stone; The Matchgirls, On The Town, Cabaret, Honk, Sweet JANE DEITCH (Casting Director) Charity (Chichester University); Jane was Head of Casting for BBC Oklahoma (Trinity College Of Music); Drama Series from 1999 until 2006 Cinderella for FFE (Theatre Royal and now runs her own business – Jane Brighton); Rogers & Hammerstein’s Deitch Associates. She casts for a Cinderella (Trinity/Laban); Whispering wide variety of productions including Woods (West Sussex Council) and theatre, musical theatre, television Cinderella for FFE this Xmas at The and films. Opera House, Manchester. Credits include Films: Welcome To West End credits as a performer Leathermill (short), Locked In starring include: Cats (New London); Hard Ben Barnes, Eliza Dushku and Brenda Fricker, New Year’s Day (Jury Prize: GRAHAM COWLEY (Producer) Raindance Film Festival/Best Film: Sapporo Film Festival ), the BAFTA Also Producer with Out of Joint. award-winning Shoot the Messenger Previously with the Theatre of starring David Oyelowo and Nikki Comedy Company, the Royal Amuka-Bird and Magnificent 7 Court Theatre (on whose behalf he starring Helena Bonham-Carter. transferred a string of hit plays to the West End), the Half Moon Theatre, TV: EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty, Joint Stock Theatre Group. Doctors (incl. original cast), the Emmy award-winning Waking the Dead (incl. original cast), In Deep (incl. original cast), Dalziel and Pascoe, the BAFTA nominated A Respectable Trade, Drovers’ Gold, Judge John Deed (incl. original cast), The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (incl original cast), Sea Of Souls, Merseybeat, Down To Earth, Being April (incl. original cast), Grease Monkeys, Sunburn (incl. original cast), The Afternoon Plays (with Glenn Bexfield) Walter’s War. Theatre (with Glenn Bexfield): Women On The Verge Of HRT (Tour), In The Balance (New End), Two, Shirley Valentine and The Blue Room (Lichfield Garrick), Gertrude’s Secret (Tour), Carnivale (Venice), Perfect Pitch (showcasing new musicals at the Trafalgar Studios), Lend Me A Tenor, The Musical ( and Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Diary Of A Nobody (Royal and Derngate, Northampton) and Hamlet The Musical (Royal and Derngate, Northampton and Richmond) Current projects include: Films: Being Hamlet, Mawken, Long Time Coming, What’s Going On. Theatre: Certified Male, Breaker Morant and Diary Of A Nobody (West End). Jane is a member of the Review Committee of The National Council For Drama Training and regularly forms part of visiting panels to accredit or re-accredit vocational Drama Training courses.

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