IMAGE RELEASE – 05 June 2019 Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Rebecca Stafford Productions present Witness for the Prosecution By Agatha Christie All rise for the first look at the new cast of Witness for the Prosecution in costume at London’s County Hall The production welcomes new cast members including Carolin Stoltz as Romaine Vole, Lewis Cope as the accused Leonard Vole, Simon Dutton as Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Giles Taylor as Mr Myers QC, Michael Cochrane as Mr Justice Wainwright and Tim Frances as Mr Mayhew. Images can be downloaded here Lewis Cope as Leonard Vole and Simon Dutton as Sir Wilfrid Robarts in Witness for the Prosecution at London’s County Hall. Image credit: Ellie Kurttz Witness for the Prosecution has today released a first look at production images featuring the new cast, who joined the production for their first performance on 28 May 2019. Agatha Christie’s classic courtroom drama is now in its second year in the spectacular Chamber space inside London’s County Hall. Brand new production photography can be downloaded here. The new cast includes Carolin Stoltz (Shetland, Emmerdale) playing Romaine Vole, Lewis Cope (Billy Elliot) as the accused Leonard Vole, Simon Dutton (The Saint) in the role of Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Giles Taylor (This House, Wolf Hall/ Bring Up The Bodies) playing Mr Myers QC, Michael Cochrane (The Archers) as Mr Justice Wainwright, Tim Frances (The 39 Steps) as Mr Mayhew, with Max Dinnen, Janet Fullerlove, Karlina Grace-Paseda, Jessica Hole, Francesca Knight, Paul Lancaster, Nicholas Osmond, Joe Shire, Michael Weaver and Karl Wilson. Director Lucy Bailey (Ghosts, Love From A Stranger) thrillingly places the audience in the thick of the action, with some even watching from the jury box, as this gripping tale of justice, passion and betrayal unfolds around them. Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes are high. Will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony? Will he be able to convince the jury of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose? Witness for the Prosecution is now booking until 29 March 2020. The production is designed by William Dudley, with lighting by Chris Davey, sound design by Mic Pool and casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDG. - ENDS - For further information please contact Hannah Barnett Leveson at The Corner Shop PR on 020 7831 7657 or [email protected] NOTES TO EDITORS Images are available to download here CAST MICHAEL COCHRANE – MR JUSTICE WAINWRIGHT Michael is perhaps best known for playing Oliver Sterling in The Archers. On stage, he most recently appeared in Twelfth Night (RSC) and Nell Gwynn (Shakespeare’s Globe/ UK Tour). Further theatre credits include Blithe Spirit (The Mill), While The Sun Shines (Theatre Royal Bath), Wonderland (Hampstead Theatre), The Great Game: Afghanistan, Bloody Sunday and The Colour Of Justice (Kiln Theatre), Over The Moon, The Merchant Of Venice (The Old Vic), Beyond A Joke (English Touring Theatre) and Married Love, Noises Off, 13 Rue De L'amour (West End). His work for television includes Sticks and Stones, Decline & Fall, The Crown, Agatha Raisin, We’re Doomed! The Making Of Dad’s Army, Downton Abbey, Cradle To Grave, Man Down, Vicious, Coalition, The Musketeers, The Escape Artist, Panto!, Titanic: Blood And Steel, Criminal Justice, Margaret, Sharpe, Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk To Finchley, Suez: A Very British Crisis, Kenneth Tynan: In Praise Of Hardcore, Monarch Of The Glen, Jonathan Creek, The Falklands Play, A Touch Of Frost, Simisola, The Chief, A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia, Wings, The Citadel and Darling Buds Of May. Film credits include The Iron Lady, A Different Loyalty, The Saint, Incognito and. LEWIS COPE – LEONARD VOLE Lewis previously appeared on stage in the West End playing the role of Michael in Billy Elliot. His television and film credits include Hetty Feather, Earth's Vain Shadows Flee, The Grass Is Greener, Waterbabies and A Six And Two Three's. Lewis recently graduated from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where his theatre credits included Richard III, Punk Rock, Macbeth, The Night Watch, Split and Candide. MAX DINNEN – CLERK OF THE COURT Max previously appeared in the West End in The Inheritance. Further theatre credits include The Elephant Man (Bristol Old Vic), Four Play (Wardrobe Theatre) and Jason and the Argonauts (Edinburgh Festival Fringe). For television and film, Max’s credits include Sound of Musicals, Top Coppers, Doctors, Which is Witch and The Law of Moments. SIMON DUTTON – SIR WILFRID ROBARTS Simon is most well-known for playing Simon Templar in ITV’s series of films, The Saint. Further television credits include The Royal Matchmaker, Endeavour, Doctors, Not Going Out, Dracula, Garrow’s Law, Holby City, Midsomer Murders, EastEnders, The Real Deal, Death Train, Heartbeat, Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, The Place of the Dead and By The Sword Divided. Film credits include Jupiter Ascending, Suite Francaise, 1911, Walking with the Enemy, Dangerous Beauty, King David and Memed My Hawk. On stage, Simon most recently appeared in the UK Tour of Rough Crossing, and has previously worked with Director Lucy Bailey in her production of Kenny Morgan at the Arcola Theatre. Numerous further theatre credits include The Small Hours (Theatre Royal Windsor), Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead (English Touring Theatre), The Rehearsal (Chichester Festival Theatre), Hamlet, Ghosts, The Winslow Boy, Boeing Boeing, A Doll’s House, Gaslight, An Ideal Husband (Clwyd Theatr Cymru), Journey’s End (UK Tour), A Daughter’s Daughter (Theatre Royal Windsor/ West End), Plague Over England (Finborough Theatre/ West End), Blithe Spirit (Watford Palace Theatre), Nothing, Venice Preserved, The Cherry Orchard, Pygmalion (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow), Semi Monde (West End), Present Laughter (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Heartbreak House (Almeida Theatre) and Brief Encounter (UK Tour). TIM FRANCES – MR MAYHEW Tim’s theatre credits include Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The 39 Steps, A Man For All Seasons, An Inspector Calls (West End), Never So Good, Marat-Sade (National Theatre), Sweet Bird of Youth (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Sound of Music (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), The Woman in the Moon (Shakespeare’s Globe), Anne Boleyn, Eternal Love (Shakespeare’s Globe/ English Touring Theatre), Chronic (Royal Court), King Lear (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Love on the Links, The Magna Carta Plays (Salisbury Playhouse), A Government Inspector (Northern Broadsides), 1936 (Sadler’s Wells/ Arcola Theatre), Oliver Twist (Bolton Octagon) and Twelfth Night, He's Much To Blame, Wives As They Were & Maids As They Are (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds). Television and film credits include Big School, Gangsta Granny, The Day of the Triffids, Land Girls, Simon Schama's Shakespeare, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Holby City, East Enders, The Bill, Doctors and Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories. JANET FULLERLOVE - JANET MACKENZIE Janet most recently appeared on stage in Unexpected Joy at the Southwark Playhouse). Further theatre credits include Oxy and the Morons (New Wolsey), Fiddler on the Roof (Grange Park Opera/ BBC Proms), Shakespeare in Love (West End), Fortune’s Fool (Old Vic), The Taming of the Shrew (RSC), The Beggar’s Opera (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Fabrication (Print Room), Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe), Cheryomushki (Lyric Hammersmith), Sweeney Todd, Westside Story, Façade and Marriage of Figaro (Pimlico Opera) and Shouting at Shadows (Cheltenham Everyman/ Sixth Sense). Television and film credits include The Last Days of Lucille Ball, Holby City, Longford, Tipping the Velvet, The Jack the Ripper Diaries and Tomorrow La Scala!. KARLINA GRACE-PASEDA - STENOGRAPHER Karlina’s previous theatre credits include Vessel (Battersea Arts Centre), Custody (Ovalhouse Theatre), Death and the Kings Horseman, Welcome to Thebes (National Theatre), The Night Club (Theatre 503/ Hampstead Theatre), Red Snapper (Belgrade Theatre) and Sarai (Arcola Theatre). Film work includes Distant Teardrops by award winning director N. Padamakumar. JESSICA HOLE – THE WOMAN Jessica is making her West End debut in Witness for the Prosecution. FRANCESCA KNIGHT – GRETA/ MS CLEGG Francesca is making her West End debut in Witness for the Prosecution. Previous theatre credits include Julie at the National Theatre and E15 (Lung Theatre, /Edinburgh Festival/Tour). Television and film work includes Nurse, The League of Gentlemen, The Mechanicals of Hemp, Home Alone and Their Finest. PAUL LANCASTER – CARTER/ DR WYATT Paul’s previous theatre credits include One Man, Two Guvnors (National Theatre/ West End/ International Tour), Kindertransport (UK Tour), The 39 Steps (UK Tour), How the Giraffe Got Its Neck (Irish Tour) and The Gruffalo (West End). For television, his credits include Genius, Picasso, Diana and I, The Angel, Emmerdale, White Gold, The Secret Agent, Dickensian, Mr Selfridge, Fungus the Bogeyman, Code of a Killer and Call the Midwife. NICHOLAS OSMOND – INSPECTOR HEARNE Nicholas’ previous theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (UK/ French Tour, Antic Disposition), A Christmas Carol, Alice, Aladdin (Creation Theatre), COSI (King’s Head Theatre), The Lion King (UK and International Tour), Measure For Measure, King John (Union Theatre, Off West End Theatre Award Nomination for Best Play), PHYS-ED (24/7 Theatre, Manchester Evening News Award Nomination - Best Performance in a Fringe Production), Cyclops, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Agamemnon (The Scoop Amphitheatre) and UK touring productions including An Inspector Calls, The Shell Seekers, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It. Television credits include The Sarah Jane Adventures, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Battle for Britain, Victorian Values, The Silence of Mrs Lamb, Three Minute Moments and Harry and The Harlequin. JOE SHIRE - POLICEMAN/ PLAIN CLOTHES DETECTIVE Joe’s recent theatre credits include The Island (Theatre Fio), 49 Donkeys Hanged (Theatre Royal Plymouth), The Soulless Ones (Hammer House of Horror), The Tempest (RSC) and Hotel (National Theatre). Joe’s television work includes several episodes of the British sitcom Trollied.