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Production Gallery
Much Ado About Nothing
July & August 2016
Performed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations including; the Roses Theatre Tewkesbury, The Oxford Old Fire Station, Cranleigh Arts Centre and Mary Arden's Farm, Stratford Upon Avon.
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"This is Shakespeare as Shakespeare intended. A joyously energetic performance full of rapid-fire wit and slapstick comedy."
Daily Info, Oxford
Benedick - Jefferson Bond
Training:
East 15 Acting School
Previous Theatre Credits:
Bjorn/Gunnar Ironside Clan Leader (The Vanishing Viking) BellBeyond International Italian Theatre, Vince (Writers Block) Go Solo Self Devised Festival, Physical Performer (It Endears Me and Yet Remains) Jermimah Stelhi Exibition. 2 Clowns and 2 Checkered Shirts - Village Green Festival
and Geronimo Kids Festival.
Television/Film:
Montjoy (Henry V) British Youth Film Academy, MillBoy (The Rochdale Pioneers) Film4.
Jefferson is also trained in stage combat and aerial acrobatics. This is first appearance with MadCaps, but don’t you hate it when you are reading something and the sentence doesn’t end the way it trumpet sponge?
Beatrice - Matilda Bott
Training:
Liverpool John Moores University
Previous MadCap Credits:
Hermia/Flute/Fairy (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
Previous Theatre Credits:
A Comedy of Errors, Jason and the Argonauts (Off The Ground Theatre Company), Perfect, Courtroom (Tiny Giants Productions), The Gruffallo Experience (Unit 10 Eventive), Trusting Atoms (Science Gecko).
Television/Screen Credits:
Michael, FACT Cinema Liverpool.
As an actress I always try and push the boundaries of my skill; by trying to fit through smaller and smaller spaces on the set...
Leonato/Sexton - Alex Francis
Previous Theatre Credits:
Roger (A Plan of Action) Quorum Theatre, Oberon / Theseus (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Holofernes (Love’s Labour’s Lost) both Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, Solomon Raines (Battlefield Hardline) DifferencEngine, Edgar White (Back to the Future) Secret Cinema, Neil
(The Paper House) Sibling Productions, John (The Spirit of Romance) The Hackney Empire, Sampson (Romeo and Juliet- Capulet Ball).
Television/Film:
Allen (Man’s Endeavour) Blue Ass Fly Productions, Father (Abduct) Fallen Eagle Films, Detective Sup. Simon Barraclough (Nurse’s Who Kill) FirstLookTV, Rudolf Hess (Hitler - The Definitive Man) Arrow Media, The Banker (Set the Thames on Fire) Blonde to Black Productions.
Alex is also a skilled guitar player and has a tip for all dads. Think twice before inviting an army into your home, particularly if you have young daughters...
Don John/Dogberry - Robert Moore
Previous MadCap Credits:
Bottom/Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Twelfth Night).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Herbert Pocket (Great Expectations), Tom (BANTAMS), Tybalt/ Friar John (Romeo & Juliet), The Inspector (An Inspector Calls), Fleetwood
(Barbara the Zoo Keeper), Sherlock Bones (Shiverpool).
Television/Screen:
Michael (Michael) FACT Cinema Liverpool.
Robert has, this year, turned to method acting to become the villainous character of Don John. He is now on the MI5 watch list and secretly hates all the cast.
Hero - Eva McKenna
Training:
Blackpool School of Creative Arts
Previous Theatre Credits:
Belle (Beauty and the Beast) and Dora (Hubbard’s Cupboards) both AB Productions, Kate (A Walk in the Park) Doorstep Theatre, Mad Hatter (Alice’s Adventures) Offbook Theatre, Laura (When in Roam) New Live
Theatre, Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden) Bookworm Players.
Television/Screen:
Sarah (Hedge) Creative England iShorts, Bethany (Puzzled).
Eva is represented by Regan Management and was a finalist at Monologue Slam both in 2014 and 2015.
This is Eva’s first Madcap production. Playing Hero has taught her two valuable lessons. 1. A fear of heights can be conquered if your set is tall and you are directed to stand at the top of it. 2. Boys have always been a bit stupid.
Claudio - James Labdarbs
Training:
University of Wales: Trinity Saint David
Previous MadCap Credits:
Demetrius/Starveling (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Tim/Pasolini (Looking for Pasolini) Ars In Fieri Theatre Company, Gabriel (Dovetale), Jayden (The Colours of Easter).
Credits While Training:
Dylan Thomas (Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night), Nicholas/The Summoner/King (The Canterbury Tales).
Television/Screen: James (Neptune’s Only Daughter), Luke (House Party)
If James could have one thing that Claudio has, it would be having a Prince as a wing-man.
Margaret/Conrade/Friar - Claire Seller
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous Theatre Credits:
A Midsummer Nights Dream (Glastonbury Festival), Chelsea’s Choice (Alter Ego), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Cambridge Shakespeare Festival), Macbeth (Stampede
Theatre), Loves Labours Lost, Henry V, The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice (Rainbow Theatre Productions)
Television/Radio:
Home Front (BBC)
Claire also plays the clarinet, and is trained in Stage Combat and Aerial Silks. She would like to mention, however, doing those three simultaneously is farily difficult, so you possibly wont see her upside down, brandishing a sword while playing a tune today. Possibly.
Antonio/Verges - Patricia Hobday
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous MadCap Credits:
Snug/Egeus (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Nurse (Romeo and Juliet), Lady Catherine De Bourgh/Alethea Bigg-Wither/Madam Lefroy (Lizzy, Darcy and Jane), Widow/Merchant/Tailor (The Taming of the Shrew), Joyce (Little Grimley’s Troubles Tripled), Caliban (The Tempest).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Maria (Twelfth Night), Grumio (The Taming of the Shrew), Prince Charming (Cinderella), Madame Edith (Allo Allo), The Big Bang (BBC, NHS and Imperial College London).
Pat, having got into theatre to wear pretty dresses, has now resigned herself to her casting type of ‘Grumpy Old Man’ and now equally enjoys adhesive facial hair...
Don Pedro/Seacoal- Nick Baldock
Training:
Amercian Musical and Dramatic Academy (NYC)
Previous MadCap Credits:
Lester Duvall (Postards from the Seaside), Antonio/Fabian/Valentine (Twelfth Night), Lucentio (The Taming of the Shrew)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Richard Hannay (The 39 Steps), Agamemnon / Paris (Troilus and Cressida), Borachio (Much Ado About Nothing), Gaveston (Edward II), Prisoner (Fidelio) for the English National Opera.
Nick is also a writer, and his play The Verge of Strife is being performed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Nick was a student, then a courtier, and is now a prince; so is happy to be moving up through the social scale with Madcaps. Next year he hopes to be made King.
Borachio - Rich Strange
Previous Theatre Credits:
Martin Schluse (Address Unknown).
Television/Screen:
Alain Ronel (The Last Hours of Jim Morrison, ITV), Casino Boss (Dear Jesus), Narrator (Aguantar La Tempestad - Brave the Storm), Father (Shorts)
Rich is also a director (having produced a number of small scale shows for various UK festivals) and a professional DJ, catering for club nights and events.
This is Rich’s professional Shakespeare debut, and has learnt that choosing the winning side is fundamental to success (even if the bad guys have more fun)....
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Postcards from the Seaside (Laurie Hornsby)
April & May 2015
Performed at the Lichfield Garrick, The Artrix and The Mission Theatre.
"A splendid mixture of ear-catching show tunes and genuine emotion"
Madhatter Reviews
Lester Duvall- Nick Baldock
Training:
American Musical and Dramatic Academy (New York)
Previous MadCap Credits:
Antonio/Fabian/Valentine (Twelfth Night), Lucentio (The Taming of the Shrew)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Fidelio (English National Opera), The Comedy of Errors (Hudson Warehouse), The 39 Steps, Noises Off, The Hollow and 2 Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter’s Night.
He is naturally delighted to be back with MadCaps, adding to his repertoire the faintly ambiguous character of Lester Duvall, the best thing to appear on the Isle of Thanet in 1940 (good things being on ration).
Gerty Skidmore- Melanie Greaney
Training:
London School of Musical Theatre
Colchester institute
Postcards from the Seaside is Melanie’s MadCap debut.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Bare (Union Theatre), Robinson Crusoe, Aladdin.
Credits While Training:
Romeo and Juliet, Les Miserables, Carmen, Colder Than Here.
Melanie has had a great time exploring the part of Dirty Gerty’s East End style. Being Mel’s first time performing with MadCap Theatre Productions, she has had an experience to remember.
Emily Bagshaw- Anna Nicholson
Training:
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Previous MadCap Credits:
Mrs Austen/ Cassandra Austen (Lizzy, Darcy and Jane).
Previous Theatre Credits:
KATE (New Diorama, Greenwich Theatre, Pleasance. Winner of the NSDF Emerging Artist Award at last year’s Edinburgh Festival). Honeybees, The Assistant (both Greenwich Theatre), Tyne (Arts Theatre), Indian Summer (White Bear Theatre), 6 Degrees (Soho Theatre), Awkward Questions (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
Anna has absolutely loved taking on the incredible part of Helena and relished the excuse to shout at short people.
Twitter: @AnnaNicholson12
Sid- Sam Patrick
Training:
Performers College, London
Previous MadCap Credits:
Sir Toby Belch (Twelfth Night), Friar Lawrence/Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet), Gremio/Vincentio (The Taming of the Shrew)
Previous Musical Theatre Credits:
Godspell, Saturday Night Fever, Happy Days,
Boogie Nights and a UK dance tour with Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Romeo and Juliet (Custom/Practice), Present Laughter, Aladdin and featured appearances in commercials for DFS, Blistex, Branston and Sony.
Sam also recently co-wrote and performed in a comedy sketch show The Bosun’s Delight at the Hen & Chickens Theatre, London.
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Twelfth Night
July & August 2014
Performed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations including; the Artrix Theatre Bromsgrove, The Roses Theatre Tewkesbury and Mary Arden's Farm Stratford Upon Avon.
"An amazing performance of an equally amazing show"
Bromsgrove Standard
Viola- Emmeline Braefield
Training:
Royal Holloway (University of London)
Birmingham Theatre School.
Previous MadCap Credits:
Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet), Jane Austen (Lizzy, Darcy and Jane) and Tranio (The Taming of the Shrew).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Clarinda (Morbid Curiosities, Don't Go Into The Cellar! Theatre Company), Rosie (The Plough and the Stars, Loft Theatre, Leamington), Puck/Egeus/Snout (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blue Orange Theatre), Juror #10 (Twelve Angry Men, The Old Fire Station) and Margaret (Much Ado About Nothing, WorcesterRep).
She is extremely excited about taking on a role she has coveted for over a decade and, now having a great deal of experience in cross-dressing for Shakespeare, has thoroughly enjoyed re-discovering her masculine side.
Sir Toby Belch- Sam Patrick
Training:
Performers College, London
Previous MadCap Credits:
Friar Lawrence/Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet), Gremio/Vincentio (The Taming of the Shrew)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Godspell, Saturday Night Fever, Happy Days, Boogie Nights, Present Laughter, Aladdin and featured appearances in commercials for DFS, Blistex, Branston and Sony. He has also recently finished a UK dance tour with Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke.
Sam is delighted to be returning to MadCaps for their summer tour but would like to thank Roy Hodgson for excusing him from the World Cup squad!
Sir Andrew Aguecheek- Robert Moore
Training:
Liverpool John Moores University
Previous Theatre Credits:
Herbert Pocket (Great Expectations), Tybalt (Romeo & Juliet)., Klymer (The Tongue Twister), Fleetwood (Barbara the Zoo Keeper), Sherlock Bones (Shiverpool).
Credits While Training:
Inspector (An Inspector Calls), Piggy (Lord of the Flies).
Robert is a keen comedian and last year wrote his own comedy show which he performed in Liverpool called Bobby's Oscar Moments, as well as a street performance called The Pigeon.
Malvolio- Alan Wales
Alan has been working as an actor for over 20 years.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Leontes (The Winter’s Tale, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival), Duke (Measure for Measure, Rogue Play) and Prospero (The Tempest, Purple Cast).
Alan has also toured with the Birmingham-based Gothic theatre company Don’t Go Into The Cellar, playing Professor Van Helsing and Colonel Moran in their Hammer horror homage Dracula Walks the Night.
Recent television appearances include:
Evil So Close (Anthony Hardy, The Camden Ripper).
Film appearances include:
Passengers, 5th Floor of Singapore and the Leicester-filmed two-tone short Beverley.
Feste- Oisin Porter
Training:
BIFE (Bray Institute of Further Education)
Swansea Metropolitan University.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Bassanio (Merchant of Venice) and Michael (Skellig).
Oisin is also a director, having assisted on a number of projects throughout 2013-2015.
Twelfth Night marks his professional debut in the UK, having moved to London from the Republic of Ireland earlier this year.
Olivia- Rebecca Bell
Training:
Drama Studio London
National Youth Theatre
Previous Theatre Credits:
Mina Harker (Dracula, Theatro Sala Umberto, Rome), Christine Daae (Phantom of the Opera, Attic Theatre) and Estella (Great Expectations,
Tristan Bates Theatre).
She was recently nominated for Best Actress at the Stratford-upon-Avon Arts Festival for her role as Desdemona (Othello, Tread the Boards Theatre Company).
Orsino- Stephen Critchley
Training:
Middlesex University
Previous Theatre Credits:
John Proctor (The Crucible), Sky Masterson (Guys and Dolls), George Summerville (Past Recall), Odysseus (The Odyssey), Squealer (Animal Farm), Mr Fezziwig (A Christmas Carol), Judas (The Messiah).
Television Credits include:
Law and Order, Doctors and Father Brown.
Stephen has also been involved in numerous feature-length and short-film projects.
Maria - Emma Leigh
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
CityLit, London
Previous MadCap Credits:
Maria (Twelfth Night), Miranda (The Tempest)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew), Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Shelia (An Inspector Calls), Jaqueline de Severac (Murder on the Nile), Clarice (A Servant to Two Masters), Mrs Kendal (The Elephant Man) and countless Pantomime and Musical roles.
Emma is also a classically trained soprano and the Artistic Director of MadCap Theatre Productions.
Lester Duvall- Nick Baldock
Training:
American Musical and Dramatic Academy (New York)
Previous MadCap Credits:
Lucentio (The Taming of the Shrew)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Fidelio (English National Opera), The Comedy of Errors (Hudson Warehouse), The 39 Steps, Noises Off, The Hollow and 2 Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter’s Night.
He is also a keen writer, having penned numerous shows; including a musical based on Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and has a PhD in History.
Sebastian/Sea Captain- Jack Sharman
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
MadCap’s Twelfth Night is his professional debut.
Credits While Training:
Jack in (My Boy Jack). Boy in (Henry V), The Moon (Blood Wedding).
Jack is also a skilled musician and, amongst his many accomplishments, plays numerous instruments including the guitar, the banjo and the didgeridoo (although not simultaneously)!
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Romeo and Juliet
April 2014
Performed at the Artrix Theatre, Bromsgrove for school and student groups.
"The quality of the acting was amazing. The children loved the show"
Meadows First School
Romeo- Stefan Majczak
Juliet- Victoria Haynes
Friar Lawrence/Tybalt- Sam Patrick
Mercutio/Paris- Daniel Garnham
Nurse- Patricia Hobday
Capulet/Friar John- Ellis J. Wells
Benvolio- Emmeline Braefield
Prince/Lady Capulet- Isabelle Paige
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Lizzy, Darcy and Jane (Joanna Norland)
October & November 2013
Performed in theatre venues such as; The Artrix, The Mission Theatre Bath, The MAC Birmingham and the Lantern Theatre, Sheffield.
“A ‘family of actors’ engaged in joyous activity which we as audience, are privileged to be invited to [...] a thoroughly entertaining experience”
remotegoat.co.uk
Jane Austen- Emmeline Braefield
Training:
Royal Holloway (University of London)
Birmingham Theatre School.
Previous MadCap Credits:
Tranio (The Taming of the Shrew).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Rosie (The Plough and the Stars, Loft Theatre, Leamington), Puck/Egeus/Snout (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blue Orange Theatre), Juror #10 (Twelve Angry Men, The Old Fire Station) and Margaret (Much Ado About Nothing, WorcesterRep).
She is delighted to return to MadCaps and take on the role of her favourite author; Emmeline has been using the play as an excuse to watch the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice multiple times, particularly the 'Wet Shirt Moment'.
Elizabeth Bennett- Victoria Haynes
Training:
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Previous MadCap Credits:
Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Cathy in Wuthering Heights and The Railway Children (both with Looking Glass Theatre Company). Victoria also appeared in Living the Dream 's premier production of I Have A Dream and is a founding member of their professional dance company that recently performed for HM The Queen at a commonwealth celebration held in Westminster Abbey. Last summer she danced in the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games.
Victoria is honoured to play one of the nation’s favourite characters, not only as she gets to smile after a summer of being shrewish!
Mr Darcy/Tom Le Froy- Paul Cammack
Training:
Drama Studio London
Previous Theatre Credits:
Captain Hook (Peter Pan), Bradley (Frankenstein), Dame Farriner (Colonel Blood & The Raven, Oxford Shakespeare Company), Big Mouse (The Very Noisy Night, Blunderbus Theatre) and Alderman Fitzwarren (Dick
Whittington, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne).
Roles during training include:
Val (Strange Orchestra), Melchior (Spring Awakening), Orlando (As You Like It) and Platanov (Wild Honey).
Alongside performing, Paul is a keen poet and is writing a series entitled The Peculiar Occurrences of Gerald Blum; a fantastical adventure where everything is not always as it seems. For more information, please visit www.paulcammack.co.uk.
Mr Bingley/ Mr Collins/Harrison Bigg-Wither-
Daniel Garnham
Training:
Middlesex University
Previous MadCap Credits:
Petruchio (Taming of the Shrew).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Paris/Prince in (Romeo & Juliet, UK tour in conjunction with the RSC), Michael Borkin (Ivanov, Lord Stanley Theatre), All That Is Solid Melts Into Air (National Theatre, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival), An Evening Of Meat (Dalston Boys Club).
Roles while Training:
Napoleon (Animal Farm), Macduff (Macbeth), Nathan Detroit (Guys & Dolls), Arab (West Side Story), Troy Bolton (High School Musical), Carmen Ghia (The Producers) and Cosmo Brown (Singing In The Rain).
Lady Catherine De Bourgh/ Alethea Bigg-Wither/ Madam Le Froy- Patricia Hobday
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous MadCap Credits:
Widow/Merchant/Tailor (The Taming of the Shrew), Joyce (Little Grimley’s Troubles Tripled), Caliban (The Tempest)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Maria (Twelfth Night), Grumio (The Taming of the Shrew), Prince Charming (Cinderella), Madame Edith (Allo Allo), The Big Bang (BBC, NHS and Imperial College London).
Mrs Austen/ Cassandra Austen- Anna Nicholson
Training:
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Previous Theatre Credits:
6 Degrees (Soho Theatre), The Assistant (Vertical Line - Greenwich Theatre), Fitness Freaks (Pleasance Theatre), Broken Holmes (Edinburgh Fringe) and Freedom Plays (Courtyard Theatre).
Film and Audio Credits:
Titus (Lamplighter – Radio), Conduit (Bombardier Productions) and An Actors Guide to Resting (feature – J Wolff).
Anna has enjoyed becoming a Madcapian this Autumn, channelling her inner Austen and indulging in Regency banter.
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Little Grimley's Troubles Tripled (David Tristram)
March & April 2013
Performed at theatres including: Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, The Artrix Bromsgrove and Solihull Arts Complex.
“Intimate theatre at its best"
remotegoat.co.uk
Margaret- Hayley Evenett
Hayley has a master’s degree in Drama and Theatre studies from the University of Kent and has received training from the RSC, LAMDA and The Laughter Academy.
Currently living in Essex, Hayley regularly works in professional theatre, radio, modelling, film and advertising. She has also recently returned from several T.I.E and Pantomime tours across the UK.
A woman of many talents, Hayley is also a qualified Pole Fitness instructor, Latin and Ballroom dancer, Mezzo-Soprano and a professional makeup artist.
Theatre Credits:
Muriel (Plaza Suite), Maureen (Time of my Life), Viola (Twelfth Night), Ophelia (Hamlet) and Ariel (MadCap Theatre Productions tour of The Tempest).
Merchant/ Tailor/ Widow- Patricia Hobday
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous MadCap Credits:
Caliban (The Tempest).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Maria (Twelfth Night), Grumio (The Taming of the Shrew), Prince Charming (Cinderella), Madame Edith (Allo Allo), The Big Bang (BBC, NHS and Imperial College London).
Bernard- Chris Linnat-Scott
Chris studied drama under Elizabeth Rudd, and has appeared in Panto, Musicals, Comedies as well as ‘The Classics’ and recently won critical acclaim as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Previous Theatre Credits:
The Porter (Macbeth), Hirst (Pinter’s No Man's Land), Dale Harding (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest), Dr Herdal (Ibsen’s The Master Builder)
The Woodcutter (Rashomon), Miedviedieff (Gorkey’s The Lower Depths) and The Earl of Salisbury (Henry VI parts 1,2 and 3), Duke Fredrick/Duke Senior (As You Like It), Stephano (The Tempest) and Madcap’s The Tempest reprising his role of Stephano and also playing Alonso.
Gordon- Denny Hodge
Denny has been a professional entertainer for more than 30 years, starting his career as a stand-up comedian and impressionist. He learnt his trade in theatre and clubs all over the country and went on to become one of the foremost TV warm-up artists providing support behind the scenes to leading celebrities and top-rated programmes. n search of a new challenge, ten years ago he returned to college and took a year’s acting course and since that time he has worked on stage and film in a
diverse range of projects.
Most recently, he was delighted to appear on BBC’s Children In Need 2012 as Eric Morecambe when technology bought Eric and Ernie back to life, reviving one of the first impressions he did at the beginning of his career. Denny is pleased to be working with MadCap Theatre combining two of his greatest passions – comedy and acting.
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The Tempest
May, June & July 2012
Performed at indoor and outdoor venues including: The Artrix, Pershore Number 8, The MAC Birmingham and Mary Arden's Farm.
“Small, but very talented cast [...] Near faultless performance and the chemistry and timing was impeccable”
Bromsgrove Standard
Prospero - Neale McGrath
Having trained at the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (as it was known then) Neale has been in the profession longer than he cares to think about.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Macbeth, Malvolio, Petruchio, Hamlet and Mercutio. Also more contemporary theatre, playing Colin (Absent Friends), Sir Robert
Chiltern (Lady Windermere’s Fan), Willie (Blue Remembered Hills) and many principle roles in pantomimes.
He now devotes his time to directing and also his daughters whom he adores. To play Prospero was a desire fulfilled, being one of the two remaining roles that Neale always wanted to play.
Bernard - Chris Linnat-Scott
Chris studied drama under Elizabeth Rudd, and has appeared in Panto, Musicals, Comedies as well as ‘The Classics’ and recently won critical acclaim as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Previous Theatre Credits:
The Porter (Macbeth), Hirst (Pinter’s No Man's Land), Dale Harding (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest), Dr Herdal (Ibsen’s The Master Builder)
The Woodcutter (Rashomon), Miedviedieff (Gorkey’s The Lower Depths) and The Earl of Salisbury (Henry VI parts 1,2 and 3), Duke Fredrick/Duke Senior (As You Like It), Stephano (The Tempest).
Trinculo/ Gonzalo - Rory McGhie
Training:
Year Out Drama Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Previous Theatre Credits:
TIE Safe Night Out (Gazebo Theatre Company) and appearing in such shows as Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Nile as Simon Mostyn and Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic And Old Lace.
The Tempest was Rory’s first time working with MadCaps and he has enjoyed the experience of working with such an "interesting" group of people.
Rory will be continuing his training at the Birmingham School of Acting in September 2012, studying for a degree in Community and Applied Theatre.
Ariel - Hayley Evenett
Hayley has a master’s degree in Drama and Theatre studies from the University of Kent and has received training from the RSC, LAMDA and The Laughter Academy.
Currently living in Essex, Hayley regularly works in professional theatre, radio, modelling, film and advertising. She has also recently returned from several T.I.E and Pantomime tours across the UK.
A woman of many talents, Hayley is also a qualified Pole Fitness instructor, Latin and Ballroom dancer, Mezzo-Soprano and a professional makeup artist.
Theatre Credits:
Muriel (Plaza Suite), Maureen (Time of my Life), Viola (Twelfth Night), Ophelia (Hamlet).
Caliban - Patricia Hobday
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous Theatre Credits:
Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Maria (Twelfth Night), Grumio (The Taming of the Shrew), Prince Charming (Cinderella),
Madame Edith (Allo Allo), The Big Bang (BBC, NHS and Imperial College London).
Ferdinand/ Sebastian - Dale Forder
Dale is currently a student at Northampton University where he is studying a BA Hons in Drama; he is also enrolled on the Performance Certificate Course at the Birmingham School of Acting. As well as developing a career in acting he is also an experienced workshop leader/drama facilitator with a particular interest in TIE, directing and developing original work.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Equus, My Boy Jack, The Bloody Banquet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Trojan Women, Macbeth and most recently The Elephant Man.
Antonio/ Boatswain - Matthew Fearnley
Matt has been involved in theatre both on and back stage for over 16 years.
He has played numerous cameo roles in Musicals and Operettas moving onto his first major role as Widow Twanky in Aladdin, a role which he has reprised many times. Fearing he was becoming typecast as a ‘Dame’,
Matt tried his hand at Shakespeare, diving in at the deep end, playing
Petruchio in ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and hasn’t looked back since.
He is delighted to be involved in MadCaps and be part of such an exciting venture.
Miranda - Emma Leigh
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
CityLit, London
Previous Theatre Credits:
Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew), Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Shelia (An Inspector Calls), Jaqueline de Severac (Murder on
the Nile), Clarice (A Servant to Two Masters), Mrs Kendal (The Elephant Man) and countless Pantomime and Musical roles.
Emma is also a classically trained soprano and the Artistic Director of MadCap Theatre Productions.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
July & August 2015
Performed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations including; the Artrix Theatre Bromsgrove, The Oxford Old Fire Station, Broadfield Court and Mary Arden's Farm, Stratford Upon Avon.
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"A dream of a masterpiece and one that made for a fantastic night of entertainment"
Worcester News
Oberon/Theseus - Edward De Gaetano
Training:
Guildford School of Acting (M.A)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Rodolfo (A View From the Bridge), Alan (Painting by Numbers) Manoel Theatre- Malta, Tim (Baby Love, Actors Centre), Ed/Doctor/Manager/Mark (Nuclear Winter, Camden Fringe), Moshe (Suffering in Sirens, Greenwich Theatre) Michael and Jose (The Capital and Twitter
Evangelists respectively, Kings College London). Joe in the rehearsed reading of FILTH (UK Premiere) at the Soho Theatre.
Television/Film:
On Hungry Hill directed by Grant Watson. Kammerspiel and Visions Of Murder both directed by Lamberto Bava and Heroes and Villains (BBC) directed by Nick Murphy.
I always wondered if Oberon met Theseus, what would they say? Playing both Kings has been a wonderful challenge to take on. It has been an experience of a lifetime working with such wonderful people and talented artists.
Twitter: @eddydeg
Lysander/Bottom - Robert Moore
Previous MadCap Credits:
Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Twelfth Night).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Herbert Pocket (Great Expectations), Tom (BANTAMS), Tybalt (Romeo & Juliet)., Klymer (The Tongue Twister), Fleetwood (Barbara the Zoo Keeper), Sherlock Bones (Shiverpool).
Credits While Training:
Inspector (An Inspector Calls), Piggy (Lord of the Flies).
Robert is a keen comedian and last year wrote his own comedy show which he performed in Liverpool called Bobby's Oscar Moments, as well as a street performance called The Pigeon.
Robert is thrilled to be returning to Madcap for a second year, though growing a donkey’s head has been a difficult challenge! Eating lots of carrots seems to have done the trick! Naayyyy (that’s a donkey noise by the way…)
Titania/Hippolyta - Lindsey Chaplin
Previous Theatre Credits:
Face to Face (Lonesome Schoolboy), Die Zauberflote (Royal Opera House), Dinosaur Zoo (Erth/BOS Productions - UK national tour, Phoenix Theatre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Words & Women (Skyers Productions, Edinburgh Fringe), Twelfth Night (Bard on the Beach), Macbeth (Bard on the Beach),The Man with Five Children (Phoenix Theatre), Hamlet - To Thine Own Self Be True (IPAC), Before the Embrace
(Subtle Nuance), Standing in Footsteps (Red Carpet), The Hypochondriac (New Theatre), The Vagina Monologues (Glen St Theatre), School for Scandal (Dramac), Buddies/The Hurting Game (Brainstorm Productions).
Television/Film:
Magical Tales (Season 1-3, Warner Bros Australia). In the Cold Harsh Light of Day (Dandy Line Films), TGIF (Secret Film Society - Berlin Film Festival/New York Film Festival/Flickerfest).
This is Lindsey’s first Madcap show. Being Australian, she is the company’s go-to spider ‘relocator’, and never tires of making ‘time to touch Bottom’ jokes in rehearsals.
Puck/Philostrate - Oisin Porter
Training:
BIFE (Bray Institute of Further Education) and Swansea Metropolitan University
Previous MadCap Credits:
Feste (Twelfth Night).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Bassanio (Merchant of Venice) and Michael (Skellig).
Oisin is also a director, having assisted on a number of projects throughout 2013-2015.
Oisin is delighted to be back with MadCaps for the second year, particularly in the state of undress you will see him in today…
Hermia/Flute/Fairy - Matilda Bott
Training:
Liverpool John Moores University
Previous Theatre Credits:
A Comedy of Errors, Jason and the Argonauts (Off The Ground Theatre Company), Perfect, Courtroom (Tiny Giants Productions), The Gruffallo Experience (Unit 10 Eventive), Trusting Atoms (Science Gecko).
Credits While Training:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Jungle Book, Everyman, White Society Black Identity.
Hermia is a short girl, Flute a young boy and Fairy a small creature. The long and the short of it is; I’m short!
Helena/Snout - Anna Nicholson
Training:
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Previous MadCap Credits:
Emily Bagshaw (Postcards from the Seaside), Mrs Austen/ Cassandra Austen (Lizzy, Darcy and Jane).
Previous Theatre Credits:
KATE (New Diorama, Greenwich Theatre, Pleasance. Winner of the NSDF Emerging Artist Award at last year’s Edinburgh Festival). Honeybees, The Assistant (both Greenwich Theatre), Tyne (Arts Theatre), Indian Summer (White Bear Theatre), 6 Degrees (Soho Theatre), Awkward Questions (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
Anna has absolutely loved taking on the incredible part of Helena and relished the excuse to shout at short people.
Twitter: @AnnaNicholson12
Demetrius/Starveling - James Labdarbs
Training:
University of Wales; Trinity Saint David
Previous Theatre Credits:
Gabriel (Dovetale), Jayden (The Colours of Easter).
Credits While Training:
Dylan Thomas (Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night), Nicholas/The Summoner/King
(The Canterbury Tales), Trilby/Puppeteer/Ensemble (A Reluctant Dragon).
Television/Film:
Luke (House Party, Public Health Wales).
Demetrius isn’t funny, and Starveling is terrible at acting. Emma, I have a question about casting…
Egeus/Snug - Patricia Hobday
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous MadCap Credits:
Nurse (Romeo and Juliet), Lady Catherine De Bourgh/Alethea Bigg-Wither/Madam Lefroy (Lizzy, Darcy and Jane), Widow/Merchant/Tailor (The Taming of the Shrew), Joyce (Little Grimley’s Troubles Tripled), Caliban (The Tempest)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Maria (Twelfth Night), Grumio (The Taming of the Shrew), Prince Charming (Cinderella), Madame Edith (Allo Allo), The Big Bang (BBC, NHS and Imperial College London).
Patricia is delighted to be working with such a talented cast, and has thoroughly enjoyed allowing her inner ‘grumpy old man’ to surface…
Quince (Director) - Emma Leigh
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting and CityLit, London
Previous MadCap Credits:
Maria (Twelfth Night), Miranda (The Tempest)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew), Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Shelia (An Inspector Calls), Jaqueline de Severac (Murder on the
Nile), Clarice (A Servant to Two Masters), Mrs Kendal (The Elephant Man) and countless Pantomime and Musical roles.
Directing Credits for MadCaps:
Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Lizzy, Darcy and Jane, The Shakespeare Show and Little Grimley’s Troubles Tripled.
Other Directing Credits:
The Taming of the Shrew (in association with the RSC), The Memory of Water, The Glass Menagerie and Journey’s End.
Emma has has to cut herself in half to be able to be both in the show and direct it, has anyone got some super glue to repair the damage?
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The Taming of the Shrew
June, July & August 2013
Performed at indoor and outdoor venues including; The Artrix Theatre, The Mill Banbury, Mary Arden's Farm and The Old Fire Station.
“The play was handled with expertise and exuberance. [...] An effervescent performance”
Daily Info (Oxford)
Petruchio- Daniel Garnham
Training:
Middlesex University
Previous Theatre Credits:
Paris/Prince in (Romeo & Juliet, UK tour in conjunction with the RSC), Michael Borkin (Ivanov, Lord Stanley Theatre), All That Is Solid Melts Into Air (National Theatre, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival),
An Evening Of Meat (Dalston Boys Club).
Roles while Training:
Napoleon (Animal Farm), Macduff (Macbeth), Nathan Detroit (Guys & Dolls), Arab (West Side Story), Troy Bolton (High School Musical), Carmen Ghia (The Producers) and Cosmo Brown (Singing In The Rain).
Katherina- Victoria Haynes
Training:
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Previous Theatre Credits:
Cathy in Wuthering Heights and The Railway Children (both with Looking Glass Theatre Company). Victoria also appeared in Living the Dream 's premier production of I Have A Dream and is a founding
member of their professional dance company that recently performed for HM The Queen at a commonwealth celebration held in Westminster Abbey. She also appeared in the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Victoria is honoured to play one of the nation’s favourite characters, not only as she gets to smile after a summer of being shrewish!
Lucentio- Nick Baldock
Training:
American Musical and Dramatic Academy (New York)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Fidelio (English National Opera), The Comedy of Errors (Hudson Warehouse), The 39 Steps, Noises Off, The Hollow and 2 Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter’s Night.
He is also a keen writer, having penned numerous shows; including a musical based on Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and has a PhD in History.
Bianca- Katy McCullagh
Training:
East 15 (Taming of the Shrew is Katy's professional Shakespeare debut)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Osip (The Government Inspector) and Shelby in (Steel Magnolias).
Roles while Training:
The Tempest, Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet.
Katy plays a range of percussion instruments and is currently training in Classical Indian Dance. She is also a member of the National Youth Theatre and is currently represented by Fusion Management.
Hortensio/Biondello- Neill Scullard
Training:
The Rep College (Reading)
Previous Theatre Credits:
Abanaza (Aladdin) and Claudio (Much Ado About Nothing), Neill also spent a year touring Europe with the English Theatre Company.
Film and TV Credits:
Billy the Kid (The Mystery Files, National Geographic) and Ninja Assassin (Knight of the Dead).
When not acting, Neill works at a riding stables looking after nearly 40 horses that feature in many films, TV shows and live shows. His favourite horse is called Bryn
Tranio- Emmeline Braefield
Training:
Royal Holloway (University of London)
Birmingham Theatre School.
Previous Theatre Credits:
Rosie (The Plough and the Stars, Loft Theatre, Leamington), Puck/Egeus/Snout (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blue Orange Theatre), Juror #10
(Twelve Angry Men, The Old Fire Station) and Margaret (Much Ado About Nothing, WorcesterRep).
Emmeline is also a keen singer and a member of Amicantus Choir.
Gremio/ Vincentio- Sam Patrick
Training:
Performers College, London
Previous Theatre Credits:
Godspell, Saturday Night Fever, Happy Days, Boogie Nights, Present Laughter, Aladdin and featured appearances in commercials for DFS, Blistex, Branston and Sony. He has also recently finished a UK dance tour
Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke.
Sam has been acting for a relatively short period of time, and this is his first Shakespeare experience, but he is very proud and excited to be performing with such a talented cast.
Grumio- Isabelle Paige
Training:
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Previous Theatre Credits:
The Wicked Stepmother and Fairy Godmother (Cinderella, The Theatre, Chipping Norton) and Hitler! The Musical (Edinburgh Fringe), which she also co-devised and produced. Gutter Press (St Paul’s, Covent Garden);
Dick Whittington (Derngate, Northampton), The Flanagan and Allen Story (Nostalgia Productions) and the BBC Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 Objects.
Baptista/ Curtis- Christopher Poke
Training:
CityLit, London
Previous Theatre Credits:
As You Like It and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Cambridge Shakespeare Festival), Habeas Corpus, Life X 3, Judgement at Nuremberg (Bridewell Theatre), The Merchant of Venice (Courtyard Theatre) and A Stay of
Execution (Baron's Court).
He has also made a number of short films and commercials, and is a member of the London Screen Project.
Merchant/ Tailor/ Widow- Patricia Hobday
Training:
Birmingham School of Acting
Previous MadCap Credits:
Joyce (Little Grimley’s Troubles Tripled), Caliban (The Tempest).
Previous Theatre Credits:
Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Maria (Twelfth Night), Grumio (The Taming of the Shrew), Prince Charming (Cinderella), Madame Edith (Allo Allo), The Big Bang (BBC, NHS and Imperial College London).
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