15 February to 8 March 2008
Directed by Di Trevis
Designed by Ralph Koltai
Lighting by Roger Frith
Music by Dominic Muldowney
The Times Striking, stimulating drama
The Independent Harwood's engrossing, eloquent play
The Daily Telegraph Strong, true and emotionally devastating

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Tuesday - Friday evenings & matinees £11 - £19

Saturday evenings £13 - £21

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World Premiere of

An English Tragedy

by Ronald Harwood

Cast

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    Jeremy Child

    Theatre includes: YING TONG (WYP / New Ambassadors); COMMANDING VOICES (New End Theatre); SEEING THE LIGHT (Good Company); MISALLIANCE (Mermaid); OH KAY and AN IDEAL HUSBAND (Westminster); DONKEY’S YEARS (Globe); SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION (Almeida); THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE III (Royal National Theatre) and WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (Salisbury Playhouse).

    Television includes: MY FAMILY, EASTENDERS, DOCTORS, MERSEY BEAT, JUDGE JOHN DEED, THE FALKLANDS PLAY and LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE (BBC); AMNESIA (Granada) and HENRY VIII and MIDSOMER MURDERS (ITV)

    Film includes: Fred Pilger in WIMBLEDON; Angus Burrell in AWAY THROUGH THE WOODS; Lord Wilkinson in LE BARZELLETTE and The Duke in SOUTH KENSINGTON.

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    Michael Fenton-Stevens

    Theatre includes: Widow Twanky in ALADDIN, Sarah the Cook in DICK WHITTINGTON and Dame Trott in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Cambridge Arts Theatre); Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ (Princes Hall); Doc in FIELDS OF AMBROSIA (Aldwych Theatre) and Fred Castle in A BED BEFORE YESTERDAY (Almeida Theatre)
     
    Television includes: Pete in TWO PINTS OF LAGER AND A BAG OF CRISPS (BBC); Mr Griffith in MY FAMILY (DLT Entertainment UK Ltd for BBC);
    Rev Ming in THE REVENGE FILES OF ALASTAIR FURY; Trevor Lane in LEAD BALLOON (Open Mike Productions); Gordon (series regular) in NIGHTY NIGHT I & II (Baby Cow Productions) and Tim (recurring character) in FOOTBALLERS’ WIVES (Shed Productions).
                                               
    Film Includes: Roger Tomkins In LADY GODIVA and Forsyth in THE RIDDLE.

    Radio & Voice Work Includes: A GOOD READ (BBC Radio 4);
    Ned in DIXON OF DOCK GREEN (BBC Radio); MR STARLIGHT (BBC Radio 4); Ralph in TREVOR’S WORLD OF SPORT (BBC Radio 4);
    REVOLTING PEOPLE 3 (BBC Radio 4); THE FANTASTIC ADVENTURES OF MARY SECOLE (BBC Factual & Learning Radio).
     
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    Richard Goulding

    Richard trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.  He graduated early in late 2006 to join the Trevor Nunn/ Ian McKellen Company at the RSC playing Konstantin in THE SEAGULL opposite Romola Garai.

    Theatre whilst at Guildhall includes: Pentheus in TALES FROM OVID; Prospero in THE TEMPEST; Don Juan / Don Pedro in THE LAST DAYS OF DON JUAN; Trivelin in THE DOUBLE INCONSTANCY; Dionysus in THE BACCHAI; Cervantes / Don Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA; Sergeant Kite in THE RECRUITING OFFICER; Clive in CLOUD NINE; Uncle Vanya in UNCLE VANYA and King Herod in ENGLISH MYSTERY PLAYS.

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    Diana Hardcastle

        Diana trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama.

    Diana most recently appeared as ‘Pauline’ in A KIND OF ALASKA and as ‘Flora’ in A SLIGHT ACHE and as ‘Friend/Informer’ in TEJAS VERDES, both  directed by Thea Sharrock at The Gate. Other theatre includes: Evelyn in CAMERA OBSCURA (Almeida); REMEMBERANCE OF THINGS PAST (Royal National Theatre); Mrs Allenby in WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Royal Exchange); Amanda in THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Watford Palace Theatre); SEPARATE TABLES (Kings Head); WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR MOTHER? (BAC); SYMPATICO (Royal Court); THE BROWNING VERSION (Greenwich); ION, NEW ENGLAND and LES LIAISONS DANGERUESES (RSC) and SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL and THE SECRET RAPTURE (Royal National Theatre).

    Television includes: ROSEMARY AND THYME II (Carnaival Films); HOLBY CITY, BUGS III, THE FORTUNES OF WAR, FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE and EAST LYNNE (BBC); TAGGART (Scottish); THE BILL (Thames); MIDSOMER MURDERS (Yorkshire); THE TIDE OF LIFE (Tynes Tyees) and FIRST AMONG EQUALS (Granada TV).

    Diana filmed the roles or Mrs Warton in CHROMOPHOBIA directed by Martha Fiennes and Lady Plymdale in A GOOD WOMAN directed by Mike Barker.
    Other film includes: IF ONLY (Box Prods Ltd); SWEETHEARTNIGHTGOODHEART (Litmus Productions) and THE HOUSE (Moving Picture Co).

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    Lucinda Millward

    Lucinda trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
    Theatre includes: ALPHABETICAL ORDER (Salisbury Playhouse); TOUCH (Edinburgh Festival) and I WITNESS (Finborough Theatre)

    Theatre whilst in training includes: OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR, THE MISANTHROPE, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, CINDERALLA THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, SHE LOVES ME, TROJAN WOMEN, PRIVATE LIVES / HAY FEVER, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, THE MAN OF MODE, THE SEAGULL and SLEEP WITH ME.

    Television includes: DOCTORS (BBC); THE BILL (Talkback Thames) and SENSITIVE SKIN (Baby Cow Productions).

     
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    Nicholas Rowe

    Nicholas trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

    His theatre work includes: WHIPPING IT UP (Bush Theatre and New Ambassadors); SEE HOW THEY RUN (Duchess); ROSENCRANTZ AND GILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (English Touring Theatre); THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Wilton’s Music Hall); THE JOHN WAYNE PRINCIPLE (The Pleasance); THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Nottingham Playhouse); TWELFTH NIGHT (Sheffield Theatre); TRANSLATIONS (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh); BLACK COMEDY/ THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND (The Donmar @ The Comedy Theatre); HAMLET (Hackney Empire and Broadway); SAINT JOAN (Theatre Clywd and West End Gale Edwards); THE FAIRY QUEEN (Lisbon Coliseum); ROMEO AND JULIET (E.S.C); MY COUSIN RACHEL (Derby Playhouse and Cheltenham Everyman).

    His television work includes: HOTEL BABYLON (Carnival); SOLD (Touchpaper); EASY PEASY (Talkback Thames); BEAU BRUMMEL (Flashback); A HARLOT’S PROGRESS (Hartswood Films for Channel 4); GIL MAYO (BBC), WASTE OF SHAME (BBC), OUR HIDDEN LIVES (BBC), BROKEN NEWS (BBC), PRINCES IN THE TOWER (RDF Media for Ch4), THE FUGITIVES (Shed Productions), THE BLACK DEATH (Granada), MIDSOMER MURDERS (Bentley Productions), LA FEMME MUSKETEER (Hallmark), HOLBY CITY (BBC), PETERLOO (RDF Media); SHACKLETON (Firstsight Films Ltd); OUTSIDE THE RULES (BBC); HG WELLS (HG Wells Productions Ltd); LONGITUDE (Granada); A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME (Channel 4); THE RELIC HUNTERS (Gaumont Television), LET THEM EAT CAKE (Tiger Aspect), MAGPIE IN THE DOCK (BBC); THE PRODIGOUS HICKEY (Barharbour Films); SHARPE’S ENEMY (Central); PIE IN THE SKY (Selec-TV); POLDARK (HTV); DALZIEL AND PASCOE (BBC); KAVANAGH QC (Carlton); DANGERFIELD (BBC).

    Nick’s film credits include: THE BAKER (Picture Farm); NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (United Artists); ENIGMA (Codebreaker Productions); ALL FORGOTTEN (Steve Hills Pictures); LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS (SKA Films); TRUE BLUE Channel (Four Films); YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (Paramount); ANOTHER COUNTRY (Goldcrest).

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    Bill Thomas

    Theatre includes: DRAGON (Royal National Theatre); WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (Nottingham Playhouse) and THE BLACKBOARD BUNGLE and REVOLTING PEASANTS (Theatre Royal Stratford East).Film and television includes: MIDSOMER MURDERS (Bentley Productions); ABRAHAM’S POINT (AP Ltd); THE BILL (Thames); EMMERDALE (YTV); NEW TRICKS (BBC); CASUALTY (BBC); CITY LIGHTS (ITV); DOCTORS (BBC); DALZILE AND PASCOE (BBC); MAYO (BBC); MIGHTY TRUCK OF STUFF (Endemol UK); HEARTBEAT (LWT); MESSIAH IV (BBC Northern Ireland); THE BRIEF (Granada Television); DOC MARTIN (Buffalo Pictures); TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION VII (La Plante Productions) and CUTTING IT (BBC). 

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