The Winters Tale - Nulty Pilton Production

10/10/2013

10/10/2013

Zach’s been around for 20 years so about time he played The Brindley. With over 100 professional gigs under his belt including the West End, the National Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and on tour in most theatres across the UK, he’s well chuffed he’s finally got here. He’s done over 20 shows with John Godber & Hull Truck, including being an original cast member in Godber’s plays UNLEASHED and REUNION; which he received a nomination for Best Actor at the 2003 Manchester Evening News Awards.
He left for Australia in 2004 to track down and marry the love of his life. In 2005; mission accomplished. Job highlight Down Under: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; Outdoors under Sydney Harbour Bridge.
On TV; EMMERDALE, YOUNG DRACULA 3 & YOUNG DRACULA 4, CRIME TRAVELLER, CLASS ACT, THE ELBOW ROOM, THE CONTRACT, SICKNESS & HEALTH, FEELGOOD FACTOR, TEDDY and both series of Lynda La Plante's THE GOVERNOR. Just before leaving Oz in 2009 he shot one episode of Australia’s highest rating drama of all time UNDERBELLY.
This is Zach’s first community play and he’s had a great time with the fantastic folk of Runcorn.

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Connor is 17, from Widnes and has a liking for all types of drama including acting, miming, improvisation, comedy, musical, and theatre. Right now he is studying BTEC Drama at Cronton College and is hoping that in the future he will have career as a professional actor in Theatre and Film.
Connor has performed in Good night Mr Tom, Midsummer night’s dream, Sweeney Todd and Romeo and Juliet for school and college.

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Dominic is 15 has always lived in Runcorn, currently attends The Brindley Youth Theatre. He was recently involved in a unique production; 'Castlefields of Dreams' which was performed at Halton Castle over the summer. He just loves to act. It's just something that he is so passionate about and something that makes him feel alive. He likes being taken out of his comfort zone and perusing new and exciting aspects of the craft. He likes becoming a totally different person. His dream is to be in movies. To leave an impact. To make people feel touched at the end of a movie. To make them tingle inside. He is really enjoying working on A Winter's Tale and can't wait for the end result!

10/10/2013

Ryan is 17 years old and from Runcorn, having studied drama at GCSE and AS level he tries to get involved in as much theatre as possible. Recently he was involved in the Castlefields Of Dreams project with the local Brindley Youth Theatre, through which he was attracted to The Winters Tale production, which attracted him because of the chance to preform alongside professional actors and to work on a Shakespeare play. Ryan aims to make a career of acting and is often reading plays to find speeches that could be used in auditions.

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Phoebe is currently studying at Cronton College doing a Btec Level 2 in Performing Arts.
She has performed on many occasions for Bankfield School and other dance and drama groups.
Phoebe stepped into the production at alate stage due to someone being unable to contunue so we are all grateful to Phoebe for agreeing to join us. Her major role to date was as Dorothy in Andrew Curphy's production of The Wiz.

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Phillip's theatre experience has been as,
Kenickie in Grease, Amos in Chicago, Pierre inThe Boyfriend
Marmion - Comic Potential, Robert la rone in Death By Chocolate & Mr Rosamount in Stranger in the West.
His is currently involved with Centre 8 production 'Coincidences' at the Brindley this November. After the success of Stanley in 'Tales of the Workhouse' last year.
Phillip has appeared in supporting actor roles on tv/film for Shameless, Dead Man's Cards & Sparkle
He is also currently working as a radio presenter & ward visitor with Radio Halton.
Phillip is looking forward to getting back on the main stage and working along side the professionals on The Winter's Tale.

10/10/2013

This is Paigan’s first production at The Brindley, she has been a member of her local amateur dramatics for 3 years and is also part of a youth theatre group based in Warrington. She is currently studying Theatre Studies, English Literature and Psychology at college and hopes to attend St Mary’s University in Twickenham on a Theatre course next year.

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Lione went to Halton College did BTEC performing arts. Then on to John Moores to do his degree, while there he did a schools tour in a production about bullying and women in football which was commissioned by Sefton Council after they saw it performed at Liverpool football club .A play at the fringe called "TRICKS" followed and a couple of script in hand stuff in Liverpool. At the moment he is working voluntary with a local youth organisation called C.O.Y. Whose aim is to help young people get involved in music and the arts. For this production of "The Winters Tale" he is helping with the music, looking at getting people from the community involved in part of the musical production of the play as well as playing the gaoler.

Lionel will also be playing ashort set in the interval on Thursday 17th Oct with musical partner Nadine McGhee.

10/10/2013

Dorcus played by Rebecca Riley. Rebecca is 30 year old freelance actor from Liverpool. Since graduating from Liverpool Hope University three years ago she has played a wide range of characters, from the evil captain cora at Liverpools Unity theatre to a ghostly spirt at The Lantern Theatre.She loves the contemporary idea of Winters Tale being set in the 90s, She grew up in the 90s and had a ball, so to have the opportunity to be part of the production is fantastic. Meeting Lousie and Jacqueline has been one of the highlights for her, she feels they are both so passionate and great at what they do and their energy is contagious.

10/10/2013

Late Night Television(as was Iron Riot) are appearing in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the Brindley on Tuesday 15,16,17 October 7.30pm.
The band will perform in two scenes, in one they will play I am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses as the play is set in both 1973 and 1990 there is a nod to the Spike Island Stone Roses Gig.
There will also be a photography by kind permission on Ian Tilton from the gig used in the show.
The 1973 part of the play will also feature The Studio based group Sound Minds with facilitator Tony Reilly accompanying them and also Junior of Nadine and Junior.

Greg Oldfield will play a short set in The Brindley Gallery in the interval and will be joined by Nadine and Junior on the Thursday night.

For tickets visit www.thebrindley.org.uk or contact the box Office on 0151 907 8360