Sky Comedy Rep presents Parklife
A Festival of New Comedy Writing
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The rising stars of the comedy world are showcasing never-before-seen work in Parklife, the second Festival of New Comedy Writing from Sky Comedy Rep.
Discover the funniest writers from across the country as they present a series of hilarious one-act plays, directed by Alice Chambers, Dewi Johnson and Lorna Laidlaw, with each performance hosted by one of our special guest comedians: Celya AB, Scott Bennett, Lou Conran, Tal Davies and Darren Harriott.
The theme of all these plays: a proposal in a park.
Come along for miscommunication, mayhem, midnight trysts, sworn enemies, un-arranged marriage, an eco-protest, vampires, a bust of Jesus, fishing… and a whole lot of funny.
This festival is the culmination of our comedy writing talent development scheme with Sky Studios. Headed by Rep Artistic director, Sean Foley, and Sky Creative Director of Comedy, Anil Gupta, with script development leadership from Dec Munro, this bursary and mentorship scheme gives early-career comedy writers the opportunity to have their ideas and scripts developed in collaboration with the finest talents in the industry.
This year’s mentors include Sanjeev Bhaskar, Morwenna Banks, and Daniel Lawrence Taylor.
Tickets
From £15
Presented by
Sky Comedy and Birmingham Rep
Directed by
Alice Chambers, Dewi Johnson and Lorna Laidlaw
Running Time
Approximately 105 mins including a 20 minute interval
Age Guideline
14+
Content Advice
Some performances contain strong language and adult themes. For more information click here.
Access Performances
Audio Described Performance: Sat 27 May 3pm & 8pm (audio described by Julia Grundy and Carolyn Smith)
BSL Interpreted Performance: Sat 27 May 3pm & 8pm (interpreted by Harjit Jagdev)
Running Order
There are 8 plays in total. 4 plays will be shown in each performance (Set A & Set B). See below for performance schedule.
To see all 8 plays, select a Set A and Set B performance.
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Production shots
Sky Comedy Rep production image. 3 actors are shown on stage. The central actor has her hands pushed forward and is stood on a bench, the other two actors are sat on the side of the bench, one eating crisps and the other looking directly at the stood actor.
Find out more about each play...
Set A Performances
BLACK MEN FISHING
by Mahad Ali
Debo and Remi head to the local pool for a day of fishing, and father and son bonding, but rather than fish, they’re both about to catch a big surprise…
TREE SHALL NOT, TREE SHALL NOT BE MOVED
by Doug Crossley
Gideon is determined to save his favourite tree from the chop. He’s enlisted his Grandad and Mother to help, but they don’t see eye to eye these days. As the chainsaws close in, can this divided family maintain a united front?
ARRANGED NIKAH
by Hattie Soykan
When Pinar arranges to meet Gamze in the park, it’s not the only arrangement she’s made for her daughter. But Gamze’s come to the park to say something, and it’s not “I do”.
BRUK POCKET GYAL
by Asia Wray
Bruk Pocket Gyal focuses on three sixth formers from Birmingham, with a history of scheming to make ends meet. Upon learning of Michelle’s impending eviction, the trio enter the local community dance competition. As the self proclaimed Beyoncé of the group, Michelle leads the charge with her stiff counterparts as support.
Set B Performances
PATCH
by Alice Etches
At the allotment, Nigel, Cynthia and Maddy want to share their life changing news with each other, but saying things out loud is never easy, especially when the slugs are trying eat Nigel’s prized vegetables.
IMMACULATE
by Aoife Kennan
Bella is 28, which is nearly 30, and that’s basically 40, which might as well be 60! She’s running out of time to have a baby, unless her best friend Tom can help, but they can’t make a baby together… can they?
THE START OF A BEAUTFUL FRIENDSHIP
by Georgie Morrell
Mollie is running for election to the school council, best friend Nasreen is doing her best to help, but they’re nerds. They have a decision to make, attend a party held by the most popular girl in school to win votes, or call forth the powers of the Dark Lord.
SUCKERS
by Tom Critch
England is rife with blood sucking vampires. Enter our heroes Abner and Theo, on a mission to save humanity by killing evil things, starting at the local park.
Hosts
Scott Bennett
After starting comedy in late 2009, Scott is a stand-up comedian and writer whose star is most definitely on the rise. His last two shows Leap Year and Relax were nominated for ‘Best Show’ at the Leicester Comedy Festival and has been named by Chortle as One To Watch for 2018 and 19.
His debut hour stand up show About a Roy was nominated for the highly acclaimed Amused Moose Comedy Award and was selected as one of the top ten shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015.
In 2021 he recorded his debut for Live at the Apollo BBC1. You will have heard him as a regular guest on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show, The Likely Dads and Elephant in the Room with Sarah Millican. He also appeared on The Summer Festival with Daliso Chaponda, The Comedy Club with Arthur Smith, and Knock Knock with Helen Lederer. In 2018, he also featured on the BBC One show, Live from The Edinburgh Fringe.
He also features on the new Nationwide adverts, released in 2020 and 2021.
During the lockdown of 2020, Scott pioneered the viral hit, Stand up from the Shed, a weekly topical live streamed stand up show from his actual garden shed. The show achieved national coverage in the press, Sky News, BBC News and Five Live.
At the end of 2020, in the Comics Comic awards Scott was voted “Best Act” a prestigious award decided by comedians and promoters in the industry. Previous winners include, Mick Ferry, Zoe Lyons and Ian Stone.
In 2022 he was nominated as Best Club Comedian in the Chortle awards.
In 2017 and 18 Scott supported his comedy hero, Rob Brydon on his National UK tour dates for his latest show I am Standing Up and was selected to do a support slots for Jason Manford and John Bishop. He also worked alongside Michael McIntyre as part of his work in progress shows at the Duchess Theatre in London with Keri Godliman, Russell Kane and Ed Gamble.
In addition to his stand up work Scott is also a talented writer. He was a programme associate on First and Last with Jason Manford for BBC One, a writer for The Chris Ramsey Show on Comedy Central. He’s written stand up for big touring acts including Jason Manford and Rob Brydon and has worked extensively for BBC Radio 4, with writing credits including The News Quiz, and Citizen of Nowhere with Daliso Chaponda. He was also one of the main writers on the prime time BBC One Show, Little Mix – The Search hosted by Chris Ramsey.
As a filmmaker and writer of comedy shorts Scott has had his work officially selected for The Beeston Film Festival 2019 and the New York City Comedy Shorts Festival 2020.
Darren Harriott
Darren Harriott is one of the most exciting comedians on the circuit. Over the last few years, he has hosted Live at the Apollo, BBC’s News Jack Unplugged and CBBC’s The Dog Ate My Homework. He has become a regular face on our screens on panel shows such Mock the Week and Don’t Hate the Playaz as well as giving his viewpoint on popular reality shows; The Apprentice: Your Fired and The Great British Bake Off: Extra Slice. He’s a Comedy Central favourite on shows such as The Comedy Bus and Roast Battle. Earlier this year he wrote and recorded his own 4 part series Black Label on BBC Radio 4.
His work is recognised across the creative industries. Not only did he receive Nominations at Edinburgh for Best Comedy Show in 2019 and Best Newcomer in 2017, but he has also been immortalised in a mural in Birmingham which celebrates the city’s rising Stars.
Following his Best Newcomer nomination for his debut show Defiant at Edinburgh in 2017, he sold out a solo run at Soho Theatre. After his second nomination for best show for Good Heart Yute in 2019, he will be doing not one but two runs at the infamous London location – the second of which is a 5 day run in February 2020.
Originally from Birmingham, and now living in London, Darren Harriott is a regular at clubs such as 99 Club, Top Secret, Backyard Comedy Club, The Boat Show, Up the Creek and The Glee.
A confident performer with a captivating charm, Darren’s comedy deals with everything from subverting stereotypes, to everyday observations, to that juiciest of topics, religion – all with a cutting edge.
Tal Davies
Tal Davies is an emerging comedian and writer, known for blending toe-curling anecdotes with dry observational humour, delivered with a warm, likeable stage presence and a deadpan Brummie accent. A British Comedian of the Year semi-finalist and Birmingham Breaking Talent finalist, Tal was also named One to Watch by Funny Women and crowned Breakthrough Act at the Midlands Comedy Awards. Her sharp writing has also been recognised by BBC Writersroom, and she was recently commissioned to write a comedy drama short for BBC Three, as well as being selected for the BBC Regional Voices programme.
CREDITS
British Comedian of the Year (Award) Semi-finalist (2022)
Funny Women (Award) Semi-finalist (2022)
Birmingham Breaking Talent (Award) Finalist (2022)
Midlands Comedy Awards (Award) Winner Breakthrough Act (2021)
Celya AB
“Effortlessly charming and undeniably talented “ ★★★★ – The List “a superb contriver of pithy, memorable lines” ★★★★ – Scotsman “Perfectly at ease, Celya is shooting to the top” ★★★★ – Funny Women “Great jokes, a strong comic. Both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence and very promising writer who knows her place in the world. A fine talent. Strong stuff.” Chortle Birmingham Breaking Talent 2019 Chortle Best Newcomer 2022 BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist Regular guest on The Guilty Feminist and Global Pillage. Writer for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz and Comedy Central’s Guessable.
BBC New Comedy Award finalist Celya AB.
Lou Conran
Lou started stand up comedy in 2006 and has gigged regularly ever since. She gigs up and down the country and is a regular MC for Comedy Central- Liverpool’s Baby Blue, Frog & Bucket – Manchester, Hilarity Bites, Buzz Comedy, amongst many others. Amongst her set 15/20’s, she has supported Sarah Millican, Puppetry of The Penis, gigged for Buzz Comedy, Manfords Comedy Clubs, The Stands (Edinburgh/Glasgow), again amongst many others, has been delighting audiences with her naughty but nice delivery, her friendly presence and her instinctive wit, ever since.
“Naturally Funny” Sarah Millican
“A great emcee, quick witted, and adept at handling large rooms” Gary Delaney
“Lou Conran is a very versatile MC and one of the warmest we use. She has the ability to judge a room and pitch her performance perfectly. Not only is she very funny, but she also sets the room up for the other acts. We love her. ” Lee Martin Gag Reflex
“Fabulously naughty” UKTW
Performance Schedule
Set A will take place on: Mon 22 May at 8pm, Wed 24 May at 3pm, Thu 25 at 8pm and Sat 27 at 3pm.
Set B will take place on: Tue 23 May at 8pm, Wed 24 May at 8pm, Fri 26 at 8pm and Sat 27 at 8pm.
To see all 8 plays, select Set A and Set B performances when booking.
The Plays & Writers - Set A
Mahad Ali
Mahad Ali was part of BBC Studios Writers Academy 2021, where he worked on continuing drama series Eastenders, Holby City and Casualty whilst developing an original project with one of the BBC’s independent production companies. He is currently developing an original series with BBC Studios.
Mahad’s play My Brother’s Keeper is part of the 22/23 season at Theatre 503 after being selected as part of their 503Five programme. The play was also longlisted for the 2018 Alfred Fagon Award. He was also a part of the inaugural Tamasha Theatre Playwriting group and has had performances at Stratford Theatre Royal Stratford East, Rich Mix, Park and Soho Theatre’s with Tamasha and Paines Plough. Mahad has had several pieces published in the anthology Hear Me Now: Audition Monologues for Actors of Colour published by Oberon.
Mahad’s play the Beginning of the End was selected for the Top 100 Longlist for the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, while he was a participant on the Soho Theatre and Royal Court Theatre young writers programmes.
Doug Crossley
Doug Crossley is a writer and performer, originally from Stoke on Trent. Writing credits include Crush Hour (Audible/Universal Music), Give Me One Moment In Time (Pleasance Futures/Oxford Playhouse), Between The Riot and The Rainbow (Arcola Theatre), Life Support (York Theatre Royal/Theatre503) and 12 Miles from Nowhere (Action Transport Theatre).
Past recognition includes being a finalist for the Mercury Weinberger playwriting prize, and winning a place on the BAFTA Rocliffe Forum List for his original sitcom, Fairies. He can often be found performing improv comedy on a house team at The Free Association in London.
Asia Wray
Asia Wray is a writer and poet hailing from Birmingham. Her work has featured on billboard campaigns for SPK ABOUT IT (I Want to Run at Night) and Open Media (International Women’s Day).
Her career ambition is to tell powerful stories that is reflective of the world around her. She describes this experience as a ‘full circle moment’, having left the city 10 years ago.
Hattie Soykan
Hattie Soykan is a queer comedy writer who grew up with four cats, two rabbits, and a whole lot of existential dread in a tight-knit Muslim community in Manchester.
She began her career at BuzzFeed where she wrote funny articles about pop culture and social commentary and has dabbled in writing sketch comedy at Soho Theatre. She now works for Netflix on digital marketing campaigns for its vast catalogue of titles including Sex Education, Bridgerton, and Heartstopper.
These days Hattie lives in London, with just one cat and a healthy sprinkle of leftover existential dread, where she writes stories centred around culture, sexuality, and identity.
The Plays & Writers - Set B
Alice Etches
Alice Etches is a writer, actor and comedy performer. She has written for several series across TV and Radio, including Newsjack, The News Quiz, DMs are Open, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Celebrity Juice. Alice was a finalist in the Funny Women writing awards 2019, a finalist in the David Nobbs Competition 2018, and the BCG Yellow Door competition 2020.
Alice writes and performs her own comedy, and is currently working on a number of short films, and sitcom scripts. Her character skits and sketches can be found on Instagram @aliceetches and for the more self-deprecating humour she’s on Twitter @aliceetches too.
You can also listen to her scripted podcast Positive Soup on all podcast streaming services.
Aoife Kennan
Aoife Kennan is an actor and writer. She grew up in Durham, but identifies as Irish and has the passport to prove it. She studied English at Cambridge University and then trained as an actor at LAMDA. She was recently on the Royal Court Writers Programme and has developed work through Masterclass Script Sessions. Her new play, SCRATCHES (a funny show about self-harm) was showcased at new writing nights at the Jermyn Street Theatre and will show at VAULT Festival in 2023.
Performance work includes The 4th Country (Park Theatre); C-O-N-T-A-C-T (Aria Entertainment); Victoria (ITV) and the feature film, Blue Jean (BBC/BFI).
Georgie Morrell
Georgie Morrell is a comedian, writer, voiceover artist and award-nominated actress.
Georgie has performed three solo shows, A Poke In The Eye, The Morrell High Ground and Eyecon, at the Edinburgh Fringe.
A Poke In The Eye transferred to Soho Theatre and Eyecon was selected for the 2018 Litmus Fest at the Pleasance Theatre in London. It was subsequently filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe and released by NextUp Comedy. Georgie has performed at various festivals around the country including the Great Yorkshire Fringe, Bedfringe, Guildford Fringe, Brighton Fringe and Leicester Comedy Festival.
Georgie appeared in Resurrecting Bobby Awl as part of Summerhall’s programme at the Edinburgh Fringe and she played the lead role of Libby in Libby’s Eyes at The Bunker Theatre in London.
Georgie’s credits include Casualty (BBC One), BackChat (Dave), Quote Unquote (BBC Radio 4), Good Week/Bad Week (BBC Radio 5 Live) and the BBC Radio 4 drama Jayne Lake. For the latter, she was nominated for Best Debut Performance in the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Georgie has written for the Metro and The Huffington Post. She has also featured in Time Out magazine and is an ambassador for the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC).
Georgie’s writing work has been shortlisted for the BBC Writersroom and long-listed for the Funny Women Writing Award. She is currently co-writing a feature film script which has been commissioned and funded by the BFI.
Tom Critch
Tom Critch describes himself as a cack-handed Salfordian scribe with ideas way above his station, and wholly unreliable ankles. He is winner of the David Nobbs Memorial Trust competition and winner of Best Comedy at the Portobello Film Festival. Comedy has always been in his blood, which shows you how lackadaisical the NHS can be sometimes.
He’s worked with Rusty Quill, Azhur Saleem and your mum. Shortlisted for Salford’s Most Reliable Paperboy 2002, but beaten by that swine who was most probably sleeping with the judges *shakes fist*, Tom currently has two short films in post-production, one with Digital Saints and one with J Black Films.
Meet the company...
Company
Alison Belbin
Alison Belbin
Alison graduated with a BA Hons in Drama & Theatre Arts from Birmingham University in 1983.
She has worked in theatre and non-theatre contexts as a performer, deviser/writer, director over the last 40 years. Companies include Birmingham Rep, Women & Theatre, Sante, Hearth, Foursight, Red Ladder, Moving Hands, Theatre Centre, Moby Duck, Pentabus, Big Brum, Bold Text, The Playhouse, Other Way Works, Tea and Tenacity, Something and Nothing and Cheltenham Everyman. As a workshop leader she has worked in schools, residential and community settings, mental health settings and probation.
TV experience includes Maggie in ‘Doctors’ (BBC), ‘The Cure’ (Channel 4) and ‘Switch’ (BBC). She has been in many radio plays and won a Norman Beaton Fellowship in 2016 leading to a 6 month contract with BBC’s Radio Drama Company where her credits included Mrs Morland in ‘Northanger Abbey’ and Dolly in ’Clare in the Community’. She plays Beverley Hanson in ‘The Archers’.
Ambika Sharma
Ambika Sharma
Delilah Tahiri
Delilah Tahiri
Ewen Cummins
Ewen Cummins
Jack Mullings
Jack Mullings
Jada-Li Warrican
Jada-Li Warrican
Jason Furnival
Jason Furnival
Jess Lloyd Jones
Jess Lloyd Jones
Natalia Campbell
Natalia Campbell
Natalia trained at Lee Strasberg Studio, Middlesex University and Barking College.
Her most recent work includes A Life Twice Given (Hi Low Productions)) As A Crow Files ( Pentabus Theatre & Salisbury Playhouse) The Iranian Feast & It’s a Wonderful Life (Farnham Maltings) Heartbreak Hotel (The Jetty), Medea (Actors of Dionysus), Treasure Island (Tramshed Theatre), The Wife of Bath and Harlequin Goes To The Moon (The Rude Mechanicals), The Oresteia (The Steam Industry), The Grand Hotel Budapest & Back to The Future (Secret Cinema), Baited Hooks (Clio’s Theatre Company), Project Dream (Contemporary Vintage) Littlest Quirky (Theatre Centre), Exile, (Theatre 503) The Fortune Club, The Wind & the Wash Tub, Palace of Fear and Bollywood Jane(Leicester Haymarket), Starfish( Theatremongers), Taj (Big Picture Company), The Hunch Back of Notre Dame and Arabian Nights (OTTC) Tango Argumentio (Flying Gorillas) and Ten Tiny Fingers, Nine Tiny Toes (Firefly Productions)
Natalia also spent six years touring 30 countries with TNT/ADG Theatre, spanning Europe, China, India, Central America and the Middle East – appearing as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Emilia and Bianca in Othello, Nurse in Romeo & Juliet, Gertrude in Hamlet, Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Kate in The Taming of The Shrew. Highlights of her tours included performing at the copy of the Globe in Tokyo, the foothills of the Himalayas and being part of the first western theatre company to perform Shakespeare in Vietnam , The National Theatre of Costa Rica and at The National Theatre of China in Beijing.
Her screen work includes: Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again ( Universal & Obscure Pictures) Eastenders, Casualty, Modern Manners, One-day (all for the BBC) Show Radio Silence ( LBB Productions) Show Me Something Different, Learn to Love (Short films) as well as other work for Discovery Channel, ITV and SKY as well as a New Netflix Series The Fu** It Bucket coming out next year on Netflix.
Qasim Mahmood
Qasim Mahmood
Sabrina Nabi
Sabrina Nabi
Sarah Twomey
Sarah Twomey
Simran Kular
Simran Kular
2019 – Playing it safe
Clifford Oliver / Arc Theatre
2019 – The Archers
Rosemary Watts / BBC
2018 – 90 Days
Jouvan Fucinni / Future theatre
2018 – LINK
Abigail Gonda/Kwame Lestrade / BBC
2017 – Touching Moments
Clifford Oliver / Arc Theatre
Tijan Sarr
Tijan Sarr
Creative Team
Dramaturgy
Dec Munro
Dec Munro
Dec Munro is a multiple award winning Live Comedy Director, Dramaturg and comedy teacher.
Across stand up he’s directed shows that have won what used to be called the Perrier prize at the Edinburgh Festival and Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
In the last 18 months students he’s taught have won Britain’s Got Talent, So You Think You’re Funny, The Natys and been finalists in most major comedy competitions.
Dec worked on Sky Comedy Rep last year as the Creative Lead/Dramaturg and is now the Creative Lead for the Victoria Wood Prize.
Associate Director for Birmingham Rep
Madeleine Kludje
Madeleine Kludje
Madeleine Kludje is currently the Associate Director at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre and is an alumni of The Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme.
Lighting Designer
Richard G. Jones
Richard G. Jones
Sound Designer
Clive Meldrum
Clive Meldrum
Clive is also a visiting lecturer at University of Birmingham and BOA Stage & Screen.
Theatre credits include: Peter Pan the Musical (BOA Group), Love & Rebellion, Order & Chaos, Parklife, Uncommon Riches, GrimeBoy, The Play What I Wrote, Sky Comedy Rep, Blue/Orange, Stuff, Elephant, To Sir With Love, The Quiet House, The Rotters’ Club, Folk, Unknown Male, The Mother, Respect, Cling To Me Like Ivy, Last Easter, How To Tell The Monsters From The Misfits, Looking For Yoghurt, and Hopelessly Devoted (Birmingham Repertory Theatre). Faustus: That Damned Woman, Bad Roads, Serious Money, The Trojan Women, The Penolopiad, The Learning Lottery, How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, Byrthrite, Animal Farm (University of Birmingham).
As Associate Sound Designer: Counting & Cracking – UK tour (Belvoir), Family Tree – UK tour (Actors Touring Company)
Audio work: Chase Tales Trail (Cannock Chase Council & Birmingham Rep)
Casting Director
Marc Frankum
Marc Frankum
Marc Frankum has cast Sky Comedy Rep, Tartuffe (Birmingham Rep), The Play What I Wrote (Birmingham Rep/UK Tour), Now Is Good (Storyhouse, Chester), Bang Bang (Northcott/ UK Tour), The History Boys (Grand Wolverhampton), God of Chaos, The Kneebone Cadillac (Royal, Plymouth), Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, Cinderella, Aladdin (Royal, Norwich), The Comedy of Errors, Baskerville, Aladdin, Moll Flanders, Pieces of String, Much Ado About Nothing, Clybourne Park, Noises Off, Macbeth (Mercury Colchester), Dracula (Touring Consortium), The Full Monty (2018/19 & 2016/17 – UK Tour), Tonight at 8.30 (Jermyn Street), The Band the Musical (UK Tour), Beauty & the Beast, Dick Whittington, I Capture the Castle (Palace, Watford), Out Of Order (UK Tour), Hand to God (West End), The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night (Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank/ Shakespeare’s Globe), Barbarians (Tooting Arts Club), When Blair had Bush and Bunga (Pleasance One), Dial M for Murder (UK Tour), The Duck House (West End), Goodnight Mister Tom (West End/ Chichester Festival/ The Children’s Touring Partnership), Stepping Out (Salisbury Playhouse), The Mousetrap (60th Anniversary Tour), The Woman In Black (West End), An Inspector Calls (UK Tour), Mother Adam (Jermyn Street), The Hairy Ape (Southwark Playhouse), End of the Rainbow (UK Tour), Sign of the Times (Duchess), Calendar Girls (UK Tour), Far Away (Bristol Old Vic), The History Boys (Royal, Bath/ West Yorkshire Playhouse), Sister Act, Secret Life of Humans 2022, The Totalitarians, Young Frankenstein, The Girl on the Train, Switzerland, Secret Life of Humans, The Effect, Sweeney Todd, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Children, Apologia, Cabaret, The Lion in Winter, Jekyll & Hyde the Musical, Hand to God, Pygmalion, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Handbagged, Spamalot, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Glass Menagerie, Disgraced, Death and the Maiden, Other Desert Cities, Ghost, The Musical, Strangers on a Train (English, Frankfurt) and was casting associate on Big, the Musical (Plymouth/ Dublin), Good Canary (Rose, Kingston), The Bodyguard (West End) and Elf, The Musical (West End/ Plymouth/ Dublin/ Manchester). Mark was casting consultant on Love on the Links (Salisbury Playhouse), The Dark Room (503), Chinese Whispers (Greenwich).
Costume Director
Kay Wilton
Kay Wilton
Kay worked for 30 years as a freelance designer/ maker for theatre, film, ballet and opera including shows at The Rep, Birmingham Royal Ballet and film and opera with director Ken Russell.
She joined The Rep as full time maker, milliner and costume supervisor in 2013 and was appointed head of department in 2017.
This was also the year that The Rep created NATIVITY! The Musical, one of her favourite shows to work on, well worth all the effort it took to create. The show is a joy to work on as well as to watch. It is everything that a Christmas show should have and the sparkle and shine we all need just now.
Production Team
Production Manager
James Dawson
James Dawson
Lighting Programmer
Joe Ralph
Joe Ralph
Sound No. 1
Ryan Darby
Ryan Darby
Set built by The Rep Workshop Team
Lighting Prepped and Practicals made by The Rep Lighting Team
Sound prepped by The Rep Sound Team
Costumes made and sourced by The Rep Wardrobe Team
Scenic Painting by The Rep Paintshop Team
Stage Management
Company Stage Manager
Hannan Finnegan
Hannan Finnegan
Deputy Stage Managers
Evie Richardson
Evie Richardson
Kayleigh Cooper
Kayleigh Cooper
Assistant Stage Manager
Mollie Isham
Mollie Isham
Special thanks to Sutton Park National Nature Reserve
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