The Crunch and The Other Side of Everything

A double-bill by First Draft Theatre

The Crunch:

Written by Sally Beaumont

Directed by Alice Butler

Cast: Nina Hatchwell, Elizabeth Holmes, Aisha Karr, John Gilligan, Holly Blair

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"The world is going to hell. Haven’t you noticed?"

Tuesday 20th to Sunday 25th May 2008 at The Baron's Court Theatre-7.30pm

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"There are so many things to feel angry about. But we don’t all go killing and bombing."

Two officers prevent a bombing. But the women with the bombs aren't who they seem to be and nor are those who arrest them. "The Crunch" asks where our terrorism legislation is taking us- and whether terrorism can ever be justified.

 

The Other Side of Everything:

Written by Sally Beaumont

Directed by Tim Macavoy
Cast: Gem Carmella, Paul Etuka and Kim Seybold

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A comedy about what happens when you sleep too little and think too much.

"I think if everyone were dying it would be very educational. But impractical..."

 

 

Produced by First Draft Theatre www.firstdrafttheatre.co.uk

 
About the Writer

Sally Beaumont

 

Sally was trained in playwriting at the University of Exeter by Phil Smith and James MacDonald with additional lectures by Kaite O’Reilly, Abi Morgan, David Eldridge, Tony Robinson and Jennifer Saunders. Her first play, A Prod in the Right Direction was inspired by her French training in Commedia dell’Arte and had a two-week sell out run at the Alma Tavern, Bristol. From there she joined the Young Writers Programme at the Royal Court and produced The Scene, a love story set to the backdrop of sado-masochism. A Prod in the Right Direction had a second production by Fleshpot Theatre in October 2007, receiving a 4-star review from remotegoat.co.uk

This year has been particularly busy for her, with six productions in as many months, including winning the Bite Size International Playwriting Competition, having a short play at the Brighton Fringe Festival, a special mention in the review of short play event 666 at the Tristan Bates Theatre, readings at Theatre 503 and this commission by First Draft.

Sally drew on her experience of training Police Officers to write "The Crunch" She's been working with officers through roleplay for seven years and is often placed in high-pressure, volatile situations.

There is a further opportunity to see The Other Side of Everything at Theatre 503 on the 16th June- visit www.theatre503.com for booking.

07814 199016 . info@SallyBeaumont.com   www.SallyBeaumont.com

 

About The Directors

Alice Butler

 

  

Tim Macavoy

Tim studied BA Drama and MFA Staging Shakespeare at Exeter University.  He has since worked as an actor in classics and new writing, including a current tour of Club Class.  His recent writing credits include the premiere adaptation of Louise Welsh's Tamburlaine Must Die, Edinburgh Fringe's controversial Cabaret Auschwitz and Wise Enough to Play the Fool (Commended Best New Writing API Solo Festival).  Tim also works on the comedy circuit after co-founding the sketch group Paper Monkeys.

http://timacavoy.googlepages.com

 

About The Cast

 

John Gilligan

RECENT THEATRE CREDITS The Yellow Jersey/Eddie Shaw;The Coffin/Stevie;Dick Whitting/King Rat; Children in Need(BBC)/Pudsey; Waiting for Godot/Vladimir; Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs/Herman the Henchman; Love Lost/Brother Joseph; View from The Bridge/Eddie Carbone; Jack and the Beanstalk/King Maurice; Educating Rita/Frank; Absurd Person Singular/Geoffrey; John Merrick the Elephant Man/Frederick Treeves; The Rivals/Sir Lucius O’ Trigger; The Lower Depths/Bubnov; Daisy pulls it Off/Alice Fitzpartick, Mr Scoblowiski; A Chip in the Sugar/Graham; Dido & Aeneas/Dancer RECENT FILM CREDITS The Omniscient Men/Ian Brooks;The Seat/Jimmy;;Land’s End/Rory; Moon/ Husband; The Right Track/Mickey; Bad Judgement/Jack RECENT TELEVISION CREDITS NTL Commercial/NTL Engineer; Sky Creative Agency BSKYB Promo “Why Escape”/POW; UKTV History/Presenter.

 

Aisha Karr

Aisha graduated from the 3 year acting course at LAMDA. Her credits include a Short plat at The Battersea Arts Centre.She was in Cloning Adam at the Edinburgh fringe festival.She also played the Alexis in a Sit-com pilot called Fish, Wings and Things. She has also worked with directors such as Mark Ravenhill, Helena Kaut-Hawson, James Kerr and Stephen Jamesonand many more. She was recently in Now l wonder what we are? at the greenwich play house theatre. She is please to be performing in another first draft play.

 

Holly Blair

 

  

Nina Hatchwell

Nina trained at Webber Douglas where she enjoyed playing roles such as Beth in ‘A Lie of the Mind’, Maggie in ‘Hobson’s Choice’ and Hester and Lady Stuttfield in ‘A Woman of no Importance’. Since graduating this July she has landed herself the part of Mary in a film called ‘Pieces’ with 24/30 Cinema and will be performing the role of Anne in ‘Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton’ at the Gatehouse theatre in Hampstead in October. A report given by Christine Collins said that ‘Nina possesses natural qualities of charm and grace but is capable of digging deep into herself for more dangerous and less reliable anchors. A versatile and intelligent Actress who is not frightened to take risks’.

 

Elizabeth Jane Holmes

 Education: Takes regular classes and workshops covering Shakespeare, T.V Acting and improvisation at the Actors Centre and Singing at Catherine Adey School of Singing. Credits, Theatre: A number of Shakespeare productions including a tour of RICHARD THE THIRD playing Queen Anne, OTHELLO playing Desdemona and Ariel in THE TEMPEST. Elaine in John Godber’s BOUNCER'S, Ghost of Christmas Past in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and most recently Curley’s Wife in OF MICE AND MEN.Television: Victim in BBC1 CRIMEWATCH UKFilm: Nurse Kate in KARMA and Gail in FINDING FOOTSTEPS.Commercial: Eco Friendly Super Hero for MTV SWITCH, Gang Youth for HERTFORDSHIRE POLICE, and a campaign for EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY ‘Dyslexia: Aim Higher’.

Gem Carmella

Gem has worked as both an actor and writer since graduating from the University of Exeter in 2003. During this time her work has been split between comedy and new writing projects. Her performance work has included TV roles for BBC 3, Sky 1 and she will soon be appearing in Silent Witness for BBC 1. Her theatre work includes Tamburlaine Must Die, Notre Dame of Paris, Cabaret Auschwitz and also the Being Alive poetry tour, in association with Warwick arts centre and Bloodaxe books. In 2006 she became a founder of sketch comedy group Paper Monkeys, who received critical acclaim for their show Legends at the 2007 Edinburgh fringe festival.

 

Paul Etuka

Paul’s credits include performance and production across Theatre, Film, TV and Radio. More recently, he has portrayed a number of Britain’s most significant historical figures that influenced the country’s final Abolition of The Slave Trade. Paul trained at the City Lit, where he took a Post Graduate Diploma in Performance in 2006, and where he is also an Associate Member of the Rep. Company. Ahead of this, he was actively involved in the Actors Studio, under the prized tutelage of Petina Hapgood. Some of his recent Theatre credits include; James Watkins, in This Accursed Thing, (Manchester Museum of Natural History & Mayor’s Office, Manchester), Olaudah Equiano in a solo performance (The National Archives), William, American GI – D-Day Landings, (RAF Duxford), Cap'n Watkin Tench, Caesar, Aborigine, Our Country’s Good (City Lit Rep.Co.), Sam Nash, Plaza Suite (City Lit. Rep.Co), Agamemnon, Iphigenia, John Lydon Studio Theatre.

 

Kim Seybold

 Kim graduated from Drama Studio London October 2006 where she played Nina in The Seagull, Cordelia in King Lear and Bertha in The Accrington Pals. Since leaving Kim has played a wide variety of roles both screen and stage, from the strong and feisty to the shy and naïve, her versatility lends itself to classical and contemporary roles. Recently playing the teasing Young Wife in La Ronde at The Barons Court and then the inexperienced Kata in a new play Shushanik. Kim has developed good comic timing and embellishes playing real character parts and also has the ability to access deep and emotionally charged roles. Kim has that fresh-faced appeal which is lending itself well to film and commercials.