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A comedy by JAN ETHERINGTON & GAVIN PETRIE When
a Hollywood film company chooses a small village in the Highlands
of Scotland as its location, the star - hunky heartthrob Jordan
Power, books into the local hotel and sets out to seduce the
female population. And the wee young lassies are not exactly
averse to his charms. There's pretty, giggling Lily, a chambermaid;
there's his glamorous but sometimes sozzled co-star, Constance;
as well as his pleasure-loving girlfriend, Nina. But Jordan
only has eyes for another chambermaid, the beautiful and enigmatic
Alice. However, Alice isn't a fan and refuses to be just another
notch on his belt. Only after a series of hilarious incidents
do we learn if the cliché 'True love conquers all' applies
to Jordan and Alice.
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EMMA
CAMPBELL-WEBSTER (Lily McCoist) Emma left Oxford University
in 2003. She has since appeared as Janine in Incident at the Cochrane
Theatre, Steph in River City (BBC Scotland), Anna in Survivors
(ITV) and Lucy in Turned to Stone (screening at the Riverside
Studios all summer). Her theatre roles whilst at Oxford included
M in Sarah Kane’s Crave (an award-winner at The National Student
Drama Festival), Antigone, Miss Julie, Honey in Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?, Jenny in The Shape of Things and all female roles
in The Blue Room. |
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| BARBARA
DRENNAN (Alice)Originally from Northern Ireland, Barbara started
her career as a session vocalist, working with many well-known
bands and solo artists including Peter Gabriel, Bill Wyman, Errol
Brown and Donny Osmond. Barbara, however, is best recognised for
playing the role of Niamh Musgrove, the Northern Irish mum in
Channel 4’s BROOKSIDE. She then went on to play Leigh Ashworth
in Series 3 of DOCTORS for the BBC. She has many other TV credits
to her name, including THE BILL (ITV), THE ONE (Series 1& 2, ITV)
and DANGERFIELD (BBC). Barbara has just completed a highly acclaimed
performance in Michael Cristofer’s THE SHADOW BOX at The Southwark
Playhouse. She received rave reviews for her portrayal of New
Jersey mom, Maggie. Barbara also won high praise for her portrayal
of the comic Mrs.Braddock in Sacha Brook’s production of THE GRADUATE.
Other theatre credits include the tour of DEAD OF NIGHT (Stage
Further Productions), HAMLET (Greenwich Playhouse), A STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE (Tristan Bates Theatre), STRIP POKER (Malcolm Needs
Productions), TOP GIRLS (Illusions Theatre Co) and THE WINTER’S
TALE (Illusions Theatre Co). Barbara most recently played Mary
Magdalene in the film CAN’T BANK ON HEAVEN (Scottish Media Group
/ Dragon’s Lair) and her other film credits include SCARY MOVIES
(Dittman / Miramax) playing Lee Anne, a 1960’s American mom, and
IN THE DARK (Scottish Media Group / Dragon’s Lair) in the role
of Shirley, a troubled schizophrenic. |
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ANTONY
EDRIDGE (Harry) Antony trained – Circle in the Square – New
York. Theatre includes: Sam in WAIT UNTIL DARK (Tour), Westmoreland
in HENRY V and Don Pedro in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Tour de Force);
Orsino in TWELFTH NIGHT, Guy Littleton in VOLCANO, Smith in MURDER
ON THE NILE, Julian Farrar in THE UNEXPECTED GUEST (all at Westcliff);
Tom in SOMETHING IN COMMON (Croydon Warehouse); Harry in WALKING
THE CYCLONE and John the Baptist in SALOME (White Bear); Perry
in LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION (Manchester Library); Mr Knightley
in EMMA (King’s Head); Lt Daniel Lynch in BURNING BLUE (King’s
Head & West End); Howard in ICARUS MOTHER (The Rose); Sam Wood/Arthur
Miller in ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (Grove); Laertes in
MAROWITZ’S HAMLET and Rabbitt in ANGEL CITY (Network Theatre);
Clive in SEASON’S (National Tour) Wickham in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
(Old Vic); Slugger/Renfrew in THE HARD MAN (Donmar Warehouse);
Nick in GOING ASTRAY (Edinburgh Festival). Television includes:
Chris Kraft in SPACE RACE, Roger Crane in DOCTORS, Noel Kenworth
in DOCTORS, Mr Lever in LOVE HURTS and Jude in STATE OF WONDER
(BBC); Jon Stephens in CORONATION STREET, Martin Scoles in DONOVAN,
Gaston in THE FORSYTHE SAGA, Tom Burnett in LET’S ROLL! THE STORY
OF FLIGHT 93 (Granada); Diaz in SERIOUS AND ORGANISED (Company
Productions); Mr Milton in FOOTBALLERS’ WIVES (ITV); Trevor Hinckley
in FAMILY AFFAIRS (Channel 5); Felipe Arrabel in KAVANAGH QC –
ENDGAMES (Carlton); Rick Turner in TAGGART (STV); Mr Barnes in
PILGRIM’S REST (Central); Lyle in COSTUMES (HBO); David in FORGIVE
AND FORGET (Channel 4) and Faceless in THE SANATORIUM (Thames
TV) and soon to be seen as Captain Translator in GOERING AND THE
NUREMBERG JAILOR (Ch4) and Delegate in 9-11. Film includes: Dr
Morgan in THE JACKET for Jacket Pictures and Jack in THE BIG SWAP
for Moonlit Pictures. |
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| KRISTIAN
HART (Mike) Kristian trained at the Royal Scottish Academy
of Music and Drama, graduating in 2004 with the Poetry Award and
The Appreciation Of The Spoken Word Award. Theatre credits include
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL for Cal Arts, OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD for
Two Face Productions, GLOBAL RESPONSE for 7:84, THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAIN and CHASING WAVES for Bamboo Theatre, and FAITH
HEALER for Harrah Productions. Television credits include HOLBY
CITY & MONARCH OF THE GLEN for the BBC. Kristian has just returned
from Belgium where he filmed his first motion picture GALE FORCE
10. due for cinematic release September 2006. |
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JAN
WATERS (Constance) Jan was last at The Mill in MAKE ME A MATCH.
She trained as a classical singer before combining both straight
and musical theatre. Her work in London's West End includes DO
RE MI (Prince of Wales Theatre), HIGH SPIRITS (Savoy) and the
BEGGAR'S OPERA (Apollo). Then came DON'T START WITHOUT ME (Garrick),
THE YOUNG VISITORS (Piccadilly), SHOWBOAT (Adelphi), KENNEDY'S
CHILDREN (Kings Head, Islington) and Peter Nicol's BORN IN THE
GARDENS (Globe). She appeared in the original cast of the award-winning
success NOISES OFF at the Savoy, SPECIAL OCCASIONS, a two-handed
play with John Alderton (Ambassador's Theatre), and in Michael
Frayn's other award-winning play BENEFACTORS (Vaudeville Theatre).
She has also played COLOMBE at Salisbury, Lettice in LETTICE AND
LOVAGE (Haymarket) and Lady Bracknell in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST. Jan toured extensively with Prospect Productions both
here and abroad, and for the British Council in the Far East as
Eliza Doolittle in PYGMALION, Portia in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Most recently Jan has appeared in the television series DOCTORS
and has played Beatrix George in LIFE AFTER GEORGE for Vienna’s
English Theatre. She has also played Elsa in the national tour
of THE SOUND OF MUSIC and was at the Almeida Theatre in Arthur
Miller’s new play MR PETER’S CONNECTIONS and then on the QE2 in
20th CENTURY BLUES for the English Chamber Theatre. Her television
credits include PARADISE POSTPONED, A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE, Lady
Margaret in TAKE THE HIGH ROAD and SEPTEMBER SONG and appeared
in MR RIGHT a film for Mugshot Productions. |
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| MARCUS
GILBERT (Jordan Power) Born of English/Russian ancestry, Marcus
has been lucky to work extensively in Film and Television both
here and in America. Early T.V included the series "Mr Palfrey
of Westminster" "Blood Royal" "Doctor Who" followed by the American
mini-series " Last Days of Pompei" & "Master of the Game" His
first film in 1987 was playing idealistic but dim witted Captain
Ben Avery in George Macdonald Frazer's "Pyrates" then on to the
trenches to play the anti- hero in Biggles, quickly followed by
four months by the Dead Sea trying to interpret just what it was
that Sly Stallone was trying to tell him in Rambo 111 From there
back to England and in to breeches to play" Lord Justin Vulcan"
&" Lord Robert Stanford" in "A Hazard Of Hearts" & "A Ghost in
Monte Carlo" respectively. Once called the perfect man by Barbara
Cartland, he then went on to disprove that by playing Rupert Cambell
Black in Jilly Coopers "Riders" - a success for the network but
less enjoyable for Marcus who was so frightened by his performance,
that he gladly took up the American NBC offer to make the crime
caper "Strange Bedfellows". The next four years were spent in
the States, where he particularly enjoyed making the 70 mm film
epic "Legacy" playing the humble stonemason turned hero "David
Williams" for Academy Award winning director Keith Merril. Other
highlights were playing 'Lord Arthur" for Sam Raimi in "Army of
Darkness" the final film in the cultish Evil Dead trilogy. Also
enjoyable was playing the cold blooded English bounty hunter "Mr
Dunne" opposite Robert Urich in the" Lazarus Man" series. Other
killers included the unfortunately named Colin Biddle in "Murder
she Wrote".. More recent T.V work in England included "Jonathan
Creek" ".Doctors". You may also recognize Marcus from the popular
"Gold Blend" series of ads. Most recently he filmed a cameo in
the forthcoming film "Freebird" from the makers of Layer Cake.
The last theatre outing was playing "Lord Goring" in a national
tour of "An Ideal Husband" Marcus wanted to take a little more
control, so in the last year formed "Touch the sky Productions"
which specializes in Adventure films/documentary's. The last film
successfully followed a group of climbers to the summit of Mount
Kilimanjaro - in July it's off to the high Andes in Peru. Please
enjoy what follows! |
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CLAIRE
HARMAN (Nina) Claire moved to London from Yorkshire ten years
ago to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in many popular
TV programmes including PEAK PRACTICE, CASUALTY, DOCTORS and CORONATION
STREET. She had a leading role in Sky One’s HARRY ON THE BOAT,
spending 3 months on location in Spain. Her film credits include
LAST ORDERS, LATE NIGHT SHOPPING and ABOUT A BOY. |
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| NICKOLAS
GRACE (Director) Nickolas Grace was born in West Kirby and
trained at Central. His first production as a director was TOBIAS
AND THE ANGEL, which won the 1965 Berlin Interdrama Festival.
Other productions include: THE HAWK’S WELL, THE SEA, SPORT OF
MY MAD MOTHER, THE GHOST TRAIN, THE RULING CLASS, THE ERPINGHAM
CAMP, THE BETRAYAL OF NORA BLAKE (The Observer Musical of the
Year), HELPING HARRY and TALKING TO MR WARNER (London, Berlin
and USA). As an actor his work includes TAMING OF THE SHREW, TROILUS
AND CRESSIDA, WAY OF THE WORLD, the musical version of THE COMEDY
OF ERRORS (RSC 1972–1978). He played HAMLET and RICHARD II, and
his West End appearances include Mozart in AMADEUS; CANDIDE, HMS
PINAFORE, A SWELL PARTY, LIFE SUPPORT and THE MYSTERY OF IRMA
VEP. Film and TV includes: BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, ROBIN OF SHERWOOD,
THE FINAL CUT, HEAT AND DUST, TOM AND VIV, EVITA, SHOOTING FISH,
TWO DEATHS, CONFETTI and most recently the Fruitbat in Lynda la
Plante’s THE COMMANDER. |
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| WILL
BOWEN (Set designer) Born: Wantage, Berkshire - now Oxfordshire.
Trained: D.Phil. in Mathematics at Oxford University. Opera designs:
SUZANNA'S SECRET, THE TELEPHONE, LA SERVA PADRONA and RITA for
Combe, LA TRAVIATA LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR for Stowe Opera, FALSTAFF,
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, SERAGLIO, XERXES and THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
for BYO, CARMEN, DON PASQUALE and IL TABARRO for Clonter Opera,
MAY WE BORROW YOUR HUSBAND for Battersea Arts, BENVENUTO CELLINI
for UCO, MACBETH and TOSCA for The Icelandic Opera and CARMEN,
I PAGLIACCI, SUOR ANGELICA, NORMA and FANCIULLA DEL WEST for Holland
Park Opera. Theatre designs: DAYS OF HOPE for The Oxford Playhouse
and Hampstead, GIRLFRIENDS at the Arts Theatre, UNDER MILK WOOD
for Sir Anthony Hopkins, ROMANCE / ROMANCE for the Bridewell and
Gielgud Theatres, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST for the Northcott Theatre,
PETER PAN for the Royal Festival Hall. Comedy designs: Rowan Atkinson's
NEW REVUE in London & on tour, Eddie Izzard's DEFINITE ARTICLE
UK tour and Derren Brown’s LIVE AT THE PALACE THEATRE & SOMETHING
WICKED THIS WAY COMES at the Cambridge Theatre. Concerts: UTE
LEMPE at the Barbican, THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER at El
Auditorio in Seville EXPO. Theatres: Founded the Almeida Theatre
with Chris Naylor & Pierre Audi. Designed Andrew Lloyd-Webber's
private theatre at Sydmonton Court and the Lyttelton Transformation
Season at the National Theatre. Theatre Consultant on the Soho
Theatre and Writer’s Centre. At present Will is designing THE
SCARLET PIMPERNEL for London Children’s Ballet and LA MAISON DU
DOCTEUR for Combe. |
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| JANE
KIDD (Costume Designer) Jane who is our Resident Costume Designer,
trained in Fashion Design at Berkshire College of Art. She freelanced
in knitwear and dress design for five years before joining The
Mill as Wardrobe Mistress, and enjoys a variety of making both
period and modern costumes of which she has made many whilst at
The Mill. Some of Jane’s recent costume designs include, STEPPING
OUT, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, I REMEMBER YOU, MURDER BY MISADVENTURE,
OUT OF ORDER, ABSENT FRIENDS, IT’S NEVER TOO LATE, A TOUCH OF
SPRING, SHADY BUSINESS, CAUGHT IN THE NET, TWO AND TWO MAKE SEX,
SEPARATE TABLES, INTIMATE EXCHANGES, NOT NOW DARLING, THE MAINTENANCE
MAN, STRICTLY MURDER and ALONE TOGETHER AGAIN. |
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MATTHEW
BISS (Lighting Designer) Matthew is currently working as Technical
Manager at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead and is
delighted to be invited back to The Mill to lights STARRY, STARRY
NIGHT... A few of his previous designs at The Mill, include most
recently STRICTLY MURDER, SEPARATE TABLES, TWO AND TWO MAKE SEX,
CAUGHT IN THE NET, SHADY BUSINESS, A TOUCH OF SPRING, IT’S NEVER
TOO LATE, ABSENT FRIENDS, OUT OF ORDER, MURDER BY MISADVENTURE,
I REMEMBER YOU, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, STEPPING OUT, THE FACE OF
FEAR, DEAD GUILTY, ALONE TOGETHER, OUT OF ORDER, TWO DOZEN RED
ROSES, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER and NOEL & GERTIE. |
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SALLY HUGHES (Director/Artistic Director) Sally spent her
early years in Venezuela and Argentina and after finishing her
education in England, she then trained for the stage as an actress
at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. On graduating she
was given her first engagement by John Fernald who directed her
in COMING OF AGE. Then followed ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
at The Bush and CATCHPENNY TWIST at The King’s Head Theatre. In
1984 Sally took over the post of Artistic Director of The Mill
At Sonning from Peter Egan and has directed and appeared in many
of its productions, including DAMES AT SEA (an excerpt of which
was included in The Royal Gala Performance in the presence of
HRH The Prince of Wales), and most recently she appeared as Barbara
Smith in CAUGHT IN THE NET and Ginger Mercer in the musical TOO
MARVELOUS FOR WORDS. The most recent plays Sally has directed
at The Mill are A FOOT IN THE DOOR, POOLS PARADISE, THE FACE OF
FEAR, STEPPING OUT, A TOUCH OF SPRING and most recently STRICTLY
MURDER and ALONE TOGETHER AGAIN. Sally enjoys a career outside
of The Mill and has played leading parts in the BBC series LATE
EXPECTATIONS and LAURA AND DISORDER in which she played Wendy
Craig’s daughter-in-law. Other TV appearances include: DON’T WAIT
UP, KEEPING UP APPEARANCES, BRUSHSTROKES & MULBERRY. Sally directed
the National Tour of PASTIMES, starring Rosemary Leach and William
Gaunt and also directed BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon at
the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End. Sally also appeared
in TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS, at the King's Head, London. |
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JAN
ETHERINGTON & GAVIN PETRIE (Playwrights) The husband and wife
writing team decided to turn from journalism to scriptwriting
when they won the Radio Times Comedy award in 1987 and six months
later launched their first situation comedy SECOND THOUGHTS on
BBC Radio 4. It starred James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham and transferred
to television (LWT), running for 5 series. Other TV comedies followed
- NEXT OF KIN, (BBC), starring Penelope Keith and William Gaunt
as reluctant grandparents; FAITH IN THE FUTURE, also starring
Lynda Bellingham and Julia Sawalha( Best ITV Comedy at the British
Comedy Awards ’97); DUCK PATROL (LWT) (starring Richard Wilson).
Radio series include THE CHANGE and THE OTHER MAN (due for transmission
in March 2006)Jan and Gavin are also developing a number of films
and dramas for television.Daughter Lucy, has made them grandparents
to Daisy-Jude and Jackson and son, Tom, has just got married in
Australia and will be flying over to see STARRY STARRY NIGHT,
with his new wife, Fran. |
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| Production: | |
| Production Manager | Joan Farnese |
| Stage Manager | James Neal |
| Chief Electrician | Janet A Cantrill |
| Master Carpenter | Ian Stroud |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Jane Kidd |
| Deputy Stage Managers | Jo Vimpany, Neil Webb |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Karen Brown |
| Technician | Ed Marshall |
| Scenic Artist | Tony Eden |
| Assistant Carpenter | Luke McAra |
| Wardrobe Assistant | Evelyn Fidler |
| Dressers | Ann
Baker, Lynn Hinton, Catherine Bristow, Terry Bartholomew |
| Theatre Production Photography | Norman Weston |
| Website Production | Chris Berry |
