The Actors Centre Showcase » 2009 May

Chrys Salt – Director

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:52:46 +0000

Chrys is an award winning writer and theatre director. She began her career as a performer in Rep, touring, West End, TV and radio with regular stints in various soaps and series. She now directs in theatre and sound and writes books, theatre and radio plays, features and documentaries including seven popular books for actors. She is Artistic Director of Bare Boards…and a passion Theatre Company and The Bakehouse, a flourishing arts venue in S.W Scotland. Chrys teaches regularly at The Actors Centre, London.

Charlie Evans

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:14:38 +0000

Charlie is originally from Wales and trained at Mountview Academy, London. She has spent the last year furthering her training at the HB Studios New York. Credits include a short film for the NHS, a 30 minute drama for Shreddies cereal “Knitted by Nanas”, where she played a feisty reporter, which has been made into a video game for the internet, commercials for Kodak, BT, Welsh tourist board, and very recently Nokia.

Marc Forde

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:13:51 +0000

Since graduating from Keele University, Marc has combined drama and music in a career that has taken him from performing theatre that questioned people’s faith in God on the steps of St Paul’s to playing jazz in Paris, studying jazz harmony with Jimmy Walter, composer for Boris Vian. He was recently seen in Small Craft Warnings, and in Tombstone Tales at the Arcola. Marc has performed at The Palladium, Donmar Warehouse, as well as many tours of Europe. He has also written 6 musicals, including Orpheus (narrated by Animal Magic’s Johnny Morris). He is now seeking representation.

Janine Gateland

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:12:55 +0000

Janine is originally from Yorkshire and trained at The Arts Educational School, London. Theatre includes: Samantha in ‘Forget me Knot’ at The Courtyard Theatre, Duckling Smith in ‘Our Country’s Good’ at York Theatre Royal, and the historical ‘York Mystery Plays’. TV includes: Sarah in ‘Fat Friends’ ITV. Janine has appeared in many Independent films including one which allowed her to attend the Cannes film festival last year. Film includes: ‘The Test’, ‘Pablo’ and ‘All or Nothing at All’. Later in 2009, a martial arts feature ‘In Too Deep’, and in 2011 she will be playing the lead role of Sarah Adams in romantic comedy ‘Let’s Just Do It’. www.janinegateland.com

Mia Holmes

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:11:50 +0000

Mia trained in Paris appearing in several productions at the Théâtre de Nesle. She has appeared as Eliza Doolittle in Shaw’s Pygmalion, Frankie in These Foolish Things at The Soho Theatre and reads for Marks and Gran and Peter Vincent on an ongoing basis with their Player/Playwrights Group. Mia works extensively in the field of corporate role play and training and is an accomplished voice-over artist.

Guy Kable

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:10:47 +0000

Since finishing his training at the Victorian College Of the Arts Guy has worked with some of the most well respected actors and directors in Australian theatre, film and television. Guy has appeared in the feature film version of ‘Hamlet’ as well as a number of commercials for international companies such as Peters Ice-cream. After recently completing a twelve-month tour of Australia with a production of ‘The Club’ by David Williamson, followed by the filming of the new comedy series ‘Whatever Happened to That Guy’ he has relocated to London to pursue his acting career.

Louise Pronk

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:09:23 +0000

Louise is a graduate of Drama Centre London and Ecole Philippe Gaulier. Recent roles have included Alexi Darling in Rent and one of four actresses in a devised comedy sketch show, ‘Hello! OK?’ which was taken to the Edinburgh festival and received a 4 star review from 3 Weeks. Roles whilst training included Alexandra in Artists and Admirers (Ostrovsky) whilst at the Vakhtangov Institute in Moscow as well as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe.

Wole Sawyerr

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:08:29 +0000

Wole trained at Bangor University and has performed at the Lowry, Royal Exchange Studio, Contact Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre and theatres in Rome, Berlin and the Brighton Fringe. He has toured England, Wales, Germany and Italy and has played a variety of roles including lover, king, coward, a holy man, and a redemption seeking brother in ‘Souls’ by Roy Williams. Credits include Jack in “Ash” directed by John Retallack, Biggy in the Big Chill for the National Theatre & Box Clever, directed by Mark Storor, and Ollie with Filter’s “Faster”, directed by Guy Retallack. Shakespearean roles include Romeo, for the Wales’ Actors Company, Oberon in a Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Pistol in Henry V. He was recently cast as a subversive activist in a viral car commercial for Ford, and a dad of four in Testing Times for the BBC. And just to test himself further (4 kids!) one of Wole’s more extreme hobbies is sky-diving “Great experience; most people think I’m pretty chilled to jump out of planes…then they get to know me…” he says. A threat, or a promise?

Stephen von Schreiber

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:07:00 +0000

Stephen grew up in America and became interested in theatre while studying at Harvard. He then trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has performed in theatres throughout the country, including the RSC, where he played Paris in Troilus and Cressida and Cornelius in Doctor Faustus. Television includes the priest in the just-released Gallows music video, Grey Britain, David Griggs in Oppenheimer and Laurie in Little Women. Film credits include Jake Thomas in Zelig, Stigwell in The Final Conflict and Stephan in The Horror of Frankenstein.

Sadie Wilde

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:05:33 +0000

Sadie is a native of San Francisco and has been living in the UK for six years. She helped found Playfellow Productions, with whom she had success at the Edinburgh Fringe and at several site specific venues in London. She was part of the comedy troupe Paper Monkeys, which gained 5* for their Edinburgh show Legends. Sadie also founded a monthly comedy night, Laughing At Something Serious with her double act partner Amy Butterworth, with whom she continues to write comedy. Her previous roles include, Lady Macbeth (Possession: Macbeth) and Chaka Khan (Paper Monkeys: Legends) and whilst training: Portia (Julius Caesar) and Isabella (Measure for Measure). www.sadiewilde.com

Katya Wolfe

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:02:43 +0000

Katya trained at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts for three years, where she enjoyed roles such as Lady Froth in ‘The Double Dealer’, Mrs. Copperfield in ‘David Copperfield’ and Madge Conway in ‘Time and the Conways’. Since graduating she has toured for six months entertaining children in various schools around the country, and taken part in the Camden Fringe Festival with ‘Room 110′. Katya has appeared on TV in the BBC drama ‘Waking the Dead’ as well as a number of short films. Last year she created and headed the company CanUK Theatre and produced the show ‘The Strong Breast Revolution’ which made its debut at The White Bear Theatre, Kennington. She has just recently filmed a “Lloyds Pharmacy Hayfever” advert with Jon Dennis directing. This will be released on the 27th May.