{"id":395,"date":"2013-06-24T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T18:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2013-12-10T22:45:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T22:45:19","slug":"the-cast-creative-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=395","title":{"rendered":"June 2013:  Cast &#038; Creative team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>TO FREEDOM\u2019S CAUSE \u00a0(THE LAWLESS LASSIE)<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Kate Willoughby<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"To Freedom\u2019s Cause\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_547\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_End-of-TBT-show-cast-SM-director-shot.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-547  \" alt=\"2FC_End of TBT show cast SM director shot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_End-of-TBT-show-cast-SM-director-shot.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_End-of-TBT-show-cast-SM-director-shot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_End-of-TBT-show-cast-SM-director-shot-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last night of the June 2013 tour: Members of the cast with the Director &amp; Stage Manager<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Cast<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><b>SABINA ARTHUR \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/8171-0193-1047\">http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/8171-0193-1047<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sabina\u2019s stage credits include\u00a0Der Ring des Nibelungen\u00a0\u00a0(Royal Opera House), Journey to My Father (Risky Things), Agamemnon (Humanitas-Culture), Once Upon a Time (Bromley Churchill), Lear (Meredith Studio). She is also a BBC Norman Beaton Fellowship runners-up prize winner in Radio Drama.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TIM BENNETT \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/interactive\/cv\/1977-8940-8504\">http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/interactive\/cv\/1977-8940-8504<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent theatre includes \u2018Our Food\u2019 at The Live Theatre Newcastle. Romeo and Juliet\u2019 and \u2018The Canterbury Tales\u2019 for touring with Cunard. Tim has toured frequently with The Radio Revellers performing Dracula, Treasure Island, The 39 Steps and Loosing Lottie. Tim is chuffed to be working with this Theatre Company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ELEANOR DENNISON \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/7116-8975-2825\">http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/7116-8975-2825<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eleanor trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.\u00a0Recent theatre credits include, Titania in \u2018A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u2019,\u00a0Dorine in \u2018Tartuffe\u2019, Narrator in \u2018Grimm Tales\u2019, Mrs Campbell in \u2018Whisky Galore\u2019, Jean in \u2018Get Up and Tie Your Fingers\u2019, Cook in \u2018Beauty and The Beast\u2019, Woman in \u2018The Rape\u2019 and Eve in \u2018The Occultation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>HANNAH EMANUEL \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/6216-8976-1744\">http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/6216-8976-1744<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hannah is a founder member of Simple8 theatre company. Other theatre includes; Frau Frufoff, \u2018The Cabinet of Dr Caligari\u2019, (Simple8\/Arcola Theatre); Tan,\u2018Heidi: A Goat\u2019s Tail\u2019 (Theatre Royal, Bath); Ensemble,\u2018Something Very Far Away\u2019 (National Theatre Studio); Mrs Saunders, \u2018The Four Stages of Cruelty\u2019 (Simple 8\/Arcola Theatre); Leyla Troon, \u2018Spaceship \u201887\u2019 (Manchester Royal Exchange), Judith Nowell, \u2018Sabbat\u2019 (Dukes Theatre\/Orange Tree); Lisu, \u2018Mr Puntila and His Man, Matti\u2019 (Belgrade Theatre); Eugenia, \u2018Galileo\u2019s Daughter\u2019, (Peter Hall Company);<\/p>\n<p>Film\/TV includes: Ingrid Smith, \u2018Bodies\u2019 (BBC2\/HatTrick Prods); Minnie, \u2018All Men\u2019s Dead\u2019 (David Simpson); Julia, \u2018Dead Cat\u2019 (Stefan Georgiou\/LowFat Films)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>KAY RENNER<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kay Renner was educated at Whitley Bay Grammar School &amp; St Mary&#8217;s College of the Sacred Heart where she majored in drama &amp; dance. Early career was dancing for Howard &amp; Wyndham theatres &amp; teaching dance in &amp; around Newcastle. After a spell at Darlington Arts Centre, she spent twenty years between Bournemouth Centre for Community Arts as a member of the Drama in Education Team &amp; Poole College where she ran Youth &amp; Children&#8217;s Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>KATE WILLOUGHBY \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/interactive\/cv\/2010-5647-0304\">http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/interactive\/cv\/2010-5647-0304<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kate trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly RSAMD).\u00a0Other theatre includes Marlene, \u2018Top Girls\u2019; Milena Jesenska, \u2018At Night in Praha\u2019; Masha, \u2018The Three Sisters\u2019; Dora Jordan, \u2018Mr Wilkinson of York\u2019; Young Ellen Terry, \u2018Ellen\u2019; Rose, \u2018Street Art\u2019; Kate Reagan, \u2018On War: 26 Directors Respond to War\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_602\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_Newbiggin_backstage.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-602\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-602 \" alt=\"2FC_Newbiggin_backstage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_Newbiggin_backstage-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_Newbiggin_backstage-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_Newbiggin_backstage-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_Newbiggin_backstage.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backstage at the Newbiggin Maritime Centre<br \/>(Kay Renner as Mrs Sparboro &amp; Eleanor Dennison as General Drummond)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Creatives &amp; Crew<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JEMMA GROSS\u00a0<\/strong> <strong>(Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Malfi, 100% Comedy 100% Chekhov, The Shoemakers Holiday, (Black Sun Theatre\u00a0Company). Other credits include: Joel Fishbane\u2019s Short Story Long (Central School of Speech and Drama) News Revue (C Venues\u00a0Edinburgh Festival), Club Class (UK Tour) Sir Richard Parson\u2019s A Light Across the Lake (King\u2019s Head Theatre) and Sean O\u2019Casey\u2019s Cock-ADoodle Dandy (Barons Court and The Kings Head Theatre) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jemmagross.com\/\">http:\/\/jemmagross.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WILL COLLINS \u00a0(Stage Manager)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Will started off his career as an actor but found more work behind the scenes. He has worked on many different shows in his career. Will also runs a company dedicated to the theatrical industry, especially stage management. Will mainly provides a Get-In\/Get-Out Service &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collinssm.co.uk\/\">www.collinssm.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIKE LEES (Production Design)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike has designed sets and costumes for more the 200 productions throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East and the USA. \u00a0Recent designs include: \u00a0GONE (New Ambassadors) WHAT I HEARD ABOUT IRAQ (Arts Theatre) MATHILDE (Vaudeville) FRED ASTAIRE HIS DAUGHTERS TRIBUTE (London Palladium) as well as designs for Off West End and London Fringe Regional, Commercial and European Tours including Southwark Playhouse, the Kings Head, the Bush Theatre, Finborough and Trafalgar Studios &#8211;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikeleesdesigns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mikeleesdesigns.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>LAUREL SWIFT \u00a0 (Musical Director)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Laurel Swift specialises in the folk arts. She is the founder of the ground-breaking young morris company Morris Offspring and works with the performance storyeller, Debs Newbold in the innovative \u2018Under Her Skin\u2019. Laurel plays double bass with Gadarene, fiddle with The Gloworms and showcased compositions with Distil: Pocket Garden (2007) and London Haven (2008) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurelswift.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.laurelswift.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>LOUISE GREGORY \u00a0(Lighting Designer)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Louise is a freelance lighting designer and stage manager. She lit\u00a0<i>Paper Dolls<\/i>,<i>\u00a0Silk<\/i>,\u00a0<i>FOUND<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>FLOCK<\/i>\u00a0for ZENDEH and has toured with Appetite Dance Productions and Tarab Dance Company.\u00a0\u00a0She recently lit\u00a0<i>Dissolve<\/i>\u00a0for Awkward City, and is currently Tour Manager with\u00a0<i>The Unfolding Sky<\/i>\u00a0for Dora Frankel Dance and touring with\u00a0<i>Company<\/i>\u00a0for Farnes Productions &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.illuminationtheatreservices.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.illuminationtheatreservices.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creative-team-in-Northumberland_crop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-650 aligncenter\" alt=\"Creative team in Northumberland_crop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creative-team-in-Northumberland_crop.jpg\" width=\"396\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creative-team-in-Northumberland_crop.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creative-team-in-Northumberland_crop-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em>Final costume &amp; prop preparations<\/em><br \/> <em>Tim Bennett lends a hand working with Mike Lees &amp; Jemma Gross<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about the play, click <a title=\"To Freedom\u2019s Cause\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=176\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"To Freedom\u2019s Cause\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"To Freedom's Cause flyer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause-flyer_front.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ACE_lottery__black.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-378\" alt=\"Arts Council England\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ACE_lottery__black-1024x276.jpg\" width=\"819\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ACE_lottery__black-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ACE_lottery__black-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-381\" alt=\"NCC logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-logo-1024x378.jpg\" width=\"265\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-logo-1024x378.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-logo-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-logo.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmdt_2R.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-379\" alt=\"gmdt_2R\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmdt_2R.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmdt_2R.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmdt_2R-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Queens-Hall-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-380\" alt=\"Queens Hall logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Queens-Hall-logo.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161 aligncenter\" alt=\"Emily-inspires-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emily-inspires-logo.jpeg\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emily-inspires-logo.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emily-inspires-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=395\" data-a2a-title=\"June 2013:  Cast & Creative team\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D395&amp;linkname=June%202013%3A%20%20Cast%20%26%20Creative%20team\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/twitter.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Twitter\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D395&amp;linkname=June%202013%3A%20%20Cast%20%26%20Creative%20team\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/linkedin.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"LinkedIn\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TO FREEDOM\u2019S CAUSE \u00a0(THE LAWLESS LASSIE) By Kate Willoughby \u00a0 &nbsp; The Cast SABINA ARTHUR \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/8171-0193-1047 Sabina\u2019s stage credits include\u00a0Der Ring des Nibelungen\u00a0\u00a0(Royal Opera House), Journey to My Father (Risky Things), Agamemnon (Humanitas-Culture), Once Upon a Time (Bromley Churchill), Lear (Meredith Studio). She is also a BBC Norman Beaton Fellowship runners-up prize winner in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":244,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=395"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":783,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/395\/revisions\/783"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}