The Proposal / To Be a Wife - Creative Team & Cast

Directors

Joe Allan
Director of The Proposal

Joe studied BSc (Hons) Drama & Psychology at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He is currently Artistic Director of Closing the Gap Theatre Company which works mainly on devised, experiential theatre. His main interests lie in absurd theatre.Since moving to London In 2013 he has assisted at the Spill Festival 2013 and at a number of promenade performances with The Performer Project at The Albert Centre, London. Joe is a member of the Young Vic Directors Program. When not in the theatre, Joe can be found travelling the world or sitting in a field at a festival.

Tessa Hart                 www.TessaHart.com
Director of To Be a Wife / Producer

Tessa is a producer, director and actress as well as the artistic director of Goblin Baby. She holds an MFA in Acting (International) from East 15 Acting School (2011) and a BA in Theatre Studies from the Free University of Berlin (2009) and has completed further performing arts work and training in Bali, London, Berlin, Brussels and Moscow. Tessa has worked at fringe venues across London and, besides the work with Goblin Baby, co-runs The Bread & Roses Theatre and is a co-founder of the in-house Bread & Roses Theatre Company as well as an associate director of Little Pieces of Gold.

Cast

Stephanie Lodge
as Bel in To Be a Wife            

Michael Bagwell
as Roddy in To Be a Wife
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Theatre: Half a Cod a Day (Brighton Fringe, Devon tour) The Door (The Park Theatre); Blind Date (Southwark Playhouse); The Bald Prima Donna (The Space); The Door (The Warren, Brighton Fringe); Airport (The Broadway Barking); Session One (Theatre 503); The Single Utamaro (Carriageworks / Bradford Playhouse); Pinocchio (Colour House Theatre); Stench (LIT Ensemble), Many Happy Returns (Descent, Union Theatre); Mrs Affleck (National Theatre); Frenzy for Two (Pure Groove); Prose and Cons (Union Theatre). Short film: Bad Timing (Goldsmiths); Knowing (Met Films); Saving Faces (Ravensbourne Productions); The Outcast (NFTS/Random House). Stephanie is also producer and founding member of Descent, a new writing theatre company based in London.
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Michael graduated from East 15 having studied Acting for TV, Film and Radio. Previous work includes Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Union Theatre),Measure for Measure and The Trial of Mary Antoinette (both Courtyard Theatre), Compass in Jonson’s The Magnetic Lady (The White Bear), Gary in Go Be With Your Sister for Ugly Sisters Productions (Southwark Playhouse) and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Lazarus (Blue Elephant). To Be A Wife is Michaels second successful collaboration with Goblin Baby and he is looking forward to being back at the Hen & Chickens.

Abigail Morgan
as Iris in To Be a Wife

Cam Spence
as Ivana in The Proposal
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Abigail graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts last year, where she had the opportunity to play some fantastic roles, including Abigail in The Crucible and Helena in All's Well That Ends Well. Upon leaving she went straight on to tour with Solomon Theatre Company, as well as appearing in various short films, and having the opportunity to perform at St. James Theatre in an award-winning play. Abigail is also a voice over artist with Wise Buddah.
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Cam trained with the National Youth Theatre. She recently graduated from Edinburgh University where, whilst studying for her Philosophy MA,  she performed with a variety of professional theatre companies. Theatre credits include: Viola in TWELFTH NIGHT (Whistlestop Theatre London), Hedda Gabbler in HEDDA GABLER (Hailstone Productions), Helena in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Alpha Centauri Theatre Company), Una in BLACKBIRD and Joseph Surface in A SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (Et Al Theatre Company).

Rus Kallan
as Stepan in The Proposal

Alice K Brown
as Natalya in The Proposal
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Recent theatre includes:  Terra Firma, Etcetera Theatre, dir. Ryan Watson;  The Devil & Stepashka, The Space, dir.   Leigh-Anne Abela; Win or Die, Tristan Bates Theatre, dir. Jessica Ruano; Do We Do The Right Thing?, Half Moon Theatre, dir. Tommy Lexen; The Women's Spring, Roundhouse, dir. Kay Adshead. Film includes: Tracing Jailbirds, dir. Giulia Franceschini; Etiquette, dir. Lauren Davis.
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Theatre includes: Christine, Glass Hands, Theatre 503 dir. Bobby Brook, Dido, Dido, Queen of Carthage in rep with Regan, King Lear, Greenwich Theatre/Lazarus Theatre Company, dir. Ricky Dukes, Sam, 82 to North Finchley, Bread & Roses/Drayton Theatre, dir Jo Greaves, Lesley, Her Big Chance (Alan Bennett's Talking Heads), Broad Horizons Theatre Company (tour).  Film includes: Amy, Cold Turkey, dir. Kate Morgan. Alice is a regular presenter and voiceover artist for BBC Learning English. 

Tilly Lunken                                                                               www.tillylunken.com
Writer of To Be a Wife

Tilly Lunken studied Creative Writing/ Theatre studies at the University of Melbourne (First Class Honours) and MA in Creative Writing Scriptwriting (Distinction) from the University of East Anglia where she was the 2012 recipient of the Malcolm Bradbury Development Award. In 2013, completed Royal Court Young Writer’s Program and was also mentored through the Garage Theatre. This year she’s had The Snow White Complex performed with Goblin Baby (The Space; Hen and Chickens); Mint Leaves independently produced (Hen and Chickens); and Christmas Lunch written and performed with the Menagerie Young Writer’s Program (Cambridge Junction). She is currently writing To Be a Wife for Goblin Baby; Fated for Little Angel Theatre HATCH festival; and Beauty and the Beast for Norwich Puppet Theatre.

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