RETOLD (2014) Cast & Crew

Actors

Ruth Marsden
as Rapunzel in As if by a Stair

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Ruth Marsden graduated from London School of Dramatic Art in July where she trained in theatre and film. Since graduating she has been working on various short films and currently an on going Sci-Fi series. Some of Ruth’s roles whilst at drama school included Julie in Strindberg’s Miss Julie, Paulina in A Winters Tale and Katie in Each Mad Man on His High Horse, a piece of new writing written for the LSDA graduates by Martin Derbyshire. She is very excited to make her stage debut with the Goblin Baby Theatre Co.

Andrei Ionescu
as Father & Prince 1 -8442 in As if by a Stair

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Andrei has been a performer from a very young age, starting with folk dance ensembles of his native country Romania and continuing with singing solo or in bands. His passion for creating has never gone dry. In his adult life, Andrei pursued education at the finest institute for actors in Bucharest before completing his studies with a Masters in Acting at East 15 Acting School London in 2010. Since then, Andrei has composed music for numerous theatre productions and short films, as well as acting in shows and promoting his singing career. Now he is enjoying gigging around London, recording new material and is involved in several theatre and film productions.

Priscilla Adade-Helledy
as Lilly in The Snow White Complex

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Priscilla has just graduated from LAMDA, her theatre credits include: Portia and Calpurnia in Julius Caesar (dir. Rodney Cottier), Hilda in Spring and Port wine (dir. Sarah Esdaile), Foiblein The Way of the World (dir. John Bashford) and Betty in The Virtuoso (dir. John Baxter). Being bi-lingual French, she has also appeared in feature films in France such as Supercondriaque by Dany Boon and Un Plan Parfait directed by Pascal Chaumeil.

Rebecca Peyton
as Gran in Little Red Hoodie

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Theatre includes One Hour Eighteen Minutes (New Diorama), Enduring Song (Bristol Old Vic), Billy Chickens is a Psychopath Superstar (Theatre 503/Latitude), The Odyssey (The Albany, Deptford), Soldiers (Finborough Theatre), Hothouse (Arcola Theatre & tour), Troubleshooters (Soho Theatre), Julius Caesar (Barbican), Electra (The Gate), Long Distance Affair (PopUP Theatrics, Edinburgh Fringe), Danelaw (White Bear), Next Door (Rosemary Branch), La Bête Humaine (Grange Court Theatre), Here But There (Teatro Vivo tour), Two (Judi Dench Theatre). TV includes Eastenders, Casualty, Stan, True Stories – Elizabeth Fry (all BBC). Film includes Where I Belong, Bloody Mary, All Friends Here and The Rat Trap. Rebecca is a member of Teatro Vivo and Actors for Human Rights. Her first play Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister, a one-woman show about the murder of BBC News journalist Kate Peyton, has toured nationally, internationally and enjoyed a sell-out run at the Finborough. It is published by Oberon Books.

Lydia Lane
as The Enchantress in As if by a Stair

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Lydia is a London based actress originally from Athens, Greece. She moved to London in 2009 to do her MA in Acting at East 15 and since graduating she has been working professionally in theatre, film and voice overs. In the last year she has also been actively involved with the acclaimed Short Cuts Festival starting at the Tristan Bates and then moving to the Hen and Chickens. Theatre credits include: Nothing: A Tale of Two Zeros (Old Red Lion), Under The Skin (Tristan Bates/Hen and Chickens), Agamemnon (Courtyard Theatre), Cleopatra (Globe Theatre), Brecht's Jewish Wife, T. Williams' Willie in This property is Condemned, Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Marlene in Top Girls, Midsummer's Night Dream (LAMDA), Sabina in The Skin of Our Teeth,  and Miss Martin in The Bald Soprano. Film roles include the leads for the short film 'Alive' and for the documentary 'Happiness'. She is an active supporter of Eve Ensler's humanist work and she is very happy to be involved with Goblin Baby Theatre Co.

Jocasta King
as Rose in The Snow White Complex

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Jocasta King is a 21 year old actress from London. She has just graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts where she played a wide range of roles including, Viola in 'Twelfth Night', Hilde in Ibsen's 'The Master Builder' and Viv Nicholson in the musical 'Spend Spend Spend'. She was also delighted to receive the 2012 Laurence Olivier Bursary Award for drama school students. Jocasta has recently played a leading role in 'The Outfit', a short film, directed by Christos Mitsios and since a young age, she recorded numerous voice overs including national campaigns for Sainsburys and Kinder Surprise. She is very excited to be working with Goblin Baby Theatre Co on this exciting project.

Chloe Addiscott
as Sophie in The Snow White Complex

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Chloe Addiscott is welsh, born to a terribly dramatic family she is now a theatre and film actress Based in London. In the past few years she has performed across the UK in various theatrical pieces both on and off camera. In the near future she hopes to write and produce some of her own experimental and controversial ideas. she would like to add with a hopeful tone that she is currently seeking representation.

Natasha Atherton
as Aisha in Little Red Hoodie 

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Natasha is a London based actress, originally from the North of England. Having graduated with a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway University of London in 2012, she has since been working on various fringe theatre productions. Most recently, she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a new play entitled Pole Factor for which she was featured in The Stage as a 'Face of the Fringe'. Other credits include City Shorts (Rosemary Branch Theatre) and Halfway in Around the House (Oval House Theatre).

Writers

Amy Bethan Evans
As if by a Stair

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Since graduating from a Playwriting MA at RHUL in 2012, Amy has written for Bread & Roses, Makeshift Wings (her own company) and is thrilled to be writing for Goblin Baby again. She has also completed the Royal Court National Writers' Program and RADA's Advances in Scriptwriting and is very excited to be one of five writers selected for Graeae's Write to Play Programme, continuing into 2014. Back in Bristol, she is the Asoociate Dramaturg of the Bierkeller Theatre. As If By a Stair marks the start of her interest in the anger of her generation, which she hopes to develop further. She hopes you enjoy it.

Amy is also an associate writer/dramaturg of Goblin Baby, see her complete bio here.

Claire Booker
Little Red Hoodie

Claire Booker's stage plays have been produced in Europe, Australia, America and the UK. She has been nominated three times for a George Taylor Award; was runner-up in the Southampton International Playwriting Festival and shortlisted for the Ted Walters International Playwriting Competition and The Arts Council's John Whiting Award. Most recently, she has written a series of 5 minute plays, a number of which have been published by Morgan's Eye Press.  Her play 'Last Man in Watford' was produced earlier in the year by Sibling Productions, and her comedy 'Building on Sand' is currently playing in Reno, Nevada.Claire is also a poet, who performs in and around London. Her poems have been published in literary journals including Magma, Orbis and The Rialto.

Tilly Lunken
The Snow White Complex

Tilly writes for theatre. She studied Creative Writing and Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne (First Class Honours) and MA in Creative Writing: Scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia (Distinction). She is the 2012 recipient of the Malcolm Bradbury Development Award.

In 2013, Tilly had the short play On Guard produced with the Bread and Roses Theatre Company (Bread and Roses Theatre) and Walking produced with Goblin Baby Theatre Company (The Space) marking the start of a continuing relationship with the company. 

Tilly is an associate writer/dramaturg of Goblin Baby, see her complete bio here.

Directors

Kuba Drewa
The Snow White Complex

Kuba Drewa is an emerging director and movement director. His recent works include new writing pieces for the Bread & Roses Theatre, he also choreographed a dancer and violinist duet 'Of Kin' for Jackdaw Theatre at Tell Tales (Bussey Building).  He is equally interested in text as in movement and dance, but also the technical side of theatre (currently employed as a venue technician at the Royal Albert Hall). 

Rebecca Hill
Little Red Hoodie

Rebecca's directing credits include One Time Thing for the Park Theatre as part of Little Pieces of Gold, and Rebecca David's Half Way for Ovalhouse Theatre. She has Assistant Directed on Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm (UK Tour and London Return) and on Lazarus Theatre Company's rep of King Lear and Dido, Queen of Carthage (Greenwich Theatre) andOedipus (Blue Elephant Theatre). Also a playwright, she was recently short-listed to the final 6 for Theatre Royal Haymarket and Masterclass' scheme Pitch Your Play. Her other plays have been seen at the Bush Theatre, Rich Mix, the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre and the Swansea Grand Theatre.

Bradley Leech
Little Red Hoodie

As a BA (Hons) Acting graduate from Italia Conti, Bradley has worked in a variety of performance related fields. Credits include acting, direction, producing, and movement / fight direction in both theatre and film, including work for NT Connections and tours of various shows to the Edinburgh Festival.

Production

Tessa Hart
Producer  

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Tessa is an actress, director, producer and activist. As Artistic Director of the Goblin Baby Theatre Co. she produces and oversees the entire show.

Furthermore she also

directs As if by a Stair
& appears as
Hoodie in Little Red Hoodie

For more info see Tessa's complete bio or go to www.TessaHart.com.

Jeryn Daly
Sound & Lighting Operator

Jeryn is originally from Canada where she studied stage craft under the instruction of Marrie Mumford, Deborah Ratelle, Esther Vincent, and Don White. Although she dabbles in a little bit of everything, she primarily works as a stage manager. Past stage management credits include Seussical at The Arts Theatre (ASM), As You Like It at The Rose Bankside (SM), Talking Movement for Picasso PRO (SM), Zhishodewe and
Gaabinjigabaa’aang
for Indigenous Performance Initiatives (SM).

Susanna Narvaez
Stage Manager

Susanna Narvaez went to King’s College London to read Law and French Legal Practice. Since then Sooz has worked backstage on several West End shows including Spamalot (Palace), The Lord of the Rings Musical, Oliver!, Shrek the Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), The Hurly Burly Show (Garrick), Dirty Dancing (Aldwych), Doctor Faustus (KCL Greenwood). Recent credits include Stage Manager for the off-West End nominated production of Ondine at the White Bear Theatre, Sibling Productions’ Short Cuts 4: Metamorphosis and Short Cuts 5: All Hallows Eve, and the monthly Have a Grandee Monday (all Hen & Chickens Theatre); plus technical support for FunBags Comedy at the Cavendish Arms, and A Little Bag of Cabaret, a monthly burlesque night at the Drayton Arms Theatre. Sooz is the Artistic Director of A Friend of a Friend Productions.