and thought it might be quite nice to keep you up to date with what we've been getting up to.
We have a rather wonderful cast of actors working on this project, so first things first, let me introduce you to them...
KONSTANTINE
LUKE ADAMSON
Luke was born and brought up in Yorkshire. Previous theatre work includes Rabbitskin (West Yorkshire Playhouse and UK Tour) Sidney James in Hancock’s Half Hour – The Lost Episodes (Hambledon Productions) Brian Looks Like Alan Rickman (Black Coffee Theatre), Adrian in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 and 3/4 (Workshop Theatre) All My Son’s, Brassed Off, andEnjoy, all at York Theatre Royal. The Cherry Orchard, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Road, and the UK Premiere of Sandholm by Anna Bro (ALRA).
TV credits include Heartbeat, The Royal Today(ITV) The Garden (BBC/Tiger Aspect)
Luke’s directorial work stretches beyond Black Coffee Theatre and includes:Foursome (Purple Panda Theatre), Dorothy and The Scarecrow(Oneday Theatre and Lonesome Schoolboy Productions), Jack Jerome’s Journey of Life(Actually Rather Good Ltd/Will Cooper), Six Degrees (Writers Avenue) (Assistant Director), as well as Let’s Have Sex! and Parallel Lives, Parallel Deaths for Black Coffee Theatre
NINA
NINA BRIGHT
Nina’s theatre credits include Cloudstreet, Lysistrata and Skellig (ALRA), Too Busy To Think Of A Title and The Violinist (Kinkyfish), The Alchemist (Dunnico Theatre) Dorothy and The Scarecrow (Oneday Theatre and Lonesome Schoolboy Productions), Stand Up Comics (Sigil Club Productions) and a run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011, where she performed at the Traverse Theatre as an Embedded Dancer in Dance Marathon (Bluemouth inc). Film credits include An American Tourist in London and Clarity (Old Duck Films), Survivors (Initiative Film&Television). Radio includes Avoid a Minority: The Munich Meeting (Audio Shorts)
DR EUGENE DORN
GREGORY COX
Gregory trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after graduating from Manchester University in English and Philosophy. He began his career at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, appearing in ten productions including T. S. Eliot’s The Confidential Clerk and The Merchant of Venice. He then joined the cast of Oliver! in the West End to play Mr Sowerberry. He was Harris in Little Lies with John Mills (Wyndhams Theatre and Toronto). He has toured the Middle and Far East with Derek Nimmo’s company playing Dr Gibbs in Only When I Laugh and the UK with the National Theatre as Captain Brice in Stoppard’s Arcadia.
Other theatre work includes Don Juan (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith), Dr. Alan Campbell in The Picture of Dorian Gray (Windsor and UK tour), Charley in Death of a Salesman (Frankfurt English Theatre), The Dybbuk (BAC), Dr Grubshaw in Commanding Voices (New End), Sir Toby in Twelfth Night (Wimbledon), Defarge in Tale of Two Cities (Sheffield Crucible), Mark in Taking Steps (Vienna), Brassett in Charley’s Aunt (Cannizaro Park), Sir Lucius in The Rivals (Holland Park), Claudius in Hamlet (Rose Theatre), Hostpur in Henry IV Part One (St. Georges, London), Edmund in King Lear (Colchester), Canutus in Edmund Ironside (Bridge Lane), Stepan Verkhovensky in Dostoyevsky’s The Devils (Union Theatre, London) and Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing (Oxford Castle).
In 2006 he toured the USA playing Antonio in The Merchant of Venice for Actors from the London Stage.
TV and film work includes roles in Coronation Street (Laurence Carnegie), Poirot (final episode),Eastenders, Suspension of Disbelief, Dancing on the Edge, Doctors, Trial and Retribution, Greg in Killer Net, Picking up the Pieces, In Suspicious Circumstances, Maigret, Get Up Stand Up, Grace and Favour, Keeping Up Appearances, Mr.Dutton in Brookside, Wiggis in Bad Boyes, Robin of Sherwood, Grange Hill, DI Rawlings in Making a Killing and Dr. Francis Willis in Bedlam.
He has appeared at the Cheltenham Literary Festival in The Poetry of War with Dame Judi Dench and recorded many Shakespeare roles for Smartpass Audio.
MASHA
MARIA CROCKER
Maria’s theatre credits include: Hansel and Gretel (Mad Alice Theatre Company) Junk (Tara Arts) Merry Wives Of Windsor(Sam Wanamaker Festival) Let’s Have Sex (Black Coffee Theatre) and several rehearsed readings/scratch nights at ARC Stockton. Film credits include: Peace Warriors (Bullion Productions) Television credits include: E4 School of Performing Arts (Channel4) Stanley Kubricks Small Boxes: Callsheet (Channel 4)
Maria has just finished working with Northern Stage’s new company “North”
As a director Maria’s credits include Brian Looks Like Alan Rickman (Black Coffee Theatre)
IRINA ARKADINA
JULIA FAULKNER
Julia trained at The Guildford School of Acting. Recent theatre credits include: Lottie in Brainville At Night (The Jack Studio Theatre), Mother in The Red Shoes (Etcetera Theatre), Moira in Christmas Bombshells (Old Red Lion), Dionyza and Bawd in Pericles (The Rose, Bankside), Laura in Judy, The Righteous (Trafalgar Studio & King’s Head), Alice Meynell in Hound (Riverside Studios), First Witch in Macbeth (Upstairs at The Gatehouse & Barons Court), Tamora in Titus Andronicus (Action To The Word), and understudy for Carlotta & Hilde in Noel Coward’s A Song At Twilight (UK tour). Julia has also played Mrs Clerimont in The Tender Husband (UK tour), Martha Darby in Ironmistress and Martha in Bits of Obits. She has appeared in A Horse & His Boy (The Lyric Hammersmith), The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe (UK tour), A Murder Is Announced (UK tour), Daisy Pulls It Off (UK tour), Bazaar & Rummage (Greenwich Studio), Allo Allo (UK tour), Deadly Nightcap (UK tour) Noises Off (UK tour) and A Christmas Carol (Clwyd). TV credits; The Cappuccino Years, Crimewatch, Moving Story & commercials and Audio Credits; To Kill A Mockingbird, Standing Female Nude & Writers from Britain: Shakespeare.
POLINA
LEONNA MCGILLIGAN
Originally from the small town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Leonna trained at Queen Margaret University and ALRA.
Her credits include The Magdalene Sisters (PFP Films), Mum’s Birthday (Pilton Video), She’s Dead of Course (Edinburgh Fringe), Hilda & The Home Front (Engross Theatre Group), Marilyn Painted Pictures (SpartaKi). She has also appeared in advertising campaigns for HSBC and Jet2.
Leonna also enjoys writing and is currently developing an idea for her first sit-com.
She is delighted to be working with Black Coffee Theatre on this exciting project.
PETER SORIN
PETER NOLAN
After a full working life Peter retired at the age of 59 and went to Bristol Old Vic Theatre school to retrain as actor. His recent work includes Jake in a short film called ‘Beneath’ and Cromwell’s adviser in ‘Bloody Tales’. Theatre work includes Sir in ‘The Dresser’: Michael in ‘Then Comes the Night Jars’ and Thomas in ‘Short Fuses’ Theatre Royal Bristol: The Spirit in ‘Forget me not’, C S Lewis in ‘Shadowlands: Mr Craven in ‘Enjoy’ at the Theatre Royal York. Frank in ‘Educating Rita’: Macrobius in ‘The Hypochondriac’ Belgrade Theatre Coventry. Sir Tunbelly in ’The Relapse’ Graham in ‘A Chip in the Sugar’: Bottom in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Mortimer in ‘The Fantastics’: TV work includes Emmerdale, Peak Practise, ‘Kid in the Corner’ Tiger Aspects: ‘Trapped’ ITV: ‘The Project’ BBC: ‘Little Kingsley’ BBC: ‘Killing Mum and Dad’ Sky: ‘United’ Calton Television. Adverts include Bells Whisky and Adidas with Dave Beckham. Radio work includes BBC ‘Le Grans Meaulnes’. Music videos include The Father in ‘He’s Gone by Ola Onabule and bands Tanlines and Aborted. Films include Kings adviser in Crusaders Kings II: ‘Magic Night’ FFR and ‘The seven Wonders of Wales’
He is married with 15 grandchildren.
SIMON MEDVEDENKO
FELIX O’BRIEN
Felix’s theatre credits include The Communion of Lilies (Barons Court), The Laramie Project, Welcome to Thebes, The Ash Girl (ALRA) and From the Calton to Catalonia (Tramway). Whilst training, he was fortunate enough to represent ALRA at both The Sam Wanamaker Festival at Shakespeare’s Globe and for the BBC’s Carleton Hobbs Radio Bursary.
Most recently, he was working on the final research and development for The Four Little Children Who Went Round The World with Jenkins Ait. He has also written and directed plays for young people, and is currently working on his first play for an adult audience. The Seagull is his first UK tour.
TRIGORIN
SIMON VICTOR
Simon is thrilled to be working with BCT on this superb production.
He graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School last July.
Theatre Credits include: Me As A Penguin (GFTC), Hot Mikado (Landor Theatre), Lavender (Nabokov), Knives in Hens (Greenwich Theatre).
Television Credits include: The Fear (Channel 4)
Other Credits include: Secret Cinema’s Shawshank Redemption, Beck’s Unlock Your Creativity Viral, Hero short films
