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The Bush Theatre presents the world premiere of
4 July - 16 August 2014
Bush Theatre, London
Cast (in order of appearance)
| Eli Gillard | Leo Wringer |
| Nathan Gillard | Derek Ezenagu |
| Ruth Gillard | Frances Ashman |
| Joshua Gillard | Clint Dyer |
| Zechariah (Zek) Gillard | Kolade Agboke |
| Joylene Gillard | Akiya Henry |
| Marvin Clarke | Ray Shell |
| Errol Clarke | Lloyd Everitt |
Creative Team
| Playwright | Robin Soans |
| Director | Madani Younis |
| Designer | Jaimie Todd |
| Lighting Designer | Ciaran Bagnall |
| Sound Designer | Ed Clarke |
| Associate Director | Omar Elerian |
| Dramaturg | Rob Drummer |
| Wardrobe Supervisor | Annelies Henny |
| Dialect Coach | Claudette Williams |
| Musical Arranger | Rev. Bazil Meade |
| Casting | Hancock Stevenson |
| Company Stage Manager | Kate Wilson |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Megan Glynn |
| Production Electrician | Nic Farman |
| Set Builder | Ridiculous Solutions |
Cast and Crew
Leo Wringer Eli Gillard
Leo’s theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Noël Coward Theatre), 66 Books (Bush Theatre), Blackta (Young Vic), The Wheel (National Theatre of Scotland), While You Lie (Traverse Theatre), Medea (Abbey Theatre & Queens), King Lear, Romeo & Juliet, Comedy of Errors (RSC), Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew, Othello, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory). Television credits include: Law and Order, Silent Witness, Rebus, Judge John Deed, Casualty. Film credits include: The Changeling, The Kitchen Toto, Nighthawks.
Derek Ezenagu Nathan Gillard
Derek’s theatre credits include Death and the King’s Horseman (Royal National Theatre), The Lion and the Jewel (Collective Artistes), Mother Courage (Nottingham Playhouse), Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet (RSC), Bouncers (Salisbury Playhouse), Beautification of Area Boy (West Yorkshire Playhouse/world tour), Women on the Verge of HRT…Getaway! (No.1 Tour), Musical Youth (Birmingham Rep), Edmond (Man in the Moon), Punch Junkies (Brixton Shaw). Television credits include: Merlin, Messiah, Second Generation, The Bill, EastEnders, Casualty, Waking the Dead, Doctors, The IT Crowd, Worst Week of my Life. Film credits include: The Dying of the Light, Fifth Element, Three Steps to Heaven, Streetwise. Radio credits include: Darker Face of the Earth, Creamie, When Kings Talk. Audio credits include: The Avengers.
Frances Ashman Ruth Gillard
Frances’ theatre credits include This May Hurt a Bit (Out of Joint), Our Ajax (Southwark Playhouse), People (Royal National Theatre), Bang Bang Bang (Royal Court Theatre), After the Accident (The Brewery/Soho Theatre), Pornography (Birmingham Rep), Cockroach (National Theatre of Scotland), Macbeth, Macbett, The Winter’s Tale (RSC). Television credits include: Mayday, The Reckoning, Doctor Who, Law and Order, Missing, Trial & Retribution, Gunrush.
Clint Dyer Joshua Gillard
Clint’s credits include Sus (The Young Vic, Stratford East), Michael X (Eclipse Theatre & The Tabernacle), Big White Fog (Almeida Theatre), A Carpet, a Pony & a Monkey (Bush Theatre), Babycakes (Traverse Theatre), Skaville (Soho Theatre Cockpit), It’s a Great Big Shame! (Stratford East). Television credits include: Hope Springs, Fallout, Trial & Retribution XII, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Lock Stock, The Commander, Prime Suspect. Film credits include: Montana, Arthur Christmas, Unknown, Sus, Ahora, Mr Bean’s Vacation, Love Me Still, La Piste (The Trial), Sahara, Cherps, Mr Inbetween.
Kolade Agboke Zechariah (Zek) Gillard
Kolade’s theatre credits include Dance Class (Collide Theatre co), The Ramayana (The Lyric Hammersmith), The Romans in Britain, The Merchant of Venice (Sheffield Crucible), Tamburlaine the Great (Bristol Old Vic), All’s Well That Ends Well, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads (Royal National Theatre), Lags (Tobacco Factory), Love’s Labour’s Lost (English Touring Theatre), Peter Gynt/Romeo & Juliet (Royal National Theatre), Food for Thought (Soho Create), The Enchanted Land (Riverside Studios). Television credits include: Doctors, EastEnders, Poppy Shakespeare, Emmerdale, Soko Leipzig, Spooks, Stealing Lives, Holby City, Judge John Deed, The Bill, Maisie Raine. Film credits include: Dance Class, Pretty Dolly Robson, Skin Deep, Storm Breaker, Millions, It Was an Accident.
Akiya Henry Joylene Gillard
Akiya’s theatre credits include Ten Women (Jackdaw at the Oval House Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bristol Old Vic), Swallows and Amazons (Vaudeville Theatre & UK Tour, Bristol Old Vic), Much Ado About Nothing and Shakespeare in a Suitcase (RSC New York), The Beggar’s Opera, Hello Dolly and The Tempest (Open Air Theatre), Coriolanus (Shakespeare’s Globe), Coram Boy and Once in a Lifetime (Royal National Theatre). Television credits include: Silent Witness, Captain Mack, Casualty, Little Britain, Doctors. Film credits include: Rabbit Fever, The Best Man, Calcium Kid, De Lovely. Radio credits include: One Two Zoo, Reality Check, The Ballad of Frankie Banks.
Ray Shell Marvin Clarke
Ray’s theatre credits include Starlight Express, Ain’t Misbehavin, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Music of Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Little Willie Jr’s Resurrection, Miss Saigon, King, Children of Eden, 125th Street, Dancing in The Street, Gone With the Wind, Lion King (West End), Blues for Mr Charlie (Tricycle Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Holland Park), Happy End (Nottingham Playhouse), Two Trains Running (Tricycle Theatre), Blues for Mr Charlie (Crucible Theatre, Tricycle Theatre), Blues in the Night (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Film credits include: Young Soul Rebels and Velvet Goldmine.
Lloyd Everitt Errol Clarke
Lloyd’s theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Old Vic), Chariots of Fire (West End & Hampstead Theatre), Luise Miller (Donmar Warehouse), King Lear (West Yorkshire Playhouse), The Dug Out (Bristol Old Vic). Television credits include: Holby City, Emmerdale, Tissues and Issues, Alys, Dr. Who, Torchwood, Made in Wales. Film credits include: Table Mannerz.
Robin Soans Playwright
Robin Soans’ credits include One Turbulent Ambassador (Lyric Hammersmith/LAMDA), Mixed Up North (Bolton Octagon/Out of Joint/National Tour/Wilton’s Music Hall), Life After Scandal (Hampstead Theatre), Talking to Terrorists (Royal Court/Out of Joint – nominated for Best Play at the TMA Awards), The Arab-Israeli Cookbook (Gate Theatre/Tricycle Theatre/Met Theatre, Los Angeles), A State Affair (Out of Joint/Soho