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Writer/Director: Ed Viney

Ed Viney has worked with a number of theatres, writing and directing UK tours. He most recently co-wrote and directed the “foot-stompingly entertaining” Calf2Cow tour of Sherlock & Watson – A Murder in the Garden.  He is the recipient of the Creative Scotland Four Nations Award for Mamiaith, working with partners in Wales and New England, USA, to create new work for small-scale touring.  Ed is the Festival Director of The Script’s The Thing which last year saw over 70 scripts being presented, linking with venues across Dorset and organisations including BBC Writersroom and National Theatre New Work.

Cast:

RICH – Dan Gaisford

Dan trained at the Guildford School of Acting, and was the winner of the MA Acting Prize. Theatre credits include: Bad Nights and Odd Days and Alarms and Excursions (Greenwich Theatre), Oliver Twist (Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol), The Height of The Storm (Wyndham’s Theatre and UK tour), A Christmas Carol (Duke’s Theatre), The Fellowship (Yvonne Arnaud), When The Eye Has Gone (Live Wire/Roughhouse, UK tour), Clybourne Park (Mercury Theatre Colchester, UK tour), Dorothy (Waterloo East Theatre), A Matter Of Life And Death (Electric Theatre, Guildford), The Two Character Play, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Christmas Carol (Red Rope), Unknown and Henry Walker And The Wheel of Death (Roughhouse), The Gift (Rondo Theatre), Flat Packed and Kidnapped (Brass Works) and As You Like It (Ripped Script).  TV credits include: Small Town Politics (Sky), EastEnders (BBC) and Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Murdered Bride (CNN). Film credits include: Headlights, Essex Girls, I Hate Jack, Dragon, Council House and Violent, The Quiet and Scarecrow in Purgatory. In addition to acting, Dan is a writer; his work including the solo performance, Rank. He is also a musician and published songwriter.

KRIS – Charlie Coldfield

Charlie’s most recent stage work includes Sitting in the Grey for Beyond Face, Blind Spot for Alright Mate, Hetty Feather and The Kiss That Missed for Minack Productions, and Humbug for Wandering Tiger.  Screen work includes the upcoming feature Clarke Andrews Tempest with Jim Causley, The Teachers Protest for Gathering Light films, The Justice Files for Time Lock Productions and Bedlam for Seneca Productions. In addition to performing, Charlie has written, directed and produced for theatre and film. Charlie lives in Devon with his family and a cat called Roddas.

ZARA – Monika Brodowska

Monika a South West based actor who trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. She most recently filmed TV pilot Small Town Witches for The Last Place You Look Productions. Recent theatre credits include, fringe musical The Real Housewives of Codswallop, Drama Llama’s production of Rising Damp and new writing Let Me Show You by Constructive Interference previewed at the Exeter Phoenix.