"Roslyn & Emma Jane give excellent performances playing two characters each. It is a credit to their acting skills that they create four believable characters." - Mairi Anderson, edinburghguide.com
"The standard of acting is good and both girls have good comic timing with believable character choices." - Musical Theatre Matters.
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Roslyn Ure Full CV currently unavailable Visit www.roslynure.co.uk |
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| Training | Central School of Speech & Drama | |
| Qualifications | MA Acting Musical Theatre | |
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| Theatre Credits include: Judy in ‘Darlings, You Were Wonderful’ (Kings Head Theatre); Swing on the UK National Tour of ‘The Naked Truth’ (Theatre Productions); Rebecca in ‘Elegies…For Angels, Punks & Raging Queens’ (Brentwood Theatre Co) Puck in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Forum Theatre - Regional Tour). For TV: ‘The World Of Stupid Criminals’ (Channel 5); ‘The World According to Albert Landers – Albert’s Speech’ BBC Comedy; a Chariot Lottery – play Monday commercial; Carol in Skills For Care (QVQ films, corporate video). Plus Jenny in ‘Transient’ a new Feature from Annix Ltd. | ||
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| 2003 Brentwood Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd. | ||
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Emma Jane Sweeney Full CV unavailable |
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| Training | Central School of Speech & Drama, King Alfred’s College Winchester | |
| Qualifications | MA Acting Musical Theatre, BA Dance & Drama | |
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| Theatre credits include; Sarah in The Great Sleigh Robbery (Christmas Musical, directed by David Toltek), Elouise in Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Musical, directed David Toltek, Brentwood Theatre & The Fortune Theatre London), Cinderella in Cinderella (Party Time Productions, Regional tour), Various Roles in We’ll Meet Again (Party Time Productions, Regional Tour). For TV and film; Neuza in That Samba Thing (Film, directed by Teddy Hayes), Carmen in DA Block episodes 1 & 3 series 1 (Internet TV, directed by Teddy Hayes). | ||
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| Emma has gained some experience performing in front of the camera and on the airwaves over the last 6 months. She has appeared in Ashes to Ashes and a Lloyd's Pharmacy Advert as well as work on a daily basis reading the travel news for local Radio stations including BBC Suffolk Drive time with Stephen Foster. Emma has also performed in a series of concerts to raise money for her local theatre and starred as the lead female in a premiere of the Christmas Musical ‘The Great Sleigh Robbery’. | ||
Lionel Bishop - Performer
Lionel played Terry in our productions: Working It Out! and Secs, Lies and Hazard Tape. He is a local performer in Brentwood and we met him as Nick in Elegies – for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Brentwood Theatre Co at the Fortune Theatre). His other roles include: Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Thomas Armstrong in An Experiment With An Air Pump, Duke of Cumberland in Warrior all for Brentwood Theatre. Don Jon in Much Ado About Nothing - RST’s Shakespeare in the Park. In 2006 he won the Brentwood Theatre Award for Best Actor for Jack the Ripper and 2004 Brentwood Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor for Mr Oxenby in The Dresser.
Laura Gillions - Songwriter - Visit Laura's website
Laura is a rising new versatile performer/musician/writer. She is used to writing her own material and provided songs for our production: ‘Secs, Lies and Hazard Tape’. Laura Gillions trained at Hertfordshire Theatre School and the New York Film Academy in New York. Since graduating she has appeared in a number of stage productions, including her own one-woman comedy show "What I Am". She also appears (extremely briefly!) in Kenneth Branagh's film "The Magic Flute".
At 18, Laura wrote her first musical, "The Habit that Kicks You" (an anti-drugs production aimed at teenagers) with friend Emil Dale. She is the resident pianist at the Market Theatre, Hitchin and is a regular singing teacher with Stagecoach. She is also Musical Director of the Purple Monkeys Theatre Company, for whom she composes educational songs.
She is thrilled to be part of Girl Friday's first major production, and delighted to be back working with Roz and Emma (with whom she made her West End debut in "Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens"!).
Guy Lee – Lighting Design
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Brett Foulser - Performer/Stage Manager
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Stephan Bookas - Filming
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Brentwood Theatre
Girl Friday also wishes to extend their thanks to the continued support of the Brentwood Theatre who have supported us in developing our project. Brentwood Theatre are an independent charitable trust which receives no regular arts funding from any local authority, relies upon a huge team of volunteers and upon the generosity and support of many individuals.
If you wish to hire the Theatre, or to join the team of volunteers covering all areas of production including Front of House and Stage Management, please telephone 01277 230833. Visit Brentwood Theatre's website.