The Cast
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David Annen - Alfons


David Annen’s theatre credits include A Disappearing Number for Théâtre de Complicité, Chains of Dew and Suppressed Desires for the Orange Tree, Henry VIII for the RSC, Guantanamo  Tricycle Theatre and  West End, After Mrs. Rochester for Shared Experience and in the West End, and Andorra and Demons and Dybbuks for the Young Vic.  His screen credits include The West Wittering Affair, Something For Nothing, Criminal Justice, The Commander, Tales from the Jungle, The Chatterley Affair, Gideon’s Daughter, Mile High, Doctors, Dream Team, The Bill and Casualty.


 

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Suzanne Burden - Mrs Hudetz


Suzanne last performed at the Almeida as Goneril in King Lear. Other extensive theatre credits include The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse, Macbeth for Chichester Festival Theatre, The Comedy of Errors, Solstice and Les Liaisons Dangereuses for the RSC, as well as many productions for the National Theatre including Hedda Gabler, The Voysey Inheritance and The Shaughraun.  Her many television credits include Murphy’s Law, My Family, Life Begins, Between the Lines and The Lost Prince.  Her film credits include 1939, The Escort and Strapless

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Laura Donnelly - Anna

 

Laura Donnelly was last on stage inRomeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park. Her television credits include Merlin, Occupation, Be More Ethnic, Sugar Rush and Rough Diamond.  On film her credits include Dread, Insatiable and Right Hand Drive.

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Patrick Drury


Patrick recently appeared at the Almeida Theatre in Waste. Other theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing, Danton’s Death, Don Juan, Sergeant Musgrave’s Dance, Bartholomew Fair, Fram (National Theatre), Someone Else’s Shoes (Soho Theatre/English Touring Theatre), Mother Courage and her Children, Hamlet (English Touring Theatre), Rebecca (Vienna’s English Theatre), The Graduate (Tour). Her television includes Midsomer Murders, Cold Blood, Doctors, Judge John Deed, Silent Witness. And film includes: Laughterhouse, The Awakening, The Nightingale Saga.

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Ben Fox - Kohut/Customer

 

Ben Fox’s theatre credits include Awaking Beauty, A Trip to Scarborough and Forget-me-not-Lane for the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Laurel and Hardy and Some Like It Hot for the Woolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Troilus and Cressida and Bedroom Farce for Theatre Clwyd.  His screen credits include Sweeney Todd, Holby City, Behind Closed Doors and Bubble and Squeak.

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Tom Georgeson - Landlord


Tom was last seen at the Almeida in Lulu. Tom Georgeson’s theatre credits include When We Are Married for West Yorkshire Playhouse, Glass Eels for Hampstead Theatre, Incomplete and Random Acts of Kindness for the Royal Court and Frozen and Dealer’s Choice for the National Theatre.  His screen credits include Ashes to Ashes, Our Mutual Friends, Hancock and Joan, Land Girls, Notes on a Scandal and Morality Play.

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Daniel Hawksford - Ferdinand


Daniel Hawksford’s theatre credits include King Lear at the Globe, The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other and Much Ado About Nothing for the National Theatre as well as Memory, Aqua Nero and Troilus and Cressida all for Theatre Clwyd, and The School of Night, Cymberline and The Taming of the Shrew for the RSC.  His screen credits include Colditz, Pelican Blood and Flesh and Blood.

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Jack James - Salesman/Detective/Platelayer

 

Jack recently appeared at the Almeida Theatre in Marianne Dreams. His other theatre credits include Cyrano de Bergerac for Chichester Festival Theatre, Frozen at Riverside Studios and Richard II at the Old Vic, as well as many credits for the National Theatre including The Menu, The Coast of Utopia and The Merchant of Venice.  His screen roles include Trial and Retribution, Canary Wharf and Madharasapattanam.

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Joseph Millson - Thomas Hudetz


Joseph Millson’s theatre credits include Every Good Boy Deserves Favour and Pillars of the Community for the National Theatre, Fear and Misery for the Royal Court, Cinderella for the Old Vic and numerous productions for the RSC including Much Ado About Nothing, King John and The God in the Manger.  Joseph Millson is best known on screen as Sam Morgan in Peak Practice and Jason James in EastEnders.  His other screen credits include Ashes to Ashes, Survivors, New Tricks, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Casino Royale and Telstar.

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Jake Nightingale - Policeman

 

Jake Nightingale’s stage credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot at the Palace Theatre, Mr Puntilla and his Man Matti for the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, Steptoe and Son at the Comedy Theatre, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads for the National Theatre and many productions for the RSC.  His screen credits include Oliver Twist, Consenting Adults, The Vice, Hustle, Gulliver’s Travels and To Kill a King.

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Julie Riley - Leni

 

Julie Riley’s theatre credits include Amateur Girl for Hull Truck, Road and Spring and Port Wine for Bolton Octagon, Feed for Oldham Coliseum, Beautiful Thing for Nottingham Playhouse,
Dust to Dust at the Assembly Rooms and Messiah at the Riverside Studios.  Her screen credits include Doctors, Holby City, Emmerdale and Donovan.

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Andy Williams - Woodsman/Inspector


Andy Williams’ theatre credits include Brief Encounter, A Matter of Life and Death and Nights at the Circus for Kneehigh as well as roles for the National Theatre and the RSC.   His screen credits include Heartbeat, Doctors, Wire in the Blood and Ghost Squad.

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Sarah Woodward - Frau Leimgruber


Sarah Woodward’s theatre credits include Rookery Nook for the Menier Chocolate Factory, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Comedy of Errors and Much Ado About Nothing for The Globe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, Tom and Clem at the Aldwych and Habeas Corpus and The Real Thing for the Donmar Warehouse.  Her screen credits include Bright Young Things, Doctors, Final Demand and New Tricks.

 

The Child will be played by Lewis Lempereur – Palmer and Thomas Patten