Booster Jab
Four short plays selected as the best of the Love [and Survival] in a Time of Covid festival
Sunday 18th July, 2021
At the Arcola Outside, Dalston
Booster Jab
Four short plays selected as the best of the Love [and Survival] in a Time of Covid festival |
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Sunday 18th July, 2021 |
Abney Park by Simon Christian, directed by Simona Hughes
Cast : Simon Christian, Emily Carmichael, Sian Green
One for the Road by Tamara von Werthern, directed by Ruth Sullivan
Cast : Angharad Ormond
Condensed written, performed and directed by Anthea Hill
Cry Freedom by Menesh Patel, directed by Simona Hughes
Cast : Sangita Mogdil, Matthew Ibbotson
Production Team
Stage Manager : Katia Elsianli
Sound : Laurence Tuerk
For Love [and Survival] in a Time of Covid
Artistic Directors : Ruth Sullivan, Angharad Ormond, Simona Hughes
Abney Park |
Simon Christian trained at the Guildford School of Acting. His theatre credits include Spring Awakening at Vienna’s English Theatre, Cats, Selfies and the Scattered Mind of the Incurable Dreamer at the Space Theatre and Mayakovsky at the Rich Mix. He also co-wrote Towers of Eden which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Film and TV credits include Clara Immerwahr (Harald Sicheritz), Fokus: Mord (Chris Raiber) and The Float (Finn Callan). Together with Sian Green he is hosting the sustainability podcast The Green Pretenders. This is his first production with the Tower Theatre. @nomischristian @greenpretenders |
Simona Hughes completed her MFA in Advanced Theatre Practice at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated (with distinction) in 2019. She has been a Tower Theatre Company member for 20 years, during which time she has served on the Management Committee and both acted and directed. Directing credits at Tower include Little Nell, Brontë, Love Love Love, Table and A Passage to India. She has also directed short pieces at Theatre 503, Vault Festival, The Bread and Roses and The Pit (Barbican) and has written and directed her own play About 500, which is nominated as an OnComm finalist. Simona has also executive produced a feature film, County Lines, which was recently released on BFI player/Curzon Home cinema. |
One for the Road |
Angharad Ormond graduated from Drama Studio London in 2009. She has been a Tower Theatre company member for 6 years and was the recipient of the 2017 Frank Smith award which recognises outstanding contributions from a new member. She has previously served on the Artistic Team as an Assistant Artistic Director, co-ordinating the new directors programme. Angharad both acts and directs for the company, focusing on the latter more over the recent years. Directing credits include Kindertransport, an immersive production of 1984, and a modern reimagining of The Canterbury Tales. Angharad is particularly interested in theatre that pushes the boundaries, both artistically and politically, and she has a passion for multi-modal creations, combining masks, puppetry, movement and live music. During lockdown she co-produced The Tower Theatre Podcast, created a brand-new radio drama, 5 Women, and even returned to performing. Angharad also works as a Clinical Psychologist, which feeds her collaborative and nurturing approach to directing. |
Ruth Sullivan has been a Tower member for 14 years and has performed, directed, choreographed and designed sound for many productions in that time. Her most recent play as a director for the Tower was King Charles III which was a large scale ensemble piece but she does have some experience of monologues, having performed in Happy Days. Since the theatre was forced to close last March she has been part of Virtual Tower and the Tower podcast, both directing and performing. As a Foley Artist she’s usually found in a dark studio, making sounds for TV drama and film (as well as an occasional foray into radio) and regularly works with directors such as Katie Mitchell and Simon McBurney to create and perform live theatre sound. She’s one of the Tower’s new Artistic Directors and is so pleased to be finally back in the theatre. |
Cry Freedom |
Menesh Patel has trained at numerous institutions including Identity Drama School. He also attended Meisner training at Cockpit Theatre. As well as having earned a Honours degree in Pharmaceutical Science, he has other specialised qualifications. His most recent role was John in Soldiers Through Generations. This is his third outing with the Tower Theatre, but this time as a writer; previously he played Mahmoud Ali and Mohammed Latif in A Passage to India. His recent comedy short is Goldfish, and he is currently undertaking a MA in Writing at CSSD. |
Simona Hughes completed her MFA in Advanced Theatre Practice at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated (with distinction) in 2019. She has been a Tower Theatre Company member for 20 years, during which time she has served on the Management Committee and both acted and directed. Directing credits at Tower include Little Nell, Brontë, Love Love Love, Table and A Passage to India. She has also directed short pieces at Theatre 503, Vault Festival, The Bread and Roses and The Pit (Barbican) and has written and directed her own play About 500, which is nominated as an OnComm finalist. Simona has also executive produced a feature film, County Lines, which was recently released on BFI player/Curzon Home cinema. |
Since rekindling a love of acting at evening classes, Sangita Modgil has appeared in two Tower productions : Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Her other appearances have been in short films including Public House and more recently in various Virtual Tower productions. |
Matthew Ibbotson joined the Tower in early 2018 and is delighted to be involved in his fifth production, following performances in Kafka's Dick, To Kill A Mockingbird, Gainsborough's Girls and A Passage to India. He studied Drama at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, appearing in works by Shakespeare, Chekov and Strindberg. He studied Drama at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, appearing in works by Shakespeare, Chekov and Strindberg. During the last year, Matthew has been heavily involved in many of the Virtual Tower productions. |