Behind the Drag by Jessica Irwin Directed by Angharad Ormond
		Wednesday 2nd - Saturday 5th June, 2021 At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington

One of five short plays in Opening Up, a programme curated by David Taylor to celebrate the reopening of the theatre after the lengthy closure during the Covid lockdown of 2020/2021

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Photography by David Sprecher

Cast List Paul Nudd/Sweet Charity : David Suberu Melanie : Jessica Irwin

Production Team Director : Angharad Ormond Set Design : David Taylor Lighting Design : Nick Insley Stage Manager : Laura Corkill Technical Support : Laurence Tuerk Set Construction and Rigging : Jude Chalk, Peter Foster, Isaac Insley, Stephen Ley

	Jessica Irwin wrote and appeared in I'm Not Alone Anymore as part of Virtual Tower’s New Writing Extravaganza last year. She played Linda in the Woodhouse Player’s production of The Magic Tower. Her play Behind the Drag was previously performed as part of Script to Performance’s Theatripy productions in 2019. She also wrote and produced In a Land of Oz in which she performed as Dorothy for Script to Performance in 2018. She also played Win and Lady Nijo in the Tower Theatre's Top Girls in 2017.			David Suberu started off as a Jazz contemporary dancer performer doing promotional music videos and as backing dance with various American, British and Chinese pop stars. He performed at the commemoration Concert at Hong-Kong’s Happy Valley in 1997 (celebrating the hand back of Hong-Kong to mainland China) dancing with Zu Pheng and The Brand New Heavies.  David also traveled as a backing dancer with Boney M in Russia and Sinitta doing club promos around the UK and as a dancer in various promotional music videos with George Michael and Toni Braxton. He also performed in his first ever musical, The Producers, with the Tower in both London and Cornwall. Behind the Drag is David’s first ever performance as an actor. He also works as a Fitness Manager and Personal Trainer.
	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.