Baby Dolls by Tamara von Werthern Directed by Lucy Moss
		Wednesday 23rd - Saturday 26th February, 2022 At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington

Part of the Tower's Spring Forward season - four short plays published by Nick Hern Books, the others being Prodigal by Kalungi Ssebandeke, PMQ by Ella Hickson and Ursa Major by Joe White.

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Photography by Pete O'Shea

Cast List Molly : Lauren Barnes Joanne : Kate Roche Natasha : Myriam Laurent Production Team Director : Lucy Moss Lighting Design : Stephen Ley Costume Design : Laura Fuchs, Sasha Bond Sound Design : Feiyang Yang Stage Manager : Ana Albuquerque Assistant Director : Mark Joyce

For Nick Hern Shorts Movement Director : Nevena Stojkov Assistant Stage Manager : Rowena Cordrey Lighting Operator : Jonathan Ringshall Director Mentors : Simona Hughes, Angharad Ormond and Ruth Sullivan Set Mentors : Jude Chalk and Philip Ley Lighting Mentor : Stephen Ley Costume Mentor : Shiela Burbidge Sound Mentor : Colin Guthrie Stage Manager Mentor : Laura Corkell Props Mentor : Jean Carr

	This is Lauren Barnes' first production at the Tower Theatre and she is really pleased to be making her debut here with Baby Dolls. After graduating from Mountview in 2016 with a BA in Acting she has worked professionally as an actor specialising in comedy, voiceover, puppetry and children's theatre. She recently produced and performed in The Day That Them Orbs Arrived at the Pleasance Theatre, as part of the London Horror Festival.			Kate Roche was bitten by the acting bug as a child when she appeared in a West End production of An Inspector Calls. She subsequently forced her family to watch shows that she staged in the garden. She was a dancer in the 2012 London Olympic opening ceremony and, since 2015, has been acting with the SpreadEagle Players. She is delighted to have joined the Tower Theatre and Baby Dolls is her first show with the company.
	This is Myriam Laurent's third production since joining the Tower Theatre and she loves the sense of camaraderie and the supportive bonds that are quickly created (and strongly maintained) between members. After training at Cours Florent in Paris, she moved to London in 2018 and since then has gained onscreen and stage experience. She most recently performed in a Tower production of Three Birds and prior to that in Mazzikim (spirits and demons in Jewish mythology) at JW3. A French national of Jewish-North African heritage, Myriam is keen to work on contemporary stories which tap into these elements.			Lucy Moss has been acting with the Tower Theatre since her debut as Irina in The Seagull in 2018. She has expanded her repertoire to include writing (The Canterbury Tales, Five Women), and this will be the second show she has directed for the Company. Lucy lives close to the theatre, and when not acting, directing, or rehearsing, she can be found helping with Front of House for shows, which is the 4th most fun thing you can do for your local theatre!