Jul 7, 2009
Nicola Dane plays the
wife
Actor, singer, writer, painter and violinist, Nicola came to acting
via Forensic Psychology and encaustic (wax) painting,
exhibiting at the Manchester Art Show. Trained at The Academy of
Creative Training, these days she contintues her art while in
between doing theatre, film and, her cabaret act, The Vogueabonds.
Most recently Nicola performed some Alan Bennett: “Nicola Dane made
three classic Bennett characters her own: the redoubtable Mrs
Hopkins from Me, I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, the unwitting foot
masseur Miss Fozzard and The Lady in the Van herself, Miss
Shepherd.”
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Lucy Mepsted Plays the
daughter.
Although she is only 18 Lucy has been acting for many years. Recent
productions include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A
Midsummer Night's Dream for The Shakespeare Youth Festival,
An Evening with Noel Coward for the Brighton Festival 2008,
Attempts on her Life by Martin Crimp and Enjoying Alan
Bennett, for the Brighton Festival 2009. Lucy is also an
enthusiastic and accomplished singer and (slightly reluctant)
dancer.
Ruby Chowdhry players the
lover.
Ruby is from Burnley Lancashire and came to Brighton to undertake a
degree in Illustration. Ruby then took a short course in
acting at The Academy of Creative Training, where she was
re-commended for the two year diploma. At this time that she
was offered the part in the Brighton Fringe Festival, as a
character called ‘Lesley’ in a monologue, ‘Her Big Chance’ by the
English, playwright, Alan Bennett. She continues to work on scripts
and is due to perform in one of a series of short stories and now
is based in Brighton.
Gary Mepsted author &
director.
Gary is writer, director, broadcaster and occasional - and
reluctant - actor. His most recent project, a show for the Brighton
Festival 'Enjoying Alan Bennett', was huge success. He's currently
working on his new, as yet untitled, stage play. When he's not
writing Gary plays the electric guitar (with enthusiasm rather than
finesse), paints, reads voraciously, appears on radio
reviewing books and discussing matters literary. He also teaches
creative writing.
Music composed by David M
Hoyle & violins and viola play
by Rupert Bawden.