Graduate News

Julia Asling, Tegen Hitchens, Annie Jackson, Tamar K. Karpas, Murray Simons, Louise Taylor and Matt Weyland have been performing in the hit of Brighton Festival 2011 in Hydrocracker's The New World Order. Five short plays by Harold Pinter at Brighton Town Hall 7th-29th May.

Amra Mallassi performing in The Container Chapter Arts Cardiff June 2011 Directed by Bridget Keehan
Sofia Sanz is playing Julie in Season 2 of Roomies for MVS Television 2011
Josh Lawton is in Get Carter Directed by James Weisz Brighton Festival 2011 www.getcarter2011.co.uk
Sadao Ueda playing Chuck in the feature film Gambit with Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz. CBS Directed by Michael Hoffman.
Claire Chard and Charles Church are in Macbeth at The Scoop at More London.
Marcus Taylor is in Eric & Ernie for the BBC.

Sarah Barfoot, Jessica Laity-Jones, Laurie Cannon, Tomislav Stojanovic (Foundation), Charles Church and Ellen Capron have all been performing in Tangled Head Productions of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest at The Happy Cell. Brighton Festival 2011.

Lin Clifton stars in the film short Lin written and directed by Piers Thompson for Hector Films. The film won Best International Short at Raindance 2010 and was nominated for Best Short at BAFTA 2011. For more information vist Lintheshortfilm.com

A number of the graduates have formed Big Pants Theatre Productions a newly established Brighton Based Theatre Company, producing contemporary plays for Brighton theatre goers. Residency: The Lectern Pub, Lewes Road, Brighton. Artistic Director: Alan Perrin Founders: Paula Reid, Tessa Cushan Stephen Forrest, Aidan Stephenson, Philip Willet, Annie Jackson, Tegen Hitchens, Jessica Laity-Jones, Robin Hannagan, Murray Simon, Sascha Harman.

Laurie Cannon is in Made in Dagenham for Number 9 Films directed by Nigel Cole
Derek Horsham is in "God Dont Live On A Council Estate" with Dudley Sutton by Dean Stalham Running at the Hot Tap Theatre in New Cross.
Matt Weyland is playing Harry Grout iin the No1 UK Tour of Porridge for Calibre Productions.
Tamar K Karpas has been playing Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at The Courtyard Theatre, London Directed by James Tobias.
Murray Simon has been touring France and the UK playing Tom in The Essence of Love by Philip Ayckbourn.
Marcus Taylor playing Dan Craven in The Philanderer at Greenwich Playhouse.
Aidan Stephenson is in When The Lilac Blooms, My Love with Judy Cornwell at the Leicester Square Theatre 14th April - 1st May 2010.
Matthew Carrington is playing Inspector Miller in the No1 UK Tour of Fatal Encounter for Ian Dickens Productions Ltd

Anastasia Anisimova, Tessa Cushan, Ocean Isoaro and Francesco Calabretta (Foundation graduate) have been performing in Before I Sleep by Dreamthinkspeak for Brighton Festival 2010.Commissioned by The Brighton Festival and inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. At the Old Co-Op Building, London Road, Brighton. Before I Sleep was the biggest selling production in the history of the Brighton Festival. Due to overwhelming popular demand it became the first show to ever extend beyond the festival. dreamthinkspeak

Katie-Anna Whiting and Rebecca Kenny in a Hallmark.co.uk personalised cards advert 2010

ACT graduate Jos Lawton stars with Brian Capron in the new feature film AMBLETON DELIGHT. The film also includes ACT graduates; Kristina Anne Howell, Samantha Bolter, Sofia Sanchez, Sadao Ueda and Kieron James.

Visit the website - Ambelton Delight

Ambleton Delight Trailer #1 from parkesproductions on Vimeo.

THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
By Judy Upton
Drected by Kirrie Wratten

A comedy thriller: Ian, Carrie and Jade live on a ramshackle Sussex apple farm where they have converted a barn into a recording studio.  All three dream of fame and fortune. One day a mysterious stranger arrives unannounced.  He lets slip that he is a musician who has played with all the great names in rock music. The three friends are tempted by the opportunity to change their destinies, but the enigmatic newcomer has other ideas.

'The Ballad Of A Thin Man' marks the return of Shoreham playwright Judy Upton, after the sell-out success of 'Echoes and Shadows' at the Ropetackle Centre in January 2008

Featuring ACT Graduates Ashley Veit & Miranda Morris

21-23 May Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham by Sea
Doors 7.30 pm. Show 8.00 pm Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)

Second Impression Co present
PIANO MAN
by David Weedall

'Media Frenzy as Swimmer Emerges from Sea in Black Suit! He cannot speak, but communicates through music.'

A quirky comedy revealing how one young female journalist, virtually solved this mystery!

Featuring ACT graduates: Christina De Vallee & Jos Lawton.

9.00 pm from 13th - 16th May.
The Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton
Tickets £7.50 (£6.50 Conces) from Brighton Fringe Dome Box Office on 01273 709709

TALKING SHIT AND BEING INFLUENTIAL
A New Play by James Kermack

A new play being produced at this years Brighton Festival. A whirlwind look at the life of Stand Up comic Joe Sweeney on his latest national tour. We see him in concert and also behind the scenes, giving a rare insight into the craft of his material and the slight moments in life which affect him enough to bring them onto the stage.

Starring Oliver Hume
Directed by ACT graduate Christopher O' Donnell

May 9,10,16,17,23 8:00pm £6.50/ £4.50 (concessions)
Academy Of Creative Training (Fringe Venue 158)
8-10 Rock Place, BN2 1PF

Delphic Theatre
OEDIPUS

The original Greek tragedy, in a a new adaptation by Chris Hislop

Oedipus is an epic outdoor production, a chance to see ancient theatre reinvented, and a landmark of the Brighton Festival Fringe 2009. Bring a raincoat (just in case) and a cushion!

5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of May, 7.30pm, in Jubilee Square, £10/£8 (concessions)

Featuring ACT Graduates - Jez Hughes, Arwen Matthews, Janine Robins, Miranda Morris and Scott Virgo (Foundation Graduate).

Prodigal Theatre
TEN THOUSAND SEVERAL DOORS

A dark tragedy of greed, ambition, revenge & treachery, Webster's Jacobean masterpiece 'The Duchess of Malfi' remains a provocative, profoundly original work. Prodigal supplant Webster's opulent court with a seedy 1950s underworld in this chilling site-sensitive reworking of the 17th century classic.

Stripping back to the bare bones of Webster's narrative the action plays out in a thrilling promenade among the backrooms, stairways and surrounding streets of The Nightingale Theatre venue.

Featuring ACT Graduates Kieron James, Chris Willoughby, Alex Beales, Jeff Longland & Aidan Stephenson

6th - 15th May 7pm & 10pm
Tickets: £15 www.brightonticketshop.com & 01273 709709 Dome Box Office, New Road

Scorch Theatre
HOPE GAP

Scorch Theatre, the company behind the 2008 Brighton Fringe award-winning play Power Lunch by Alan Ball, returns to the Brighton Fringe in 2009 with the brand new dark comedy, HOPE GAP.

Set in the near future, HOPE GAP shows Britain emerging from a deep recession, now dependent upon gambling taxes following the proliferation of gaming and the nation's mass addiction to it.

Featuring ACT Graduates Peter Sundby & Tomi May (Foundation)

Open House Public House, 2-10 May, times vary, £8.50 (£7.00)

Graduate Matthew Weyland has been touring the UK with Birmingham Stage Company playing Baloo in THE JUNGLE BOOK. This is Matthew's second year with BSC.

"The quality of the show is as high as the jungle tree-tops, the sets are lush and the characters and costumes enchanting. This is a top class production, a tropical cocktail of intense and comical moments, shaken and stirred with heart-stopping dangers and surprises. Don't miss your chance to grab the vine and swing into the theatre"
Telegraph

ACT Graduate Jason Chan with Anthony Andrews in The Letter (National Tour and Wyndham's Theatre, West End 2007).