As October comes to a close we really are getting ready for all things Panto at the Gatehouse! We are thrilled to announce our incredible line up for Cinderella...
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| Gregory Clarke |
Gregory
Clarke – Verruca
Gregory
trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
and his impressive theatre credits include Guy Gisbourne in Hoods workshop (Arts Theatre), Al
in Carnaby Street the Musical (UK Tour), White Bishop/1st cover Molokov
in Chess (UK tour/Italy/Toronto), Louis/Conman in The Woman in White
(Palace Theatre) and Raymond Neff in The Witches of Eastwick (UK tour)
to name a few. He has also appeared on The Basil Brush Show (BBC) and was
part of the Original Cast Recording of Andrew Lloyd
Webbers The Woman In White. Gregory is “very chuffed” to be returning to
Stafford for the festive season!Claire Greenway – Fairy Funlove
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| Claire Greenway |
Claire trained at the Royal Academy of Music.
Her Television and Film credits The Austrian Princess in Anna Karenina, Margaret in Little Crackers - Jane Horrocks (Sky1) and Carol in Phoneshop (Channel 4)
Her many theatre credits include Riverwoman in Therese Raquin (Park Theatre/Finborough), Ladybird/Aunt Sponge in James and the Giant Peach (UK Tour), Sister Mary Patrick original cast in Sister Act (London Palladium) and Betwixt! (King's Head Theatre) As a singer she has been involved with various projects including Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, The Water Horse, Sweeney Todd and Monkey Journey to the West (O2 Arena)
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| Scott Haining |
Scott recently appeared as 'Joe. B Mauldin' in the national tour of Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story (Rave On ltd) and played the leading role of ‘ Bobby' in the national tour of Dreamboats and Petticoats (Bill Kenwright Ltd) His Television credits include: Regular character 'Nate Gurney' in the BBC drama Waterloo Road; Doctors (BBC); Frankenstein's
Wedding (BBC); My Parents Are Aliens (ITV Granada).
A keen musician, Scott has played the
trumpet from a young age and now plays multiple instruments.
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| David Hewson |
David
Hewson – Dandini
David is “delighted” to be back in Stafford this Christmas after having
fun in Sleeping Beauty as Harold the Herald last year. He has just finished
touring nationally with Dumbwise Theatre’s Faust
for which he wrote the music. He spent the summer performing at festivals with
Forward Theatre in Bird.
Other theatre credits include The
Matchgirls (Wilton’s Music Hall in London), Twisted Christmas (Liverpool Playhouse), Satan’s Playground (Edinburgh Festival), The Unknown Soldier (London’s Arcola) and Aladdin (City Varieties in Leeds)David trained at the Rose Bruford College and is a prolific composer and arranger as well as a multi-instrumental actor/musician.
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| Joshua Meredith |
Joshua Meredith –
Hernia
Joshua
Meredith trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.This is Joshua's first time performing in Panto and he can think of “no better way to be spending the festive period”.
His credits include: Services No Longer Required (BBC Philharmonic & Imperial War Museum North), Loot (Hull Truck Theatre), Funny Turns (Hull Truck Theatre), The Sam Wanamaker Festival (Globe Theatre), Monologue Slam UK – Winner (Joshua Brooks), Departure Lounge (InStep Theatre).
Joshua
also appeared in The Inbetweeners Movie (Young Bwark Productions).
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| Beth Peach-Robinson |
Beth Peach-Robinson – Cinderella
Born and bred in the West Midlands, Beth gained a degree in Music from the University of Cardiff and then went on to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Music Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music.
After graduating she toured the UK with Carnaby Street The Musical and made her pantomime debut as Princess Susie last year in Stafford in Sleeping Beauty.
She is “absolutely thrilled” to be returning to the Gatehouse this year as Cinderella.
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| Katia Sartini |
Katia started her early training at the Richmond Dance Centre, before receiving a full scholarship and graduating from SLP College, Leeds, also gaining her Licentiate Teaching Qualification with the London College of Music.
Amongst stage shows, Katia also performs in various bands and plays gigs around the UK, she has recently appeared in Songbird: The Music of Eva Cassidy as understudy Eva Cassidy. Katia is also a keen musician and plays, piano, saxophone, flute and piccolo to an advanced standard.
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| Steve Simmonds |
His extensive Theatre credits include; several productions of 20th Century Boy (New Wolsey Theatre/Mark Goucher Ltd), The Resistable Rise of Arturio Ui at the Duchess Theatre, West End (Chichester Festival Theatre), Norman Petty in The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy Musical Productions/No. 1 Tour), The Genie in Aladdin (Liverpool Everyman and Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch), Mack And Mable at the Criterion Theatre, West End (Adam Kenwright/Watermill Theatre), and many more.
His TV credits include Love Soup for the BBC and prior to training, he played Stitch in OLIVER! directed by Sam Mendes at the London Palladium.
Alex Spinney – Prince Charming
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| Alex Spinney |
Alex trained at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating last year with a Postgraduate Diploma in Musical Theatre. Prior to this, he studied Music at the University of Cambridge, where he won a Choral Scholarship with St John’s College Choir. Alex is “thrilled” to be making his pantomime debut in Stafford.
Theatre credits
include: Lewis in Our House (UK Tour), Soloist in Maria
Friedman in Concert (Ambassadors Theatre), Noble Eggleston in Little
Me, Henrik Egerman in A Little Night Music, and Sidney
in California Suite. Radio credits include Featured Soloist in
BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night. Opera credits
include Eugene Onegin (Richmond Theatre) and Shepherd Boy
in Tosca (Royal Opera House) alongside Luciano Pavarotti.
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| Damien Walsh |
Damien trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. His
credits include: Barry in Dreamcoats and
Miniskirts (No.1 UK Tour), Barry in Dreamcoats
and Petticoats (No.1 UK Tour)
Credits whilst training: Billy in Anything Goes, Jackson in The
Hired Man, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet,
Bobby in Company, Colonel Pickering
in My Fair Lady, Tom in How Not to Disappear Completely.
Cinderella opens on Wednesday 10th December and runs until Saturday 10th January.
To book your tickets click here!
