Cast

Jonathan Guy Lewis

Jonathan originally trained as an actor at the Guildhall school of Music and Drama. Whilst there he adapted and directed the highly acclaimed one man musical, ‘Skylark’ which he subsequently directed for the National Student Theatre Company. After leaving drama school, he had spells at a number of Repertory Theatres , including Harrogate, Leeds, Colchester, York and then went on to the National Theatre. His theatre credits include ‘Peer Gynt’, ‘She Stoops to Conquer’, ‘London Assurance’, ‘Colours’, ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’, ‘How the Other Half Loves’, and Stephen Daldry’s production of ‘An Inspector Calls’ at The Aldwych Theatre in the West End. He appeared at Derby Playhouse and the Hampstead Theatre in the European premiere of the award-winning Australian play ‘Speaking in Tongues’, and most recently as Jimmy in a No. 1 tour of ‘The Gingerbread Lady’ and continuing the Australian theme, he took the lead role in ‘Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America’ by award-winning Australian playwright Stephen Sewell at The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond.

His regular television roles made him a familiar face on the small screen. They included Sgt. Chris McCleod in Soldier, Soldier and Station Officer Chris Hammond in London’s Burning. And whilst starring in Coronation Street as Ian Bentley, over twenty million viewers tuned in to watch bride-to-be Sharon’s attack on Ian at the altar. Soon he will be seen as Ray Winstone’s brother-in-law in Ray’s new and yet to be released private detective series for Granada called ‘Vincent’. Other television credits include Sea of Souls, Holby City, Heartbeat, Inspector Morse, Peak Practice, The Governor, Casualty and many more.

Jonathan is also known now as a director and a writer. His first play, which he also directed, ‘ Our Boys’ won a Writers’ Guild Award for Best New Fringe Play and he was nominated for the Lloyds Bank Playwright of the Year, as well as winning the TAPS New Writer of the Year. The acting company also took the Best Acting Ensemble at the London Fringe Awards. He has also directed David Williamson’s award winning play ‘The Club’, and most recently he has written and directed ‘A Comedy of Arias’ at the Pleasance in Edinburgh and The New Ambassadors in the West End, as well as a play called ‘The Pitch’ which was developed in conjunction with the Soho Theatre and Tequilla/London set in the world of branding and advertising. He has directed at The Donmar Warehouse, The National Theatre Studio, as well as Derby Playhouse, Soho Poly, The Old Red Lion, The Northcott and the Taliasin in Swansea. His writing credits for Television have included episodic dramas for Carlton, LWT and Pearson and the BBC.

 


Claire Lams
Claire trained at Queen Margaret University. 
 
Claire’s theatre credits include at the National Theatre DNA, BABY GIRL,THE MIRACLE. Other theatre includes FABULATION (Tricycle), PRESENCE (Plymouth Theatre Royal), FAUSTUS (Headlong) HARVEST (Royal Court), CHIMPS (Liverpool Playhouse), CITIZENSHIP (National Studio), FIELDS OF GOLD and SOAP (Stephen Joseph Theatre), COMING AROUND AGAIN and HUDDERSFIELD (West Yorkshire Playhouse), HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE (Royal Exchange Theatre), THE DICE HOUSE (Birmingham Rep) and Juliet in ROMEO AND JULIET (Shakespeare in The Park).
 
Recent television includes EASTENDERS, HOLBY CITY, THE BILL, DOCTORS, SILENT WITNESS and THE BRIEF.
 
Film credits include PUMPKINHEAD, SOUTHWALK THE MOVIE, CERBERUS and Praise.


Dale Superville

Theatre credits include the roles of Bottom and Peter in MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and ROMEO AND JULIET at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Sir Percy Porter in HABEUS CORPUS and Tony Lumpkin in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester.  Wishee Washee in ALADDIN at Watford Palace, Ariel in the UK tour of RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET (Basingstoke Haymarket),  the role of Fruitella in CINDERELLA (Watford Palace Theatre), George in THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE (Colchester Mercury/ Barbican Theatre), Toad in THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS (Oldham Coliseum), SIMPLY HEAVENLY (Ambassador Theatre Group), RUMPLESTILSKIN (Unicorn Theatre), OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR (Colchester Mercury Theatre), DICK WHITTINGTON (Colchester Mercury Theatre), EPSOM DOWNS (Nuffield Theatre), DOC FAUST (Forest Forge),  MOTHER GOOSE (Salisbury Playhouse), PINOCCHIO (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN (London and New York), CINDERELLA (Salisbury Playhouse), BIG NOSE (Coventry Belgrade Theatre), HAVING A BALL, FINGS AINT WHAT THEY USED TO BE and OF MICE AND MEN (Palace Theatre Hormchurch), ALADDIN (Salisbury Theatre), PUSS-IN-BOOTS, THE LAST NOO - NOO, STARDOG, CHALOTTE’S WEB and THE PATCHWORK QUILT (Polka Theatre), BABIES (Palace Theatre, Westcliffe), YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT DOUGHNUTS (Nottingham Playhouse), JUNGLE BOOK (Redgrave Theatre, Farnham), A SONG FROM THE SEA (Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich) and A LESSON TO FORGIVE (The Man in the Moon).

TV Credits include TICK TOCK (Big Heart Media/Disney), THE WORLD AT THEIR FEET (Disney Channel), BILL’S NEW FROCK (Channel 4) and RAINBOW DAYS - 2 series (ITV).


Ian Targett
Ian trained at RADA. Theatre credits include “Bows and Arrows” (Royal Court), “Why Me” (Strand), “The Kiss of Life” and “A View of Kabul” (Bush Theatre), “ Romeo and Juliet” (Lyric, Hammersmith), “ Beached” (Warehouse and Old Red Lion), “Eurydice” (Battersea Arts Centre), “ Burning Point” (Tricycle), “Waiting for Godot” (Oxford Playhouse), “Loot”, “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, “Absurd Person Singular”, and “Season’s Greetings” (Birmingham Rep), “A Small Family Business” (West Yorkshire Playhouse), “Stars and Strive” (Crucible, Sheffield), “Tartuffe” (Theatr Clwyd), “Time and Time Again”, “See How They Run”, “Donkey’s Years”, and “A Touch of the Sun” (Salisbury Playhouse). “Turn of the Screw” a two hander (Coliseum, Oldham), “Candida” (Bolton), “And a Nightingale Sang” (Southampton), “Moving Susan”, “Corpse” and “A Christmas Carol” (Basingstoke). “Just Between Ourselves” (Exeter), One for the Road (Sonning). National Tours include “An Inspector Calls”, “The Woman in Black”, “The Winslow Boy” and “Arsenic and Old Lace”.
Television credits include Leslie in “Marks” by Alan Bennett, Geoff in “A Taste of Honey”, Spence in “Over the Rainbow”, DS Ball in “Mind Games” by Linda la Plante, Lind in “The Last Detective”, Captain Lyle in “Ghostboat”, “Trust Me”, “Casualty”, “Forever Green”, “Doctors”, “Bad Boys”, “Law and Disorder”, “The Fugitive”, “Bust” and “Grange Hill”.
On film Ian has appeared in “The Fool”, “A Dangerous Man”, and “The Joke”. He has recently filmed “The Lover” and “The Spell” both due for release next year.
His many radio plays and series’ include “Henry V”, “Rat in the Skull”, “The Aquarium of Coincidences”, “Monkshood” and “Second Thoughts”.

Abigail Thaw
Theatre includes: WHIPPING IT UP (Richmond and No. 1 tour); ENTERTAINING ANGELS (Chichester Festival Theatre and No. 1 tour); ARAB-ISRAELI COOKBOOK (The Tricycle and Gate Theatre); THE ROAD TO THE SEA (Orange Tree); CYMBELINE (The Globe and BAM); MACBETH (Salisbury Playhouse); ROUGH CROSSING (Salisbury Playhouse and Watford Palace Theatre); JUDE THE OBSCURE, Flesh and Blood, PRIVATE LIVES (Lyric and tour); DON’T KNOW WHERE, DON’T KNOW WHEN and HER INFINITE VARIETY (Dangerous Reputations Co); BRUTALITY OF FACT (New End); BLOODY HERO (BAC); A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (York Theatre Royal); SWEET REVENGE (tour); PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Royal Exchange); MOSCOW GOLD (RSC); THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST; OF MICE AND MEN;  A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL; A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and NOISES OFF (Cheltenham Everyman); MAKING IT UP (Library Theatre); WOLFBOY (Finborough); and MISALLIANCE (Theatr Clwyd and Birmingham)
Television includes: LOVE SOUP (BBC); CASUALTY (BBC); THE STEPFATHER (Granada TV); DOCTORS (BBC); PEAK PRACTICE (Carlton TV); BIG BAD WORLD (Carlton TV); TRUST (ITV); THE BILL (Thames); VANITY FAIR (BBC); SPYWATCH (BBC); PIE IN THE SKY (BBC) and WHITE GIRLS ON DOPE (Channel 4).
Extensive Radio Drama includes: BALLET SHOES; THE SLIPPER AMD THE ROSE, THE DECAMERON; PASSOVER; ARAB/ISRAELI COOKBOOK and MOLIERE.

Sally Ann Triplett
Theatre includes: ROMEO & JULIET (National Theatre Studio); Amelia Earhart in TAKE FLIGHT (Menier Chocolate Factory); Lady Beatrice in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Liverpool Playhouse); Miss Adelaide in GUYS AND DOLLS (Piccadilly Theatre); Roxy Hart in CHICAGO (Adelphi Theatre); Miss Berta in ACORN ANTIQUES (Haymarket Theatre); Reno Sweeny in ANYTHING GOES (Royal National Theatre and Drury Lane – what’s on stage award); GOLDEN BOY (Greenwich Theatre); Rebecca Hershkowitz in RAGS (Bridewell Theatre); THE VILLIANS OPERA (Royal National Theatre); Ruby Keeler in JOLSON (Victoria Palace); Rizzo in GREASE (Dominion Theatre); Young Phillis in FOLLIES (Shaftesbury Theatre); CHESS (Prince Edward Theatre); Sue in CARRIE (RSC and Broadway); Sally Bowles in CABARET (Crucible Sheffield).
 
Television includes: HOLBY CITY; DOCTORS; DOWN TO EARTH; EASTENDERS and THE BILL (BBC).