CAST CREATIVES CAST CREATIVES

CAST
Oberon / Theseus – Abi McLoughlin
Titania / Hippolyta – Rhiannon Sommers
Puck – James Mear
Lysander – Joshua Leese
Demetrius – Peter Dewhurst
Helena – Molly Moody
Hermia – Natasha Killam
Quince – Harriet Ruffer
Bottom – Jack J Fairley
Snout / Egeus – Ben Lydon
Flute – Robbie Curran
Snug / Philostrate – Christie Peto
Starveling – Elly Lowney
CREATIVES
Author – William Shakespeare
Director – James Meteyard
Producer – Joseph Dawson
Casting Director / Assistant Producer – Emily Stott
Lighting Desinger – Roma Brown
Set and Costume Designer – Faye Shortall
Composer / Musical Director – Maimuna Memon
CAST
RHIANNON SOMMERS:
Titania and Hipployta
Training: Birmingham School of Acting
Credits include: Much Ado About
Nothing, Dido and Queen of Carthage
(Rose Theatre, Bankside), As You Like It
(Creation Theatre, Oxford), Charley’s
Aunt, Round and Round the Garden and
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Frinton Summer Theatre), Twelfth Night and As You Like
It (Guildford Shakespeare Company), The Notorious Mrs
Ebbsmith, Bloody Poetry and Anyone Can Whistle
(Jermyn Street Theatre), Butley (West End), Doctor
Faustus (Place Theatre, Bedford) and Twelfth Night
(Studio Tour)
ABI MCLOUGHLIN
Oberon and Theseus
Training: The Poor School
Credits include: Upbeat (Forest Forge
Theatre), Spin Cycle (The Canting
Crew), Let The Right One In (Lost
Theatre), Confessional (We Are Tramp),
Blithe Spirit (The Workhouse Theatre)
JAMES MEAR
Puck
Training: The Oxford School of Drama One Year Musical Theatre
Credits include: The Beggar’s Opera,
Twelfth Night (Shakespeare On The
Level), As You Like It (Shakespeare On
The Level)
NATASHA KILLAM
Hermia
Training: Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: Attempts on her Life
(Edinburgh Fringe), The River
(Edinburgh Fringe), Moonlight on the
Cut (Blue Orange Theatre Birmingham),
Baby (Hope Theatre)
Film/TV Credits include: The Bells, The
Roaring Twenties, Skulls, The Glasses,
The Fruit of her Womb
MOLLY MOODY
Helena
Training: The Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: Our House (Pimlico
Opera), Lipstick and Stones (Leicester
Square Theatre) and Henry V (British
Touring Shakespeare)
PETER DEWHURST
Demetrius
Training: The Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: How We Think We
Think (Heart to Heart Theatre), Crooks
and Hostage (CoLab Theatre), Macbeth
in INCARNADINE (Chiaroscuro) and
Joe in COUNTING DOWN (Red River)
JOSHUA LEESE
Lysander
A Wildcard founding member!
Training: The Oxford School of Drama,
Year Out Drama in Stratford-on-Avon
and the National Youth Theatre
Credits includes: The God Particle
(James Cary/National Tour),
Confessional (EdFringe 2015)
Workshops include: RSC (Drama UK)
Credits during training: All My Sons, The Country Wife,
The Idiot
HARRIET RUFFER
Quince
A Wildcard founding member!
Training: The Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: Kynren Night Show,
Lines in the Sand (Soho Theatre), All
Day Permanent Red (Royal Court
Theatre) and A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (Catford Broadway Theatre)
JACK J FAIRLEY
Bottom
Training: The University of Birmingham
and The Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: Ratchet
(Soho Theatre), Julius Caesar (North
Wall), Circa (Old Red Lion/Theater
de Meervaart), A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (Catford Broadway Theatre) and
After Party (Union Theatre)
ROBBIE CURRAN
Flute
Training: The Oxford School Drama
Credits include: NewsRevue (Canal Cafe
Theatre), The Treason Show
(Rialto Theatre, Brighton), Shakespeare
for Breakfast (Edinburgh Fringe), The
Movies (Theatre N16), This is Soap:
The Improvised Soap Opera (Edinburgh
Fringe), Boris Godunov (Jack Studio Theatre) and Luck of
the Draw (Charterhouse)
BEN LYDON
Snout and Egeus
Training: The Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: After Party (Union
Theatre), The Rehearsal (Chichester
Festival Theatre), How To Make Money
From Art (Pure Fluke Theatre) and
Finger of God (Theatre Uncut)
Film/TV Credits include: Drifters (e4)
CHRISTIE PETO
Snug and Philostrate
Training: Liverpool John Moores
University
Credits include: Much Ado About
Nothing (Drayton Arms Theatre),
Macbeth (London Welsh Centre) and
Gaslight (Ingatestone Hall)
ELLY LOWNEY
Starveling
Training: Central School of Speech
and Drama
Credits include: Jerry Springer the
Opera (The Lost Theatre), Pride and
Prejudice Adult Panto (Cockpit
Theatre), A Brand New Start (The
Tristan Bates Theatre) and Henry V
(The Union Theatre / Lazarus Theatre Company)
CREATIVES
MAIMUNA MEMON
Composer / Musical Director
A Wildcard founding member!
Training: The Oxford School of Drama
Credits include: Into The Woods (The Manchester Royal
Exchange), The Buskers Opera (The Park Theatre)
ROMA BROWN
Lighting Designer
Training: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Roma was elected Technical Manager for University of
York’s Drama Society, Lighting Designer and Operator for
operas Don Giovanni and Cendrillon, Lighting Designer
for the play Threesome
FAYE SHORTALL
Set and Costume Designer
Training: Rose Bruford College, Theatre Design
Faye has designed for and collaborated with Youth Music
Theatre, Tangled Feet Theatre, The Bush Theatre, Three
Wise Monkeys (The Bargehouse Exhibition Centre), Hot
House (in partnership with Royal Opera House)
EMILY STOTT
Casting Director / Assistant Producer
A Wildcard founding member!
Credits include: Early Doors (Not Too Tame/Bolton
Octagon), After Party (Union Theatre), Thirteen/Spiral
(Free Rayne Artists), A Night of Small Things (Small
Things Company/Old Red Lion), A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (Catford Broadway Theatre), Gifted (Theatre503),
Circa (Theatre De Meervat/Old Red Lion), Tuckshop (Not
Too Tame/Paines Plough Roundabout)
JOSEPH DAWSON
Producer
A Wildcard founding member!
Credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Catford
Broadway Theatre), James and the Giant Peach (Novus
Theatre/Place Theatre), The Wars of the Roses (Rose
Theatre, Kingston), Shakespeare’s Sister (Theatre Royal,
Haymarket), Lines in the Sand (Soho Theatre)
JAMES METEYARD
Director
A Wildcard founding member!
Directing Credits: After Party (Union Theatre), A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Catford Broadway Theatre)
Acting Credits: Macbeth (Catford Broadway Theatre),
Writer (Camden People’s Theatre), Lines in the Sand
(Soho Theatre), All Day Permanent Red (Pegasus Theatre/
Royal Court)
Wildcard. We aim to affect positive change in society
through creative, inclusive and thought-provoking theatre.
Wildcard is a purely charitable company existing on the
generosity of others. We would like to thank the following
for making this Dream a reality.
Jane Taylor
Jack Shanks
Malcolm Gaskin
Sally-Anne Basey
Anonymous (whoever you are, thank you!)
And everyone on social media who has helped spread
the Wildcard word
And a special thank you to:
Karl and Kate at the Brockley Jack
Gareth Taylor for his movement direction
Ashley Byam for his choreography
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