Henley Programme

About DrugFAM
DrugFAM was established by Elizabeth Burton-Phillips and family who lost Nick one of her
identical twin sons to heroin addiction in 2004. Having struggled to find support for her
own family the aim of DrugFAM is to ensure no family, friends or carers are left living in
isolation, fear and ignorance of any local and national support. We work, wherever possible, in
collaboration with any statutory and non-statutory services to ensure that families affected by
a loved one’s use of drugs or alcohol are understood, educated and supported.
Elizabeth Burton Phillips and Mike Howl (DrugFAM)
in association with The Citadel Arts Centre presents
In May 2007 Elizabeth published the story of how addiction affected her family in the best
selling book, ‘Mum, can you lend me twenty quid? – What drugs did to my family‘. Her booked has been translated
into several languages including Dutch, Czech, Danish and more recently Polish. It will also be available in audio form
in May this year and will be read by Elizabeth following support from the Hampshire Police for its value nationwide. The
response to the book has been staggering, with over 20.000 telephone calls and emails from families saying “your story
is our story, it mirrors everything in our own lives and we too are waiting in dread for that knock on the door that you
had one night from the police’’.
DrugFAM 10th Anniversary Special Appeal
2014 marks ten years since the death of Nicholas Mills, and the creation of the foundation in his name, trading as the
registered charity DrugFAM. Although it is inevitably a sad time, it is also a time to celebrate the enormity of what has
been achieved to support families, friends and carers whose lives have been damaged by a loved one’s addiction to
drugs or alcohol.
We would like to share with you a little of what DrugFAM, together with your support, has achieved in those ten years:
• Six weekly support groups for those affected by someone else’s addiction, enabling us to help over 1500 families
• Daily support through telephone, email and befriending visits, helping us to support over 60 families a week, and
manage in excess of twenty calls a day from families
• Professional counselling for individuals and families
• The launch of the Bereaved by Addiction Annual Conference and our support offered to over 1000 bereaved people
•A
best-selling book, ‘Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid? What Drugs Did To My Family’, which has been translated
into six languages and will shortly be launched as an audio book
•A
Theatre in Education stage adaptation of the book which has been performed fifty times and has been touring the
UK since 2012
• Public speaking engagements in over 500 schools in the UK and Europe
• A reception held in honour of DrugFAM at 10 Downing Street, hosted by Samantha Cameron
• T he launch of The National Creative Arts Competition with UK prisons encouraging prisoners to express and
understand the impact of drugs on their families
• O
ur founder is a member of two advisory boards: The Recovery Committee of the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of
Drugs on which DrugFAM sits as a co-opted member representing families and Adfam and Cruse – families affected by
drug and alcohol related bereavement project on which DrugFAM has recently been invited to sit as an advisor.
We need your help.
At the tenth anniversary of Nicholas’ death I would invite you to help us to further develop the life changing services we
offer by simply donating £10 in his name. To donate simply click on the following link and follow the instructions there.
The appeal will close on December 31st 2014.
www.justgiving.com/DrugFAM10thanniversaryappeal
Donations can be made anonymously.
For more information about DrugFam please visit
www.drugfam.co.uk
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
MONDAY 15th – THURSDAY 18th SEPTEMBER
Cast
and Crew
Carmel Baines (Director and Elizabeth)
Carmel has held the post of Community Arts
Manager at the Citadel St Helens for 11 years,
directing the community theatre developing a
successful innovative program of community
arts. This is the second production she has
directed in partnership with Mike Howl and
is honoured to have worked on the project
bringing the important message of hope to
life on stage. Carmel is looking forward to
exchanging her role as director and stage
manager for the role of Elizabeth for the first
time in Henley.
Mike Howl (Tony) Mike has been acting, writing,
directing and producing drama for almost twenty
years. A graduate of Liverpool University, with a
BA (Hons) in Drama and English Literature, Mike
also trained as an actor and singer at Knowsley
Community College, where he completed a
diploma in Performing Arts .Mike`s inspiration
for writing this play stems from his own personal
experiences as a volunteer family project worker
for a charity based in the North Mike has been
totally committed to writing and producing
the theatre production of “Mum can you lend
me twenty quid?” which he feels sure has the
potential to inspire its audiences whether it is
pupils, teachers, families, drugs service providers
or user groups. Mike has set up DrugFAM in his
home town of Precott which will be out fist group
in the North West.
Cast
and Crew
Sophie Tickle (Lady Heroin) Sophie graduated
from Exeter University in 2011 with a 1st Class
BA (Hons) degree in Drama. Prior to her studies
she trained at the Elizabeth Hill School of Dance
and Drama for 15 years, where she completed
both RAD and ISTD exams to an Advanced Level.
Sophie now works as a freelance Dance and
Drama artist performing and teaching across the
UK. She especially enjoys facilitating workshops for
companies who provide arts programs for those
with disabilities. Sophie has also choreographed
for dance platforms, national competitions and
musicals, and has appeared as a dancer on
CBeebies and in the Closing Ceremony of the
2012 Olympic Games, as well as writing, producing
and directing numerous shows across the North
West. She is delighted to have been a part of this
inspiring project for the past two and half years.
Danny Woods (Nick and Simon – the twins)
Danny studied theatre studies at A-level and
has been involved in various community theatre
productions over the last 12 years including
“Oliver”, “Up n Under”, “Breezeblock Park” and
a number of pantomimes. He played the lead in
the production of “They were all Some Mothers
Sons” which toured Stuttgart, Germany, as part of
a theatre exchange for secondary schools.
A keen singer, Danny recently took a role in the
professional production “One Dream-The Beryl
Marsden Story” playing Paddy Chambers from
the sixties band “SinBad” which was performed
at the Epstein theatre and at the world famous
Cavern Club. He also played the role of Everton
football club legend, Brain Labone in “EvertonThe Class of ‘63” performed at The Dome Theatre
in Liverpool.
Liz Blake (Danielle the drug worker) has been
heavily involved in theatre from a young age
with local youth theatre at the citadel. After
finishing her A Levels and taking a few years out
to travel and work Liz returned to education and
is currently in the final year of her foundation
degree in Theatre and Performance at St Helens
College. Alongside this Liz is also working on a
professional development programme with several
other northwest practitioners in collaboration with
St Helens Creative Hub and Liverpool’s Collective
Encounters. Liz is delighted to join the cast for this
week’s performances.
Rob Boyle (various roles including Tony
Lawrence, ‘the drug heavy’) Robert started
acting in Community theatre in 2002, he has
since performed leading roles in numerous
productions, including Pantomime, Shakespeare
and Devised Theatre pieces. Robert has been acting
professionally for 4 years and has recently returned
from a professional theatre tour, playing Lennie in
Of Mice and Men. Rob has also acted alongside
Ben Cross of “Chariots of Fire” fame in the Feature
Film “The Giant Killer”.
Natalie Livesley (Joanna, Nick’s girlfriend)
Natalie has appeared in numerous performances
and theatre credits include ‘The Threepenny
Opera’ ‘Sweet Charity’ and ‘The Visit’ and several
pantomimes at the Citadel Arts Centre.
(Natalie Livesley Cont)
Since graduating with a BA (Hons) in Popular
Music Studies in 2012, Natalie has participated in
a number of touring theatre productions including
an exchange tour to Stuttgart Germany with
the play ‘They Were All Some Mothers Sons’ as
a stage manager and currently works part time
for local BBC Radio Merseyside and as an events
management assistant at a north west theatre and
live music venue.
Paul Danan (Various roles including Lawrence,
Mathew and the ‘drug heavy’) Paul is perhaps most recognised for his long running role in
Hollyoaks as regular Sol Patrick. He was most
recently seen in ITV’s new drama, Crime Stories.
Trained at Italia Conti, Paul is a terrific and
passionate actor and has starred as guest leads in
various TV shows such as EastEnders, Casualty, The
Queen’s Nose, The Knock and Chalk for Film Four,
Paul has also had the lead in various feature films.
He’s excited to be joining the cast of £20 quid.
Richard Bradshaw (plays Drug Dealer) Rich
has a BA (Hons) in Theatre and Performance
from the University of Central Lancs, and has
appeared in various productions, including Snow
White (Mirror), Cinderella (Baron hard up),
Alice in Wonderland (The Mad Hatter)
A Midsummer Nights Dream (Aegeus) and
Solstice (Richard Baldwin). He has also appeared
in several independent films.
Cast
and Crew
Carmel Baines (Director and Elizabeth)
Carmel has held the post of Community Arts
Manager at the Citadel St Helens for 11 years,
directing the community theatre developing a
successful innovative program of community
arts. This is the second production she has
directed in partnership with Mike Howl and
is honoured to have worked on the project
bringing the important message of hope to
life on stage. Carmel is looking forward to
exchanging her role as director and stage
manager for the role of Elizabeth for the first
time in Henley.
Mike Howl (Tony) Mike has been acting, writing,
directing and producing drama for almost twenty
years. A graduate of Liverpool University, with a
BA (Hons) inDrama and English Literature, Mike
also trained as an actor and singer at Knowsley
Community College, where he completed a
diploma in Performing Arts .Mike`s inspiration
for writing this play stems from his own personal
experiences as a volunteer family project worker
for a charity based in the North Mike has been
totally committed to writing and producing
the theatre production of “Mum can you lend
me twenty quid?” which he feels sure has the
potential to inspire its audiences whether it is
pupils, teachers, families, drugs service providers
or user groups. Mike has set up DrugFAM in his
home town of Precott which will be out fist group
in the North West.
Cast
and Crew
Sophie Tickle (Lady Heroin) Sophie graduated
from Exeter University in 2011 with a 1st Class
BA (Hons) degree in Drama. Prior to her studies
she trained at the Elizabeth Hill School of Dance
and Drama for 15 years, where she completed
both RAD and ISTD exams to an Advanced Level.
Sophie now works as a freelance Dance and
Drama artist performing and teaching across the
UK. She especially enjoys facilitating workshops for
companies who provide arts programs for those
with disabilities. Sophie has also choreographed
for dance platforms, national competitions and
musicals, and has appeared as a dancer on
CBeebies and in the Closing Ceremony of the
2012 Olympic Games, as well as writing, producing
and directing numerous shows across the North
West. She is delighted to have been a part of this
inspiring project for the past two and half years.
Danny Woods (Nick and Simon – the twins)
Danny studied theatre studies at A-level and
has been involved in various community theatre
productions over the last 12 years including
“Oliver”, “Up n Under”, “Breezeblock Park” and
a number of pantomimes. He played the lead in
the production of “They were all Some Mothers
Sons” which toured Stuttgart, Germany, as part of
a theatre exchange for secondary schools.
A keen singer, Danny recently took a role in the
professional production “One Dream-The Beryl
Marsden Story” playing Paddy Chambers from
the sixties band “SinBad” which was performed
at the Epstein theatre and at the world famous
Cavern Club. He also played the role of Everton
football club legend, Brain Labone in “EvertonThe Class of ‘63” performed at The Dome Theatre
in Liverpool.
Liz Blake (Danielle the drug worker) has been
heavily involved in theatre from a young age
with local youth theatre at the citadel. After
finishing her A Levels and taking a few years out
to travel and work Liz returned to education and
is currently in the final year of her foundation
degree in Theatre and Performance at St Helens
College. Alongside this Liz is also working on a
professional development programme with several
other northwest practitioners in collaboration with
St Helens Creative Hub and Liverpool’s Collective
Encounters. Liz is delighted to join the cast for this
week’s performances.
Rob Boyle (various roles including Tony
Lawrence, ‘the drug heavy’) Robert started
acting in Community theatre in 2002, he has
since performed leading roles in numerous
productions, including Pantomime, Shakespeare
and Devised Theatre pieces. Robert has been acting
professionally for 4 years and has recently returned
from a professional theatre tour, Playing Lennie in
Of Mice and Men. Rob has also acted alongside
Ben Cross of “Chariots of Fire” fame in the Feature
Film “The Giant Killer”.
Natalie Livesley (Joanna, Nick’s girlfriend)
Natalie has appeared in numerous performances
and theatre credits include ‘The Threepenny
Opera’ ‘Sweet Charity’ and ‘The Visit’ and several
pantomimes at the Citadel Arts Centre.
(Natalie Livesley Cont)
Since graduating with a BA (Hons) in Popular
Music Studies in 2012, Natalie has participated in
a number of touring theatre productions including
an exchange tour to Stuttgart Germany with
the play ‘They Were All Some Mothers Sons’ as
a stage manager and currently works part time
for local BBC Radio Merseyside and as an events
management assistant at a north west theatre and
live music venue.
Paul Danan (Various roles including Lawrence,
Mathew and the ‘drug heavy’) Paul is perhaps most recognised for his long running role in
Hollyoaks as regular Sol Patrick. He was most
recently seen in ITV’s new drama, Crime Stories.
Trained at Italia Conti, Paul is a terrific and
passionate actor and has starred as guest leads in
various TV shows such as EastEnders, Casualty, The
Queen’s Nose, The Knock and Chalk for Film Four,
Paul has also had the lead in various feature films.
He’s excited to be joining the cast of £20 quid.
Richard Bradshaw (plays Drug Dealer) Rich
has a BA (Hons) in Theatre and Performance
from the University of Central Lancs, and has
appeared in various productions, including Snow
White (Mirror), Cinderella (Baron hard up),
Alice in Wonderland (The Mad Hatter)
A Midsummer Nights Dream (Aegeus) and
Solstice (Richard Baldwin). He has also appeared
in several independent films.