I feel a bit like Nick Fury or maybe Professor X having finally assembled my Super Hero Team for Strawberry Jack: A Tales from Paradise Heights...it's certainly a First Class line up...
It was an incredibly tough job casting the role of Mandy in the play, 9 Manchester/Salford Actresses came in and all nine were fantastic, truly - I'd love to work with ALL of them and as there is so much more still to come from Tales from Paradise Heights maybe I will.
I'm delighted to announce Alice Brockway as Mandy, she really blew us away. Hugely versatile and talented - it's great to have her onboard and she joins a very eclectic, powerful and potent line up:
Strawberry Jack
Ian has been involved on every Tale from Paradise Heights from it's inception. Acting, producing and directing (he directed me in I'm Frank Morgan at The Lowry), he's also producing on Strawberry Jack.
ALICE BROCKWAY
Mandy
Alice's first trip into Tales from Paradise Heights, a well known actor on the Manchester/Salford film and stage scene.
DAVID EDWARD ROBERTSON
Deaf Freddie
Deaf Freddie has been referred to in previous Tales from Paradise Heights (THE BENCH, RANK) and we finally get to meet him in the flesh. This is David's third outing in The Heights after turning in stunning performances in THE BENCH and THE WATCHER.
Shirley/Zoe/Nula
Stella is also Assistant Directing on the play. Stella created some truly memorable characters in THE BENCH. Incredibly versatile, always in the moment and the moments beyond. A prolific actor/writer/director in her own right, and former lead singer of INTASTELLA. Stella will also be singing in Strawberry Jack.
MATTHEW GANLEY
Dave
Another well known face on the Manchester/Salford Theatre scene, a powerful perfomer and also Artistic Director with the prolific and terrific HAPPYSTORM Theatre Company. This is Matt's first production with Tales from Paradise Heights.
Melvin/Jimmy
As well as Co-Producing and Directing...Maybe I can work out a plan for World Peace between my strides...
So that's the cast...I'm not failing to recognise the enormity of the task ahead of us, but working with these guys and the crew behind us I still feel like Christmas has come early...CREW UPDATE real soon...
And Finally...
For those that haven't seen it - here is BEN MOTTERSHEAD's FULL 15 MINUTE VERSION of his documentary of The Making of The Watcher: A Tale from Paradise Heights...it really gives a flavour of what Tales from Paradise Heights is all about - quality cast, quality crew all doing their best to tell a contemporary tale, and all having a great time working together.
Behind The Scenes on 'The Watcher' (Full Version) from Tales from Paradise Heights on Vimeo.
Crew Update later this week...Jxx
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