We are thrilled to announce that the brilliant Chris Rochester plays Jamaican-born Unitarian, ultra-radical leader, and antislavery advocate Robert Wedderburn in Jason Young’s new play as part of the Black History Month theatre programme at Millfield Theatre.

Fortunately this has been filmed so you can watch from home through the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vnNZgy7fM&t=20s

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We are very excited to announce that Laura Atherton will be touring Dr Blood with imitating the dog this October – venues including Leeds Playhouse, The Piece Hall, The Lowry, Lancaster Arts UK and the Belgrade Theatre. 

imitating the dog apply their innovative story telling skills to create a deliciously dark tale of mischief and immorality. Drawing on horror movies and the traditions of carnival and medicine shows, Dr Blood and his motley crew tell a tale of the price paid for pursuing ambition, hypocrisy and greed. Set in a mythical ‘North’ and made for these strange times of lockdown, imitating the dog bring all their theatrical and technical acumen to this unique outdoor entertainment.

For details:

Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show

The wonderful William Hastings performs with Thiasos at the Space Arts Centre – presenting Aristophanes’ hilarious satire about how to deliver what everyone is after: WEALTH. Ploutos brings songs, dances, feasts and farts set in the anarchic world of the shadow puppet-hero Karaghiozi.

We are delighted to announce that Laura can now be seen playing leading role Woman in THE ONLY ONES working with imitating the dog as part of Airlock : A Graphic Novel Series, now live on BBC iPlayer.

‘The Only One takes you to the world’s ending, as the last human alive comes face to face with the source of a deadly contagion that has devastated humanity.’ itd

We are delighted to announce that the brilliant Liz can now be seen in online series Corona Connections playing Linda.

Eleanor is a dynamic and expressive actor with electric stage and screen presence – we are thrilled to have her join our small but brilliant team at Jackson Foster!

Eleanor has enjoyed a varied and exciting career to date, from award winning high budget feature films to live improvised comedy. Her passion for her work is demonstrated in her attention to detail and the nuances in her performances. This year Eleanor went to LA with her most recent film project ‘Guilty Bunch of Flowers’ which received critical acclaim across the Film Festival Circuit, winning many awards, including Best Actress in a Comedy for Eleanor. 

Eleanor is also a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and is passionate about the representation of queer people, especially women, and stories in film and on stage.

Congratulations to Danny for taking a featured role in the latest commercial for Wilkos shooting in London.

We are delighted to announce that Paul is touring the UK playing some striking historical roles in rep this Spring season for audiences up and down the country.

Paul can be seen playing the part of Cardinal Allen in The Inquisition of Queen Elizabeth I, as well as Strasser, Hoffmann, Speer, Wagner, Fischer, and Armstrong in Hitler on Trial, and Paré, Vitruvian Man, Harvey, Eagle, Rowley, Snow, Koch, Lister and Fleming in The Doctors Show.

We are excited to announce that Laura will be performing in imitating the dog’s latest production: Night of the Living Dead – Remix touring the UK from January 24th to March 21st nationwide.

Working with imitating the dog’s co-artistic directors Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks once again, Laura plays a key role in one of the UK’s most original and innovative theatre companies. This year they join forces with leading theatre producer Leeds Playhouse to recreate a unique shot-for-shot stage recreation of George A. Romero’s classic 1968 zombie movie – Night of The Living Dead™ – for today’s theatre audiences.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jan/14/night-of-the-living-dead-remix-theatre-george-romero-zombie?

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