Final Year Actors
2020
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PrincipalLynne Williams
Vice-Principal & Director of DramaProfessor Orla O’Loughlin
Head of ActingBrodie Ross
Head of Acting TrainingMartin Connor
Head of VoiceAnnemette Verspeak
Interim Head of MovementLeah Muller
Head of Academic Studies (Drama)Eliot Shrimpton
Professor of Text & Poetry Patsy Rodenburg
Professor of Theatre Kenneth Rea
Voice Tutor Jarek Sacharski
Movement TutorClaudia Manini
Careers Consultant Anne McNulty cdg
Visiting Professionals
Arthur CarringtonSophie DrakeKurt EgyiawanGeorgia GreeneTitus HalderKate MorleyRuth O’DowdWilliam OldroydNikesh PatelSam PhillipsHannah PriceElla RoadDanny RobinsAtiha Sen GuptaMalcolm SinclairStef SmithSam StevensonMatthew Xia
Professional Mentors Judith Coke, Christian Contreras, Niamh Cusack, Laura Elphinstone, Paapa Essiedu, Susannah Fielding, Deborah Findlay, Natasha Gordon, Richard Goulding, Paul Jesson, Nikesh Patel, Henry Pettigrew, Raad Rawi, Sophie Roberts, Clive Rowe, Simon Russell Beale, Barbara Thorn, Ashley Zhangazha
For further information, or to contact any of our actors, please email the Production Arts & Drama Administration Office at [email protected]
Guildhall School is provided by the City of London as part of its contribution to the cultural life of London and the nation.
Welcome
Welcome to Guildhall’s 2020 Digital Showcase. I am delighted to introduce our company of actors who will graduate this July, after three years of intensive training.
In the first two years of training, the actors have developed their craft through a wide range of repertoire and practice. They have undertaken a comprehensive and holistic programme focussing on body and voice, as well as extensive acting projects on stage and screen. The actors have trained in a number of skills and techniques, including self-taping, dialects and stage combat. Alongside their training, they have taken part in workshops with visiting professionals from here and abroad.
Many of you will have seen the group since September in productions of Red Velvet, The Wheel, Provok’d: A Restoration, Gut, The Royale and Earthquakes in London. You may also have seen the students in their own written and performed solo pieces throughout the year.
Due to COVID-19, they were unable to present their industry showcase, as well as planned productions of Antigone, the Black Box Shakespeare and Grease. So, it’s with great pleasure that we are offering our first Digital Showcase, filmed specially by the students from their homes.
We very much look forward to welcoming you back to Guildhall soon.
Brodie Ross Head of Acting
Final Year Actors 2020 | 54 | Final Year Actors 2020
Height 6’0”Eyes Brown
Hair Black
Nationality British
Natural accent London (MLE)
Productions at Guildhall
Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Tom in Earthquakes in London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Melvin in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Ira Aldridge in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Othello in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Kreon in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Daniel in Closer (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Dorimant in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Trigorin in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Charlie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Other Experience
Ravan in Ravan, Guildhall CoLABorate Project
Lion in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Bass)
Very good ear for accents
Show dance, Period dance
Acrobatics, Stage combat
Daniel Adeosun
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Height 5’4”Eyes Dark Brown
Hair Black
Nationality British
Natural accent London
Productions at Guildhall
Eurydice/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Mikai in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Connie in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Othello in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Hecuba in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Rose Maxson in Fences (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Dawn in Lobby Hero (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lady B in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Charlotta Ivanovna in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Jo in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Grace in Un.Gracious (written & dir. Deborah Bahi)
Skills
Strong singer (Soprano)
French (native)
Guildhall Scholar
Deborah Bahi
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Height 5’9”Eyes Hazle
Hair Brown
Nationality Persian-American
Natural accent General American
Productions at Guildhall
Max in The Royale (dir. Ameera Conrad)
Sami in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Juan/Pierre/Glennister in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Oedipus in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Vinnie in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
John in Oleanna (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Jeff in Lobby Hero (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Pinchwife in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Trigorin in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Jason in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Tim, Tommy and Thomas in manchild (written & dir. Brandon Bassir)
Other Experience
Grammy-nominated Songwriter
Ravan in Ravan, Guildhall CoLABorate Project
Turkey in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Tenor/Baritone)
Very good ear for accents
Classical/Jazz Piano, Guitar
Show dance, Contemporary dance, Period dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Brandon Bassir
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Height 5’11”Eyes Hazel
Hair Brown
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (Kent)
Productions at Guildhall
Cadmus/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
The Stranger in Gut (dir. Kate Budgen)
James in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Bernard Warde/Terence in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Teiresias in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Monsignor O’Hara in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Eliot in Private Lives (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
John in Cock (dir. Wyn Jones)
Sir John Brute in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Gayev in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Other Experience
Polar Bear in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Franz Schubert in Swansong (dir. Iain Burnside), Milton Court Concert Hall
Ravan in Ravan, Guildhall CoLABorate Project
Skills
Very good ear for accents
Period dance, Show dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics
The Essie Amar Scholar
Supported by The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust
David Buttle
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Height 5’7”Eyes Blue
Hair Blonde
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (London)
Productions at Guildhall
Maddy in Gut (dir. Kate Budgen)
Emma in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Blandine/Woman in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Hecuba in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Rita LaPorta in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Her in Yerma (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Myra in Hay Fever (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Mrs Pert in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Arkadina in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Amelia in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Kate in These Shoes Aren’t Right (written & dir. Sophie Doyle)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre, Orange Tree Youth Theatre
Shurpanakha in Ravan, Guildhall CoLABorate Project
Sheep/Squab 1 in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Mezzo-Soprano)
Very good ear for accents
Period dance, Show dance
Stage combat
Sophie Doyle
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Height 5’7”Eyes Blue
Hair Brown
Nationality British
Natural accent Liverpool
Productions at Guildhall
Ismene in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Casey/Old Woman/Sally/Liberty/Dr Harris in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Jenny in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Halina Wozniak in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Teiresias in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Carol in Oleanna (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lady Fidget in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Fay in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Amy in All the Little Lights (dir. Hannah Calascione), OffFest Fringe Festival Winner 2020
Peregrine Falcon in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Soprano)
Very good ear for accents
Ballet, Show dance, Period dance, Tap
Stage combat
Guildhall Scholar
Emily Fairn
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Height 6’1”Eyes Blue
Hair Brown
Nationality British
Natural accent London/Essex
Productions at Guildhall
Steve in Earthquakes in London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Donny in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Sargento in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Iago in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Agamemnon in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
TJ in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Joe in Angels in America (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
John in After Miss Julie (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Sparkish in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Simeonov-Pishchik in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Zeppo in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
Alfie in Me, Myself & Alfie (written & dir. Connor Finch)
Professional Experience
Man in Capital of Pain (Film) (dir. Alejandra López Martin)
Other Experience
Baboon 2 in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Tenor)
Very good ear for accents
Guitar (electric and acoustic)
Jazz, Modern, Tap, Ballet
Josephine Hart Scholar
Connor Finch
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Height 5’8”Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (Brighton)
Productions at Guildhall
Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Freya in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Betty Lovell/Margaret Aldridge in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Cassandra in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Annabelle in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Miss Julie in Miss Julie (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Kitty in Consent (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lady Squeamish in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Arkadina The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Keaton in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo work
Lillith in Lillith (written & dir. Lottie Fraser)
Skills
Singing (Alto)
Very good ear for accents
Ballet, Contemporary dance, Period dance
Guildhall Scholar
Lottie Fraser
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Height 5’11’’Eyes Blue
Hair Blond
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (Warwickshire)
Productions at Guildhall
Rory in Gut (dir. Kate Budgen)
Lloyd in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Tomas in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Iago in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Talthybius in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Ned in Parlour Song (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Young Fashion in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Konstantin The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Jason in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo work
James in Lear (written & dir. Makenzie Heynes)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Zebra in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Tenor bass)
Very good ear for accents
Drummer, Guitar
Period dance, Stage combat
Mackenzie Heynes
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Height 5’11’’Eyes Brown
Hair Black
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (London)
Productions at Guildhall
Creon/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Wynton in The Royale (dir. Ameera Conrad)
Nate in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Mareno/Farshad in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Othello in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Servant in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Curtis in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Jerry in The Betrayal (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Horner in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Jason in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Professional Experience
B in Reformation Nation (dir. Stef O’Driscoll), Latitude Festival & National Theatre River Stage Festival
Charlie in Take A Deep Breath And Breathe (dir. Toby Clarke), Ovalhouse Theatre
Ira in Skeen (dir. Roy Alexander Weise), Ovalhouse Theatre
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Intermission Youth Theatre
Fancy Pigeon in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (High baritone)
Very good ear for accents
Jazz, Show dance, Period dance
Physical theatre, Stage combat, Acrobatics, Boxing
Guildhall Scholar
Cory Hippolyte
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Height 6’1’’Eyes Green
Hair Dark Brown
Nationality Scottish
Natural accent Glasgow
Productions at Guildhall
Haemon in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Phillip in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Pierre Laporte in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Demetrius/Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Oedipus in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Vinnie in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Quinn in The Ferryman (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Husband in Machinal (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lord Foppington in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Kostya/Medvedenko in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Charlie/Moe in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
Stephen in Chips and Ice Cream (written & dir. Martyn Hodge)
Other Experience
Teddy in The Homecoming, Glasgow Govan Theatre
Tobias Haslinger in Swansong (dir. Iain Burnside), Milton Court Concert Hall
Carrier Pigeon in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Singer (Tenor)
Very good ear for accents
Drummer and Percussionist (Degree level), Piano (Grade 5), Guitar (Grade 5)
Stage combat
The Damian Lewis Finishing Fund Scholar
The Stanley Picker Trust Scholar
Supported by the Lilian Baylis Award
Supported by the Dewar Arts Award
Martyn Hodge
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Height 6’0”Eyes Hazel
Hair Dark Brown
Nationality American
Natural accent General American/Midwest
Productions at Guildhall
Sentry/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Robert in Earthquakes in London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Colline/Clement in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Kreon in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Howie in Rabbit Hole (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Frank in Educating Rita (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Sir Jasper Fidget in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Charlie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
Glaucus in GLAUCUS (written & dir. by Chandler James)
Professional Experience
Actor - Class of 2020 in The 24 Hour Plays UK (Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield)
Briar in Crashlight: A New Musical (Off-Broadway, dir. Celeste Makoff)
James in Far from Canterbury: A New Musical (Off-Broadway, dir. Juliana Kleist-Mendez)
Ensemble in June Moon (dir. Jessica Stone), Williamstown Theatre Festival
Other Experience
President in Sane and Sound (Grimeborn Opera Festival 2019)
Harris Hawk in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Cornell University, BA Theatre & English Literature
Skills
Strong singer (Baritone, Choral, A cappella)
Very good ear for accents incl. RP
Spanish (fluent)
Historical dance, 20th century dance
Guildhall Scholar
Chandler James
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Height 5’9’’Eyes Brown
Hair Black
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (London)
Productions at Guildhall
Echion/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Jay in The Royale (dir. Ameera Conrad)
Chibuzor in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
The Boy in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Othello in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Menelaus in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Eddie Souther in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
John in Yerma (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Worthy in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Charlie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Other Experience
Tiny the Wonder in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Tenor)
Jazz, Show dance, Street dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Guildhall Scholar
Shaka Kalokoh
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Height 5’8’’Eyes Blue
Hair Dark Blond
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (West Country)
Productions at Guildhall
Oedipus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Colin in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Casimir/Henry Forester in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Oedipus in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Monsignor O’Hara in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Richard in The Lover (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Harcourt in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Jason in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo work
Carl in Delicious Scabs (written & dir. Louis Landau)
Professional Experience
Edmund in Shakespeare Through Music (St. George’s Bristol)
Other Experience
Co- founder of Splint theatre company
Wind Up Penguin workshops in Syrian refugee camps
Ivor Gurney in Swansong (dir. Iain Burnside), Milton Court Concert Hall
Finalist in the Josephine Hart Poetry Prize 2019
Skills
Singing (Bass/Alto)
Very good ear for accents
Period dance, 20th century dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Louis Landau
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Height 5’9’’Eyes Dark Brown
Hair Black
Nationality Indian/Portuguese
Natural accent Indian
Eligible to work in the UK and India
Productions at Guildhall
Polyneices in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Venkateshwar in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Rossignol in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Othello in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Oedipus in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Luigi Gaudi ‘Tony Hendon’ in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Edward in Consent (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lord Foppington in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Konstantin in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Charlie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
Inspector Shinde in The Public Servant (written & dir. by Chirag Benedict Lobo)
Professional Experience
Vinit in Ripples (dir. Gerish Khemani), National Centre for the Performing Arts and India tour
Marco in The Elephant Journey (dir. Kulvinder Bakshish), Mumbai
Other Experience
Writer and director of Ravan, Guildhall CoLABorate Project
Cat in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Giri in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (dir. Ben Samuels), The Drama School, Mumbai
Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale, representing Guildhall in the Sam Wanamaker Festival 2020
Skills
Singing (Bass/ Tenor)
Very good ear for accents
Show dance, Period dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics, Mask
Fishmongers’ Ben Travers Scholar
Chirag Benedict Lobo
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Height 5’5”Eyes Green/Hazel
Hair Ginger
Nationality British
Natural accent Derby
Productions at Guildhall
Jasmine in Earthquakes in London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Sam in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Madame in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Emilia in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
The Corinthian in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Caitlin Carney in The Ferryman (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Young Woman in Machinal (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Mrs Loveit in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Ranyevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Amelia in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Lola in grief, a wotsit (written & dir. Lucy Mabbitt)
Professional Experience
Molly in Doctors (BBC)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Las Americas Above (dir. Raymi Ortuste Quiroga), Above the Arts Theatre
Joanne in All the Little Lights (dir. Hannah Calascione), OffFest Fringe Festival Winner 2019
Skills
Strong singer (Mezzo-soprano)
Very good ear for accents
Jazz, Show dance, Ballet, Tap
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Guildhall Scholar
Lucy Mabbitt
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Height 5’5”Eyes Green/Blue
Hair Light Brown
Nationality British/American
Natural accent RP (London)
Eligible to work in the UK & US
Productions at Guildhall
Morven in Gut (dir. Kate Budgen)
Isla in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Rosa in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Helena in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Mother Superior/Mary Lazarus in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Harper in Angels in America (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lady Fidget in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Ranyevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Amelia in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Anne in Caught Between (written & dir. Bella Maclean)
Professional Experience
Hampstead Murder Mystery, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Tallulah in La La Means I Love You (short film) (dir. Margarita Milne)
Other Experience
Finalist in The Josephine Hart Poetry Prize 2019
Pug in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Clown in The Winter’s Tale, representing Guildhall in the Sam Wanamaker Festival 2020
Skills
Strong singer (Alto/Soprano)
Very good ear for accents
Jazz, Show dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics, Horse-riding
Bella Maclean
Final Year Actors 2020 | 3938 | Final Year Actors 2020
Height 5’3’’Eyes Brown
Hair Black
Nationality South African
Natural accent South African
Productions at Guildhall
Nina in The Royale (dir. Ameera Conrad)
Venus in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Jozka in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Emilia in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Jokasta in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Land Lady in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Bunty in The Vortex (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Becca in Rabbit Hole (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Venus in Fair and Ugly, False and True (Devised) (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Masha in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Keaton in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
Kitty in F to the Power of 3 (written & dir. Anele Phindile Mahamba)
Professional Experience
Finalist in The Josephine Hart Poetry Prize 2019
Zephyr the Horse in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/ Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Alto)
Jazz, Show dance, Period dance, Street dance
Stage combat
Guildhall Scholar
Anele Mahamba
Final Year Actors 2020 | 4140 | Final Year Actors 2020
Height 5’3’’Eyes Blue
Hair Blonde
Nationality British
Natural accent Geordie
Productions at Guildhall
Captain/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Sarah in Earthquakes in London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Hanna in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Hermia in A Midsummer’s Night Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Jokasta in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Belinda in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Madame Ranyevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Keaton in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
Woman in No one escapes their class, even if they have a fragrance named after them (written & dir. Erin Mullen)
Professional Experience
Alice in The Filleting Machine (dir. Catherine Scott), Blowin’ a Hooley, Regional Tour
Robin in Fight (short film) (dir. Jon Max Spatz), Signature Pictures
Other Experience
Lisa in All the Little Lights (dir. Hannah Calascione), OffFest Fringe FestivalWinner 2019
Skills
Strong singer (Soprano)
Ballet, Tap, Contemporary dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Guildhall Scholar
Erin Mullen
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Height 5’9’’Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (Guildford)
Anya is currently appearing in Amsterdam (Actors Touring Company, dir. Matthew Xia), February–May 2020
Productions at Guildhall
Rhea in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Beatriz in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Helena/Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Andromache in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Annabel Glick in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Sarah in The Lover (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Rita in Educating Rita (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Amanda in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Arkadina in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Jo in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Other Experience
RADA Foundation Course (2016/2017)
Lear’s Daughters (dir. Ashley Fenton), Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Porcupine/Parakeet in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Mezzo-soprano), Grade 8 Classical
Very good ear for accents
Piano (Grade 6), Cello (Grade 5)
Show dance, Period dance, Stage combat
Anya Murphy
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Height 5’11’’Eyes Blue/Green
Hair Brown
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (Yorkshire)
Productions at Guildhall
Eteocles/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Simon/Roy/Tim/Business Man/Young Man/Waiter in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Alex in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Charles Kean in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Mariah Gale)
Chorus Leader in Oedipus Rex (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Joey in Misalliance (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Worthy in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Yepichodov in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Charlie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Jamie in Human Animals (dir. Hannah Sands), Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Jonah in Blink (dir. Amy Malone), Corpus Playroom, Cambridge
Orlando in As You Like It (dir. Marthe de Ferrer), USA tour & The Vaults Theatre
Skills
Strong singer (Tenor)
Piano
Period dance, Show dance
Stage combat
Joe Pitts
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Height 5’8’’Eyes Green
Hair Dark Blonde
Nationality Dutch
Natural accent Transatlantic
Eligible to work in the UK and US
Productions at Guildhall
Jocasta/Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Grace/Mrs Andrews in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Whistler in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Desdemona in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Polyxena in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Dominique in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Alma in Summer and Smoke (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lory in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Nina in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Jo in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Z/P in Legal Alien (written & dir. Paula Reumer)
Other Experience
Finalist in the Josephine Hart Poetry Prize 2019
Iphigenia in Iphigenia, Guildhall collaborative project
Baboon 3 in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Soprano)
Bilingual: English and Dutch
Period dance, Show dance, Ballet
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Paula Reumer
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Height 5’7’’Eyes Blue
Hair Blonde
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (Oxford)
Productions at Guildhall
Antigone in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Carter/Daniel/Police Officer/Polar Bear in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
A Girl in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Iago in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Cassandra in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Rita LaPorta in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
W in Cock (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Amanda in Private Lives (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Amanda in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Nina in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Ollie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Solo Work
P in Swamp Sparrow (written & dir. Phia Saban)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Winner of The Josephine Hart Poetry Prize 2019
Trafalgar Square Pigeon in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Singing (Alto)
Very good ear for accents
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Phia Saban
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Height 5’3’’Eyes Blue
Hair Dark Blonde
Nationality British
Natural accent RP (West Sussex)
Productions at Guildhall
Chorus in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Peter/Emily in Earthquakes In London (dir. Abigail Graham)
Alex N in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Ellen Tree in Red Velvet (dir. Wyn Jones)
Projects at Guildhall
Desdemona in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Cassandra in The Trojan Women (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Mother Superior in Sister Act: The Musical (dir. Brodie Ross)
Anna in Closer (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Alithea in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Wyn Jones)
Ollie in Pomona (dir. Matti Houghton)
Professional Experience
Girl in Sweet Bird of Youth (dir. Jonathan Kent), Chichester Festival Theatre
Ensemble in An Enemy of the People (dir. Howard Davies), Chichester Festival Theatre
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre
Mandodari in Ravan, Guildhall CoLABorate Project
What the Feminist?!, Bits ‘n’ Bobs Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018
Skills
Singing (Mezzo-soprano)
Historical dance, Contemporary dance,
Commercial dance, Street dance, Jazz
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Leathersellers’ Scholar
Supported by The Lionel Bart Foundation
Jasmine Thomas
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Height 5’8’’Eyes Dark Brown
Hair Black
Nationality British
Natural accent London
Productions at Guildhall
Fish in The Royale (dir. Ameera Conrad)
Eriggo in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Pedro/Jacques/Hancock in The Wheel (dir. Caroline Byrne)
Projects at Guildhall
Othello in Othello (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Oedipus in Oedipus (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff (dir. Martin Connor)
Robert in The Betrayal (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Troy in Fences (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Lord Foppington in Fair and Ugly, False and True (dir. Jamie Bradley)
Konstantin in The Seagull (dir. Brodie Ross)
Jason in Dirty Butterfly (dir. Kurt Egyiawan & Sophie Moniram)
Solo Work
Sekai in Black Banana (written & dir. Emanuel Vuso)
Other Experience
National Youth Theatre Playing Up
Three, Arcola Theatre (dir. Anna Niland), NYT 2017
Rat in Beasts of London (Voiceover), Museum of London/Guildhall School
Skills
Strong singer (Baritone)
Spoken word
Jazz, Show dance, Period dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics
Guildhall Scholar
Emanuel Vuso
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Red Velvet (Autumn 2019)
Provok’d – A Restoration (Autumn 2019)
The Wheel (Autumn 2019)
Provok’d – A Restoration (Autumn 2019)
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Gut (Spring 2019)
Earthquakes in London (Spring 2019)
The Royale (Spring 2019)
Earthquakes in London (Spring 2019)
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Photographs of the final year acting company are by: Dave Buttle (Deborah Bahi, Lottie Fraser, Cory Hippolyte, Martyn Hodge, Chirag Benedict Lobo), Sam Irons (David Buttle, Chandler James), Ori Jones Photography (Anele Mahamba), Wolf Marloh (Connor Finch, Mackenzie Heynes), Phil Sharp (Brandon Bassir, Emily Fairn, Louis Landau, Bella Maclean, Lucy Mabbitt, Joe Pitts, Paula Reumer, Phia Saban), Faye Thomas (Daniel Adeosun, Sophie Doyle, Shaka Kalokoh, Erin Mullen, Anya Murphy, Emanuel Vuso), Michael Wharley (Jasmine Thomas)
Production images by Mihaela Bodlovic