Nell Gwynn - production photos released
Casting news
PRODUCTION images have been released of Gemma Arterton and David Sturzaker in the West End transfer of Jessica Swale’s new play Nell Gwynn, which runs at the Apollo Theatre until April 30, 2016. To view them, click here.
Previously Posted: Rehearsal photos have been released for the West End transfer of Nell Gwynn. For a peek behind the scenes click here.
Previously Posted: Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Jessica Swale’s new play Nell Gwynn. Directed by Christopher Luscombe and starring Gemma Arterton in the title role, it runs at the Apollo Theatre from February 12 (previews from February 4) to April 30, 2016.
Joining Arterton are Paige Carter, Michele Dotrice (as Nancy), Matthew Durkan, Michael Garner (Thomas Killigrew), Greg Haiste (Edward Kynaston), George Jennings, Ellie Leah, Peter McGovern (Ned Spigget), David Rintoul (Lord Arlington), Anneika Rose (Rose Gwynn), Nicholas Shaw (John Dryden), David Sturzaker (Charles II), Jay Taylor (Charles Hart), Sasha Waddell (Lady Castlemaine/Louise de Keroualle) and Sarah Woodward (Old Ma Gwynn/Queen Catherine).
Michele Dotrice is perhaps best known for starring as Michael Crawford’s long-suffering wife Betty in the much-loved BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do Ave ‘Em. Her recent theatre work includes The Importance of Being Earnest (Vaudeville Theatre), When We Are Married (Garrick Theatre) and Richard III, Henry V, The Jew Of Malta and Private Lives (RSC).
Her other screen work includes Miss Marple, Big School, Henry IV, A Thing Called Love, The Way We Live Now, The Winslow Boy, The Sextet and Middlemarch (TV); Captain Jack, The Witches, And Soon The Darkness and Jane Eyre (film).
Michael Garner’s extensive theatre credits include Told Look Younger (Jermyn St Theatre), The Three Sisters (Southwark Playhouse), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare’s Globe/US tour), Alphabetical Order (Hampstead Theatre), Art (National tour), An Evening with Gary Lineker (Duchess Theatre), Roots (National Theatre), Sleeping Nightie (Royal Court Theatre), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Young Vic) and Hamlet (Oxford Playhouse/International Tour).
His screen credits include London’s Burning (nine series), Vital Signs, Thin Air, EastEnders, Playing for Real, Spender and Thacker, Doc Martin, Rogue Trader, Ten Minutes and Legend 17.
Greg Haiste, who returns to the role of Edward Kynaston, has previously appeared on stage in Richard II (Shakespeare’s Globe), The 39 Steps (West End), A Christmas Carol (Royal & Derngate, Northampton), Lysistrata and Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Rose Theatre, Kingston), The Play What I Wrote (National Tour), The Missionary’s Position (Penny Dreadful), Low Pay, Don’t Pay (Salisbury Playhouse) and The Lady in the Van (Birmingham Rep/West Yorkshire Playhouse).
His television credits include Home Fires, Heartbeat, Jane Hall, Emmerdale and Touch Me, I’m Karen Taylor. Haiste is also a comedy writer/performer in the award-winning double act Haiste and Lawrence.
Peter McGovern’s theatre credits include The Christmas Truce, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Love’s Labour’s Won (Royal Shakespeare Company), Squirrels (Orange Tree Theatre), The Madness of George III (Apollo Theatre/No 1 Tour), The History Boys (No 1 UK Tour), An Inspector Calls, Vincent in Brixton, The Shape of Things (Theatre by the Lake), The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Royal & Derngate Northampton), KES (Liverpool Playhouse/No 1 UK Tour) and Enjoy (Gielgud Theatre/No 1 UK Tour).
David Rintoul, who returns to the role of Lord Arlington, has numerous theatre credits, including As You Like It, A Mad World My Masters (Shakespeare’s Globe), Sergeant Ola and His Followers, Etta Jenks (Royal Court), Richard II, Richard III (Phoenix Theatre), Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Winslow Boy (Chichester Festival Theatre), An Ideal Husband (Old Vic), The World Turned Upside Down, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Trojan War Will Not Take Place, The Rivals, Remembrance of Things Past (National Theatre), Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Edward III, The Island Princess, The American Pilot, Breakfast with Mugabe (RSC) and Dirty Dancing (Aldwych Theatre).
His screen work includes Legend of the Werewolf, Unrelated, My Week with Marilyn, Is Anybody There?, The Iron Lady and Pride and Prejudice.
Anneika Rose, who returns to the role of Rose Gwynn, has previously performed in Richard II (Shakespeare’s Globe), Dara, Behind the Beautiful Forevers (National Theatre), Midsummer Night’s Dreaming, The Empress, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet (RSC), Ten Women (Oval House Theatre), Anon (Welsh National Opera), Blabbermouth, Dear Scotland (National Theatre of Scotland), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Royal Lyceum Theatre) and Arthur and George (Birmingham Rep).
On television, she has appeared in Doctors, Field of Blood, Taggart, Personal Affairs, Above Suspicion and No Holds Bard.
Nicholas Shaw’s previous theatre credits include Wolf Hall/Bring Up The Bodies (RSC), Rutherford And Son, Hamlet (Northern Broadsides), Light Hearted Intercourse (Bolton Octagon), A Provincial Life (National Theatre Of Wales), Romeo And Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Theatre), The Merchant Of Venice and Holding Fire (Shakespeare’s Globe).
His screen work includes Land Girls, Foyle’s War, Doctors, All About Me, Cortes, Goldplated, Heartbeat, The Romantics, Afterlife, The Rotters Club and The Torment.
David Sturzaker, who returns to the role of Charles II, has previously appeared on stage in Richard II, The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale, Troilus and Cressida, Titus Andronicus, The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare’s Globe), The White Devil (RSC), Eternal Love, Anne Boleyn (English Touring Theatre), The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, (Chichester/West End), A Doll’s House (Royal Exchange, Manchester), Four Nights in Knaresborough (Southwark Playhouse), As You Like It (Rose Theatre, Kingston), Bash (Trafalgar Studios) and Journey’s End (West End).
His television credits include Da Vinci’s Demons, Murder on the Homefront and Doctors.
Jay Taylor, who returns to the role of Charles Hart, has previously performed in Troilus and Cressida, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare’s Globe), Wolf Hall (RSC, Aldwych, Broadway), Accolade (St James Theatre), The Ducks (Tristan Bates Theatre), SH*TMIX (Trafalgar Studios) and The Police (White Bear Theatre).
His screen work includes A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Red Tails, Donkey Punch, Release, Promise, Good Night, Blooded, Silk, Sirens, Midsomer Murders, Teaboys and Daphne.
Sasha Waddell, who returns to the roles of Lady Castlemaine and Louise de Keroualle, has an extensive list of theatre credits including Richard II, Yes Prime Minister, Out of Order (British Theatre Playhouse), Noises Off (Old Vic UK tour), The Village Bike (Royal Court Theatre), The Seagull, 8 Women (Southwark Playhouse), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Chichester Festival Theatre), Volcano, The Mousetrap (West End), Twelfth Night (RSC Tour) and The Winter’s Tale (Creation Theatre).
Her film and television work includes Me Before You, The Honourable Rebel, The Missing, Rev, Parade’s End, Midsomer Murders, A Touch of Cloth and The People’s Princess.
Sarah Woodward, who returns to the roles of Old Ma Gwynn and Queen Catherine, has previously appeared on stage in Richard II, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare’s Globe), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Gielgud Theatre), The Cherry Orchard, Present Laughter, Other, Wild Oats (National Theatre), Judgement Day (Almeida Theatre), Rookery Nook (Chocolate Factory), The Real Thing (Donmar Warehouse/West End/Broadway – Tony Nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Tom & Clem (Aldwych Theatre – Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park), Les Liaisons Dangereueses (Playhouse Theatre) and The Tempest, Venetian Twins, Murder in the Cathedral (RSC).
Her screen credits include I Capture the Castle, Bright Young Things, Close Your Eyes, Endeavour, Outnumbered, The Prime Minister’s Husband, Loving Miss Hatto, DCI Banks and Law and Order.
It is 1660. The Puritans have run away with their drab grey tails between their legs. Charles II has exploded onto the scene with a love of all things loud, French and sexy. And at Drury Lane, a young Nell Gwynn (Gemma Arterton) is selling oranges for sixpence. Little does she know who’s watching.
The West End run of Nell Gwynn follows a critically acclaimed, sell out run at Shakespeare’s Globe.
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