We have such a talented friend!

Just thought you would like to see the finished poster for the show. Our good and talented friend Nicky Czemerys designed all our promotional material and is helping out in whatever way he can. 

What a star!

 

Welcome Stevie Raine!

We thought it may be a nice idea to introduce the actors to you one-by-one. So here we start with the newest member of our cast 'Charlie':

WHO - who are you?

I'm Stevie Raine, a 33 year old actor from County Durham.  I started out in life as a Water Sports Instructor on residential holidays taking people windsurfing, sailing, kayaking and canoeing during the day then by night organising talent shows, beach olympic's and various other entertaining and ridiculous stuff for them. After years of all the children telling me I should be on stage or on the tellybox, I finally gave in did a bit of research and got into acting school and here I am today wishing I'd ignored them!

WHAT - what would you be doing if you weren't acting?

If I wasn't acting I'd probably be a professional stripper, starting out as a strong singer and a violinist at school with an uncanny talent for drawing cartoons and sketching I'd have hoped I'd be able to say something else. I've found though being an attention seeker, a show off, and an entertainer and knowing I'd be getting quite a lot of money for taking my clothes off this would definitely be my alternative vocation. Sorry Ma!

WHERE - where would be your perfect place to perform?

It's hard to pick a theatre or  renowned outdoor performance space as there are so many that I'd love to perform on.  While studying in Leeds though, I walked past the West Yorkshire Playhouse everyday for 3 years and always wondered what it would be like to perform there. Also all my family and friends would be able to come and watch as London is too far for them alot of the time

WHY - why do you think this play will be a success?

It's covering a subject which educated me when I read it, and made me say "Behave, as if a silly law like this actually exists these days" and sure enough it does and it's pretty ridiculous. I think this play highlights all of these ridiculous points beautifully, so whether people already know about or not it will either educate them or cement their already strong views.

HOW - how do you think people will react?

They'll either say "Bloody hell, I didn't know that, that's a shit law. I'm going to have myself a read up on that" or say "I knew about this before, agreed it was stupid, and I'm happy someone is shedding light on it artistically".

That First Post...

We've been organising this show since December 2011 so it is great to finally start this blog!


I'm just planning to give you a breakdown of some of the cool stuff you should expect from us, and a bit of information about the show that we can confirm. Enjoy!

Venue

We are going to be performing in Theatre One at theSpaceUK@North Bridge. It's an awesome 57 seat venue, and we have a prime time slot, 6:30pm to 7:30pm! It's central and looks very professional, black box theatre in the Carlton hotel. Swish.

Cast

We have one part that is currently being cast, but our current lovely cast members are Michelle Fahrenheim, Edward Nash, Matthew Howell, and Harriet Hare. You'll be hearing more from them soon.

Website

We have set up the Last Draft TC website with all the information on the company. We really hope you'll check us out there and follow/like us on your social networks because we are planning to do several other projects after Dirty Blood. www.lastdraft.co.uk

That's all for now- but expect some videos, interviews, and more updates as we get into full swing after the programme launch!

Over and out,

Cal