Cast

(in alphabetical order)

Vlach Ashton as Meriweather Sim / Detective Inspector Fred Abberline

 Vlach Ashton was born in Athens, Greece, and trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His stage credits include: A Christmas Carol (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Day Before Spring (Sadler’s Wells Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Birmingham Rep); I Can’t Believe It’s Not Godard! (Edinburgh Fringe). His television and film credits include: Hollyoaks, Channel 4; The Magic Mansion, Ambricourt Films. Credits whilst training include: The American Clock, All’s Well That Ends Well, Tartuffe and The Fastest Clock In The Universe. He was also a finalist for the Laurence Olivier Bursary award, a nominee for the Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year award and was awarded the Newton Blick award for Best Actor in his graduating year.

Angeline Bell as Coxy (Assistant Choreographer / Dance Captain)

 Angeline trained at Eleonora Dance Studios and The Urdang Academy. Angeline also has an NVQ level 4 – Dance Teaching, specialising in Classical Ballet. Theatre credits include: Sleeping Beauty (London Coliseum), Aspects of Dance (Lyceum Theatre), Les Ballet Negres (South Bank), Shiny Happy People (Hornchurch Theatre),  Paquita (Jordan), Ronnie Spector in Leader of The Pack (New Wolsey Ipswich & Clwyd Theatr Cymru). Angeline has appeared on programmes for the BBC as part of the Lawrence Corner Gospel Choir, and has performed around the world as part of a girl group. Angeline is also a songwriter and has had previous chart success having written a hit song for the electro-soul group Unklejam. She has done several string arrangements for advertising campaigns as well as an arrangement for the song She’s Outta My Life on Peter Andre’s Unconditional Love Songs album. This year Angeline filmed a trailer for E=Mc2 Productions, and looks forward to working on the forthcoming feature film titled Zombie Carnage.

Stacey V. Bland as Polly/Ensemble (Dance Captain)

 Stacey started acting from a young age performing in Oliver (London Palladium) aged 9 and 11, and then was privileged to be asked to perform in Hey, Mr Producer aged 13. She trained with the National Youth Theatre as well as The London School of Musical Theatre, after gaining a 2:1 Hons degree in Drama and English from Loughborough University. Theatre credits include: Ensemble / cover and played Mum and Tripe in Little Red Riding Hood (Theatre Royal Stratford East); Lead singer / actress in And They Say Blondes Have More Fun (Battersea Barge); Florinda / Granny in Into The Woods (Bridewell Theatre); Sasha in Falariki: The Greek Tragedy (Lyric Hammersmith); Shirley in Tales of Aviation Heroes (Soho Theatre); Ensemble in Yeoman of the Guard (Tower of London Festival) and Multiple Role in A Christmas Carol (Lion and Unicorn). Events include: Main Ensemble in God Save the Teen (Trafalgar Square), Air Hostess in Blade Runner (Secret Cinema, Canary Wharf) and Show Girl in Bugsy Malone (Secret Cinema, The Troxy). Stacey had also recently finished filming the female lead in a short film called Best Bud (Sanbon Films). Other films include ‘Coulda Shoulda Woulda’ (London Dreams Motion Pictures), Downsizing (Mad Ninja Films). She was a regular dancer on The Justin Lee Collins Show (ITV2) as well as dancing for Sky Sports, The Katy Brand Show (ITV2) and more recently 1 Direction on X Factor (ITV).

Stephanie Hampton as Mary Kelly

Stephanie Hampton trained at Drama Studio London, graduating in July 2010. Recent credits include Sondheim's Assassins, Old Joint Stock and Edinburgh Fringe, A Christmas Carol, Lion and Unicorn, This Could be The Last Time, The Roundhouse, Mary Theatre 503, Henry Fielding's. Tom Jones Lion and Unicorn, Much Ado About Nothing and The Servant of Two Masters. Stephanie is delighted to be a part of the production. 

Matthew Ibbotson as Dr. Benjamin Fozzard / Jack Pizer

 Matthew Ibbotson was born in Essex and raised in West Yorkshire. He is a classically trained tenor, who graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2008. Matthew has performed in a wide variety of stage shows, concerts and corporate events. His credits include:  MC Clearlake in Buddy: The Buddy Musical (Channel Island Tour); The Lead Tenor in Barockestra (Edinburgh New Town Theatre); Remendado in Carmen (Newport Arts Centre); Sellem in The Rakes Progress (Wales Millennium Centre); Diesel in West Side Story (Sherman Theatre); Cacambo in Candide (Wales Millennium Centre). In the summer of 2008, Matthew won the BBC’s Last Choir Standing with the Male Voice Choir “Only Men Aloud!” and performed at the Visa London 2012 Party on the Mall. In the last year, Matthew has performed at the O2 Arena, Wales Millennium Stadium, St. Paul's Cathedral and at the World Travel Awards. Matthew would like to thank his Mum and Dad for their continued support and love.

Stephen Lloyd as John Beck

 Stephen trained at ALRA. Theatre credits include: Reasons To Be Cheerful (Theatre Royal, Stratford East/Graeae Theatre Company/New Wolsey Theatre), Red Riding Hood (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Diary Of A Chav (Tristan Bates Theatre), The Chaps: In A Spot Of Bother (Hen & Chickens Theatre), Jumpers For Goal Posts (Rosemary Branch Theatre), The Visitor (Edinburgh Fringe), The Ray Davis Musical Come Dancing (Theatre Royal, Stratford East - Winner of the What's On Stage Best Off West End Production). TV Credits include: Boycie in the Only Fools & Horses prequel Rock & Chips (BBC), Holby City (BBC), You Need Help! (No Offence Productions), Gracie! (BBC4), Silent Witness (BBC). Rehearsed Readings include: If You Know Your History (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Food (Tristan Bates Theatre). Stephen performed at the 02 Arena last year in the Voices for a Better World concert Licence to Thrill. Stephen is also a professional musician & produces the Theatre Royal, Stratford East's Cabaret evening The Royal Knees Up!

Steph Parry as Josephine Butler / Mrs. Fozzard

 Steph is originally from North Wales and trained at The Arts Educational School, London graduating in 2004 with a BA (Honours) in Musical Theatre. Theatre credits include:  Wicked Witch Of The West in The Wizard Of Oz (The Playhouse, Weston-Super-Mare); Anybodys in West Side Story (Larnaca Ampitheatre, Cyprus); Babe in The Pyjama Game (The Union Theatre, London); Laurey in Oklahoma (The Broadway Theatre, London);  Wicked Queen in Snow White (Thameside Theatre, Grays & Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham); Star To Be in Annie (UK Tour); Ensemble in Sound Of Music (Larnaca Ampitheatre, Cyprus), Desdemona in Othello (Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham); Rosalind in As You Like It (UK Tour); Helene in A Doll's House (Greenwich Playhouse) and most of 2010 was spent on board P & O's brand new ship; Azura as Lead Production Vocalist. Other Credits include: Training Films for Nokia, HSBC and The Serious Organised Crimes Agency and Commercials for Debt Matters, Magners Pear, Tesco and T Mobile.  Steph is currently collaborating with a song writer and will be recording an album of original songs in Nashville, USA, later this year.  

Phineas Pett as Richard Mansfield

 Phineas Pett trained at the Drama Centre and the Vakhtangov Institute in Moscow. Theatre credits since graduating include:Cymbeline (RSC Studio), Zaide (Classical Opera Company), Big Shoe (King’s Head), UK PLC (Old Red Lion), A Yorkshire Tragedy (White Bear), Olive Juice (NT Studio), Seven Other Children (Bolton Octagon/New End Theatre), Getting Out(Lion & Unicorn), Macbeth (Brockley Jack), The Dice House (Hen & Chickens), The Diary (Riverside Studios), A Woman of No Importance (Barons Court), Me and My Girl, Crazy For You (both at London Palladium). TV includes: Bridge Over Blue, The Interrogators, Buck Diablo is Dead. He was also was in the first cast of the 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic. Before training Phineas read Modern Languages at Exeter University.

 Craig Vincent Power as The Man /W T Stead / The General

 Craig trained at LCTS (London Centre of Theatre Studies) and graduated in 2008. He has appeared in numerous commercials for Sky, British Broadcasting Corporation, PlayStation, McDonalds, the BRIT Awards, Nintendo wii, and can currently be seen in the Cadbury’s Cream Egg ‘spots and stripes’ campaign.  Theatre credits include: Detective Trask in In His Hands (Hackney Empire); Bezzie in Diary of a Chav (Tristan Bates Theatre); Billy in If You Know Your History (Theatre Royal Stratford East).

 Craig is heavily into comedy and has started performing character stand up and filming his own comedy characters, uploading them on YouTube in order to raise his ever-increasing profile. The videos have hit over ten thousand views in only a couple of months. He also hosts various cabaret nights around London as ‘Danny Lyer’, the internet sensation. Craig has also written and filmed a couple of episodes of ‘The only way is NOT Essex’, a comedy which satires the materialistic side of Essex, which can also be seen on YouTube.

 Dudley Rogers as Sir Charles Warren / John Netley

 Dudley trained at the Guildhall School where he won the Characterisation Prize, and since then has had a varied and happy career in all branches of showbusiness. He’s appeared in four West End musicals, including the original productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and many musicals besides, Blood Brothers, Oliver (Fagin) and Godspell being particular favourites. His repertory work includes seasons at Chester, Colchester, Crewe and Milford Haven, playing a wide range of parts such as Canon Throbbing in Habeus Corpus and Eric Younglove in Privates On Parade. He played Dr. Wheedon in the national tour of Beyond Reasonable Doubt, joined Miss Watson`s Music Hall at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, and went on to play Mr Allworthy in the tour of Tom Jones. He is no stranger to Panto either, and loves playing Dame. He’s also sailed round the world three times as a member of the Stadium Theatre Company on board S.S. Canberra, and has many T.V. and film appearances to his credit. Dudley is still recognised as the interviewer from hell in the Bacardi Breezer commercial.

 Gemma Salter as Rosie Walker

 Gemma left the Italia Conti Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2008 with a BA Hons in Acting. Since then, she has appeared in many productions on stage and screen. These include: Julie in Ray Davies’ Come Dancing (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Arrabella in Hansel and Gretel (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Kathleen Cook in Rock and Chips for the BBC, Shiraz Bailey Wood in Diary of a Chav(Tristan Bates Theatre), Hermia in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Brentwood Theatre), Straw in Little Red Riding Hood (Theatre Royal Stratford East). Gemma was also a soloist in the recent ‘Voices for a Better World’ charity concert License to Thrill, singing to over 10,000 people at the O2 Arena and she is the co-producer of ‘The Royal Knees Up’ cabaret evenings at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. Gemma is delighted to be a part of this production.