Tower Theatre Company : The Vortex

The Vortex

by Noël Coward

Directed by Colette Dockery

Tuesday 15th -
Saturday 19th March, 2011

The Tower Theatre performing at the Bridewell Theatre

Photography by Alexander Knapp

Cast
Preston : Tom Tillery
Helen : Jananne Rahman
Pawnie : Alistair Maydon
Clara : Helen MacBain
Tom : Nick Edwards
Florence : Karen Walker
Nicky : Bryan Fegan
David : Ian Hoare
Bunty : Amy Dunn
Bruce : Jacob Trenerry

Production Team
Director : Colette Dockery
Set Design : Jeff Kelly and Keith Syrett
Costume Design : Jill Batty
Lighting : Laurence Tuerk
Sound Design : Phillip Ley

Stage Manager : Aysha Tupman
ASMs : Julia Collier, Denyse Macpherson
Sound Operator : Jill Ruane

Karen Walker joined the Tower in 1985 and has been involved in dozens of productions in the UK and overseas. Principal roles include Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra, Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gertrude in Hamlet, and Julia Sterroll in Fallen Angels.

This is Jananne Rahman's Tower debut. She lives in Ealing and has performed with The Questors Theatre for many years. Roles include Beverly in Abigail's Party, Mrs Joe in Great Expectations, Masha in The Seagull and Helene in Festen.

Helen MacBain has been involved in several theatre groups across London and has clocked up three trips to the Edinburgh Fringe. This is her first performance for the Tower where she has particularly enjoyed trying to get in touch with Clara's over-the-top personality.

This is Amy Dunn's second Tower role after Elaine in The Graduate. She recently graduated from Bristol University, where she won the Vice Chancellor's Wickham Scholarship for Drama. She's just been cast in the Tower's Macbeth, and can't wait for her first acting trip to Paris.

This is Nick Edwards' first Tower production. Previous rôles include Blood Brothers (Mickey), The Graduate (Benjamin), Stags & Hens (Kav) and Taking Steps (Tristram). When not on stage, Nick plays the hardest role of all: a maths teacher in a secondary school in Kent!

Jacob Trenerry trained at The Poor School and City Lit. Previous Tower productions were Mojo and Don Juan in Soho. He recently appeared in A Morning with Guy Burgess for Black Pig Theatre. Film work includes Awake for the Actors Centre filmlab.

This is Bryan Fegan's third production with the Tower, having joined last year. He played Ty Williamson in Sordid Lives in Edinburgh and London and has most recently appeared as a Death Eater in the latest Harry Potter movie.

Ian Hoare joined the Tower eight years ago and has appeared in 14 shows, including The Diary of Anne Frank, The Crucible and The Trial. A journalist and lecturer, Ian lives in Upper Holloway and is a Gooner.

Alistair Maydon is delighted to return to the Tower after his recent appearance in Proof, having always wanted to be in a Noël Coward play.

A Tower member since 1959, Tom Tillery appeared in the London première of Coward's This Was A Man. He has also appeared in London premières of works by Tennessee Williams and Vaclav Havel. His collection of theatre programmes is extensive.

	Karen Walker joined the Tower in 1985 and has been involved in dozens of productions in the UK and overseas. Principal roles include Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra, Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gertrude in Hamlet, and Julia Sterroll in Fallen Angels.			This is Jananne Rahman's Tower debut. She lives in Ealing and has performed with The Questors Theatre for many years. Roles include Beverly in Abigail's Party, Mrs Joe in Great Expectations, Masha in The Seagull and Helene in Festen.
	Helen MacBain has been involved in several theatre groups across London and has clocked up three trips to the Edinburgh Fringe. This is her first performance for the Tower where she has particularly enjoyed trying to get in touch with Clara's over-the-top personality.			This is Amy Dunn's second Tower role after Elaine in The Graduate. She recently graduated from Bristol University, where she won the Vice Chancellor's Wickham Scholarship for Drama. She's just been cast in the Tower's Macbeth, and can't wait for her first acting trip to Paris.
	This is Nick Edwards' first Tower production. Previous rôles include Blood Brothers (Mickey), The Graduate (Benjamin), Stags & Hens (Kav) and Taking Steps (Tristram). When not on stage, Nick plays the hardest role of all: a maths teacher in a secondary school in Kent!			Jacob Trenerry trained at The Poor School and City Lit. Previous Tower productions were Mojo and Don Juan in Soho. He recently appeared in A Morning with Guy Burgess for Black Pig Theatre. Film work includes Awake for the Actors Centre filmlab.
	This is Bryan Fegan's third production with the Tower, having joined last year. He played Ty Williamson in Sordid Lives in Edinburgh and London and has most recently appeared as a Death Eater in the latest Harry Potter movie.			Ian Hoare joined the Tower eight years ago and has appeared in 14 shows, including The Diary of Anne Frank, The Crucible and The Trial. A journalist and lecturer, Ian lives in Upper Holloway and is a Gooner.
	Alistair Maydon is delighted to return to the Tower after his recent appearance in Proof, having always wanted to be in a Noël Coward play.			A Tower member since 1959, Tom Tillery appeared in the London première of Coward's This Was A Man. He has also appeared in London premières of works by Tennessee Williams and Vaclav Havel. His collection of theatre programmes is extensive.