Tower Theatre Company : Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart

by Beth Henley

Directed by Gigi Robarts

Tuesday 17th - Saturday 21st January, 2012

The Tower Theatre performing at the Bridewell Theatre

Photography by Alexander Knapp

Cast :
Chick Boyle : Lucy Fletcher
Meg Magrath : Jo Donnelly
Babe Magrath : Sarah Peachey
Barnette Lloyd : Crispin Davy
Lenny Magrath : Emma Knott
Doc Porter : Oscar Gibbs

Production Team :
Director : Gigi Robarts
Set Design : Magdalena Rutkowska
Costume Design : Katreena Watherston
Lighting Design : Rich Evans
Sound Design : Colin Guthrie
Make-up/Hair : Katreena Watherston
Assistant Director : Luise Weiner

Stage Manager : Ksenya Gray
Assistant Stage Manager : Deborah Lonnon
Lighting Operator : Katey Warran
Sound Operator : Louise Bakker
Costume Coordinator : Gigi Robarts
Assistant Set Designer : Tom Minasz
Set Construction : Keith Syrett, Michael Bettell and members of the cast & crew

Lucy Fletcher has worked as a professional harpist since the age of 16. She trained as an acting member of the National Youth Theatre and as a Junior Associate with The Royal Ballet. Whilst reading law at Cambridge, she was an active member of the Footlights Comedy Club and the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club. Theatre credits include The Baker's Wife in Into The Woods, Viola in Twelfth Night, Masha in The Seagull and most recently Claudia Faith in The Dulwich Players' production of Nuts.

This is Jo Donnelly's second role with Tower having made her debut performance in Terrorism in September. Previous shows have taken her from materialistic tart Carol in Stags and Hens, to free-spirited hippy in the musical Hair. Jo trained at the London College of Theatre Studies and her singing has seen her featured as lead vocalist for a signed band. She holds a degree in Visual Communication Design and is the co-founder and Creative Director of branding agency 'Do Good Branding'.

Emma Knott regularly acts and directs with a number of London theatre groups though this is her first outing with the Tower. Previous roles include Helen in The Cripple of Inishmaan, Olwen Peel in Dangerous Corner and Lotty Wilkins in Enchanted April. She has recently directed The Importance of Being Earnest for the annual "SEDOS In The City" tour raising over £2,000 for charity.

Crimes of the Heart is Crispin Davy's first production for the Tower Theatre. Crispin read music at Jesus College, Oxford and studied acting on the postgraduate Advanced Performers Studio course hosted at LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Music.

Sarah Peachey is very excited to be starting 2012 in her debut with the Tower. Having been acting for many years and studying Shakespearean performance at LAMDA, her previous roles have included Viola in Twelfth Night, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest and Velvet in Popcorn (to 5 star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe). Since joining KDC in 2010 she has been privileged to play many wonderful roles including Penelope in The Penelopiad and with SEDOS in 2011 as Chloe in Arcadia and Juliet in Romeo & Juliet.

Oscar Gibbs trained at the City Lit where he completed the Diploma course. He has since appeared as Roberto in Roberto Zucco , De Flores in The Changeling, and most recently as Pylades in Dirty Market's Something about you makes me want to hurt you.

Gigi Robarts is thrilled to be directing her second play for the Tower Theatre Company. Other directing includes Tartuffe, Black Widow, Loveplay, The Children's Hour (in the round) and Hay Fever, all performed with the Putney Arts Theatre. Gigi has directed two productions for KDC - Jake's Women at the White Bear Theatre and The Long Run at the Landor Theatre. Gigi also directed Huis Clos, performed in French at the Baron's Court Theatre by Something Wicked productions.
Gigi lived in New York and worked as an actress/voice over talent. Acting credits include : Beverly in Abigail's Party, Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Amanda in Private Lives and Stepmother/Dandini in Cinderella. Audio books : Weis' Mistress of Dragons, Tracy Chevalier's The Virgin Blue and Graham Swift's Last Orders.

	Lucy Fletcher has worked as a professional harpist since the age of 16. She trained as an acting member of the National Youth Theatre and as a Junior Associate with The Royal Ballet. Whilst reading law at Cambridge, she was an active member of the Footlights Comedy Club and the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club. Theatre credits include The Baker's Wife in Into The Woods, Viola in Twelfth Night, Masha in The Seagull and most recently Claudia Faith in The Dulwich Players' production of Nuts.			This is Jo Donnelly's second role with Tower having made her debut performance in Terrorism in September. Previous shows have taken her from materialistic tart Carol in Stags and Hens, to free-spirited hippy in the musical Hair. Jo trained at the London College of Theatre Studies and her singing has seen her featured as lead vocalist for a signed band. She holds a degree in Visual Communication Design and is the co-founder and Creative Director of branding agency 'Do Good Branding'.
	Emma Knott regularly acts and directs with a number of London theatre groups though this is her first outing with the Tower. Previous roles include Helen in The Cripple of Inishmaan, Olwen Peel in Dangerous Corner and Lotty Wilkins in Enchanted April. She has recently directed The Importance of Being Earnest for the annual "SEDOS In The City" tour raising over £2,000 for charity.			Crimes of the Heart is Crispin Davy's first production for the Tower Theatre. Crispin read music at Jesus College, Oxford and studied acting on the postgraduate Advanced Performers Studio course hosted at LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Music.
	Sarah Peachey is very excited to be starting 2012 in her debut with the Tower. Having been acting for many years and studying Shakespearean performance at LAMDA, her previous roles have included Viola in Twelfth Night, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest and Velvet in Popcorn (to 5 star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe). Since joining KDC in 2010 she has been privileged to play many wonderful roles including Penelope in The Penelopiad and with SEDOS in 2011 as Chloe in Arcadia and Juliet in Romeo & Juliet.			Oscar Gibbs trained at the City Lit where he completed the Diploma course. He has since appeared as Roberto in Roberto Zucco , De Flores in The Changeling, and most recently as Pylades in Dirty Market's Something about you makes me want to hurt you.
	Gigi Robarts is thrilled to be directing her second play for the Tower Theatre Company. Other directing includes Tartuffe, Black Widow, Loveplay, The Children's Hour (in the round) and Hay Fever, all performed with the Putney Arts Theatre. Gigi has directed two productions for KDC - Jake's Women at the White Bear Theatre and The Long Run at the Landor Theatre. Gigi also directed Huis Clos, performed in French at the Baron's Court Theatre by Something Wicked productions. Gigi lived in New York and worked as an actress/voice over talent. Acting credits include : Beverly in Abigail's Party, Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Amanda in Private Lives and Stepmother/Dandini in Cinderella. Audio books : Weis' Mistress of Dragons, Tracy Chevalier's The Virgin Blue and Graham Swift's Last Orders.