The Slab Boys
	by John Byrne Directed by Colette Dockery
	Tuesday 3rd - Saturday 7th April, 2012	The Tower Theatre performing at the Bridewell Theatre

Photography by Alexander Knapp

Cast Phil McCann : Ross Henry Steele George 'Spanky' Farrell : Jamie Biddle Hector McKenzie : Dean Brown Jack Hogg : John Munro Lucille Bentley : Helena Franklin Alan Downie : Paul Isaacs Willie Curry : Alexander Gordon Wood Sadie : Anne Connell

Production Team Director : Colette Dockery Assistant Director : Victor Craven Set Design : Philip Ley Costume Design : Deb Lonnon Lighting Design : Stephen Ley Sound Design & Operation : Victor Craven Stage Manager : Aysha Tupman Lighting Operators : Jill Ruane, Giulia Bertolini Set Development and Construction : Phillip Ley, Roger Beaumont, Keith Syrett, Michael Bettell and members of the cast & crew

	Ross Henry Steele is appearing for the first time in a Tower Theatre production. Glasgow born, he studied a BA(Hons) in Acting at Hull University. He then moved on to study a PGDE in Education, concentrating on Drama and Media Studies. His past roles have included Brutus in a edited version of Julius Caesar set in 1950's America, the title role in Othello as the Scottish "Moor" and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He has also appeared in Panto, both traditional and alternative - as a younger King Rat in The Pied Piper, doubling as the Piper himself, in a traditional family Panto in Glasgow; then a groom called Gary, confused about his sexuality; and finding himself in Pantoville, in It's Behind You!, and finally his most recent role was Boris the Cat in Dick Whittington. A rough, surly, hairy Glaswegian cat, which he assures us is not completely accurate : he's not rough.			Jamie Biddle was nominated for Best Actor in the 2011 Off West End Awards for his performance as Nic in At the Broken Places (The Cock Tavern). His other theatre credits include The Merchant of Venice (Camden People's Theatre), Mods and Rockers (Tristan Bates), The Meeting (Pleasance Islington/Edinburgh) as well as directing Smoking in the Boys' Room at Theatre503. Film roles include Drive-By Sunset, Smiley and Sola Gratia (Fear Driven Films).
	This is Paul Isaac's third production with the Tower, having recently appeared at the Bridewell in Terrorism and 5/11. He spent several years studying acting at the City Lit, having previously completed an English degree at Leeds University. Roles in training include Macbeth, Sam in Flatspin, Bruce in Beyond Therapy, and Haemon in Antigone. Recent parts include Medvedenko in The Seagull, Anthony Witwoud in The Way of the World, and Bardolph and the Duke of Orléans in Henry V.			The Slab Boys is Dean Brown's second show with the Tower Theatre, having previously appeared in Terrorism. Other appearances on stage with various companies include The Seagull, The Bald Soprano and Bear Hug. Eagle eyed viewers may also have seen him loitering in Tim Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd and participating in a particularly poor episode of Tonight with Trevor MacDonald. Outside of theatre, Dean works as a writer for a company magazine and website.
	John Munro has been a Tower Theatre member for three years, but this is his first production with the Company. His last performance was in Bath with the Next Stage Theatre Company where he played the role of Lars in the UK's first non-professional production of Festen. John was formerly a member of the National Youth Theatre and also holds a basic pass from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat in Rapier and Dagger and Unarmed Combat. John has also written and directed his own work for the stage. John is the former Campaigns Manager for the National Campaign for the Arts and currently works as a lobbyist in the retail sector. He is personally politically active, recently standing for Wandsworth Borough Council. John intends to stand for Parliament at the next General Election.			This is Helena Franklin's second Tower Theatre production. She started out performing with Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company over fifteen years ago, and has since been involved in many Shakespeare productions including The Tempest (Miranda) and Henry V (Princess Catherine). Whilst studying for a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare at University College London she was an active member of the Drama Society, with parts including Dotty Jumpersand Elizabeth Barry in The Libertine. She also directed a production of Othello and led the band in a musical production of Jekyll and Hyde.
	Alexander Gordon Wood trained at Birkbeck College, at City Lit and with the Scottish Youth Theatre. Recent stage appearances have included Alls Well That Ends Well, Antony & Cleopatra, Hamlet, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet and The Merry Wives Of Windsor (Cambridge Shakespeare Co); The Seagull (Barons Court Theatre); Twelfth Night (Greenwich); Shakespeare's Women and Measure for Measure (Rose Theatre); Money from America (Old Red Lion) and Uncle Vanya (Union Theatre). Alexander also appeared in 8 of the Tower Theatre Shakespeare shows from 2001 to 2008 as well as in The Kitchen, Playboy of the Western World and The Seagull. He has been a member since 2000. He has also appeared in several high-profile films including Jack the Ripper Definitive Story, Harry Potter 2,4,7 and 24 Hours in London and on TV in The Bill, Holby City, Fortysomething and Hornblower.			Anne Connell has been with the Tower since 1995, playing numerous parts including Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa, Muriel in Talking Heads, the Narrator in Under Milk Wood, Muriel in Habeas Corpus, Queen Margaret in Princess Ivona and most recently as Florence Unger in The Odd Couple. She also co-authored Curiouser and Curiouser, an adaptation and merging of both of Lewis Carroll's "Alice" books, which performed at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall in 2008.