Tower Theatre Company :The Children

The Children

by Lucy Kirkwood

Directed by Jonathan Reed

Wednesday 14 - Saturday 24 May, 2025

At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington

Photography by Pau Ros

Cast List

Hazel : Rosanna Preston
Rose : Trudi Dane
Robin : Jon Gilmartin

Production Team

Director : Jonathan Reed
Set Design : Rob Hebblethwaite
Costume Design : Peter Westbury
Lighting Design : Andy Peregrine
Original Music and Sound Design : Stanley Piper

Stage Manager : Angelika Michitsch
Assistant Director : Emma Cornford
Lighting Operator : Alex Papadopoulos or Matthew Ibbotson
Sound Operator : Jonathan Norris
Set Construction and Get-In : Phillip Ley, Keith Syrett, Max Batty, Alex Burton, Piers Haines, Megan Stretton, Dina Benderra, Alexander Kampmann and members of the cast & crew

The Children is one of Rosanna Preston’s all time favourite plays and she’s thrilled to be a part of this production. This is her ninth role at the Tower Theatre and she has also directed and narrated Tower productions. Elsewhere Rosanna has performed and directed at Theatro Technis, White Bear, Baron’s Court, The Pleasance, Watford Fringe Festival and others. Recently she was an undercover actor for Kit Green’s 1133. Rosanna's films include the Jamie T music video Between the Rocks and the TV series Psyched (in production).

Until recently Trudi Dane was a part-time Admin Administrator at a North London school but now School's Out (permanently) she's enjoying her freedom! Trudi has appeared in numerous roles at the Tower, Garden Suburb and Incognito Theatres. These include Mules, playing Bridie, Pam in Just Between Ourselves, Cathy and Katherine in Regina Monologues, Renee in The Odd Couple - Female Version, and Truvy in Steel Magnolias where she had to simultaneously manicure and hairstyle while acting! She has recently played Lady Chomondley in Murder With Ghosts, one of the witches in Macbeth and Daria Chase in The Game's Afoot. The latter also performed at the Isle of Man Easter Festival in 2023. Trudi is thrilled to be back at the Tower Theatre again, working with a great cast and team.

This is Jon Gilmartin's third show with the Tower Theatre. His debut as Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing in 2017 was followed in 2018 by playing Charrington in 1984. Jon spent a lot of time working behind Tower’s bar after the move to Stoke Newington, then being co-opted onto the Management Committee and helping to establish the first wave of Tower’s Community Engagement programme. Jon is excited beyond words at being cast as Robin in The Children and finally doing some acting again.

This is Jonathan Reed's fourth production at the Tower. He was assistant director for Writer's Room in 2022 and for Old Bridge in 2023. He then directed Seagulls later that year. Jon is an avid fan of improvisation, both performing it and using it in the rehearsal process. Jon performs in ‘Live Wired Comedy Improvisation’; he has performed improvisation across London since 2015 and has learnt from some incredible improvisers from London and Chicago along the way.

	The Children is one of Rosanna Preston’s all time favourite plays and she’s thrilled to be a part of this production. This is her ninth role at the Tower Theatre and she has also directed and narrated Tower productions. Elsewhere Rosanna has performed and directed at Theatro Technis, White Bear, Baron’s Court, The Pleasance, Watford Fringe Festival and others. Recently she was an undercover actor for Kit Green’s 1133. Rosanna's films include the Jamie T music video Between the Rocks and the TV series Psyched (in production).			Until recently Trudi Dane was a part-time Admin Administrator at a North London school but now School's Out (permanently) she's enjoying her freedom! Trudi has appeared in numerous roles at the Tower, Garden Suburb and Incognito Theatres. These include Mules, playing Bridie, Pam in Just Between Ourselves, Cathy and Katherine in Regina Monologues, Renee in The Odd Couple - Female Version, and Truvy in Steel Magnolias where she had to simultaneously manicure and hairstyle while acting! She has recently played Lady Chomondley in Murder With Ghosts, one of the witches in Macbeth and Daria Chase in The Game's Afoot. The latter also performed at the Isle of Man Easter Festival in 2023. Trudi is thrilled to be back at the Tower Theatre again, working with a great cast and team.
	This is Jon Gilmartin's third show with the Tower Theatre. His debut as Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing in 2017 was followed in 2018 by playing Charrington in 1984. Jon spent a lot of time working behind Tower’s bar after the move to Stoke Newington, then being co-opted onto the Management Committee and helping to establish the first wave of Tower’s Community Engagement programme. Jon is excited beyond words at being cast as Robin in The Children and finally doing some acting again.			This is Jonathan Reed's fourth production at the Tower. He was assistant director for Writer's Room in 2022 and for Old Bridge in 2023. He then directed Seagulls later that year. Jon is an avid fan of improvisation, both performing it and using it in the rehearsal process. Jon performs in ‘Live Wired Comedy Improvisation’; he has performed improvisation across London since 2015 and has learnt from some incredible improvisers from London and Chicago along the way.