Translations by Brian Friel Directed by Allan Hart
		Wednesday 18 - Saturday 28 March, 2026 At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington

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Photography by George Huxley

Cast List Manus : Alan Maddrell Sarah : Varvara Barmpouni Jimmy : Peta Barker Maire : Laura Fleming Doalty : Jack Hanrahan Bridget : Cordelia Hennessy Hugh : Robert Pennant Jones Owen : Oscar Gill Lancey : Charlie Patterson Yolland : Peter Molloy Music recorded by: Paul Draper (Melodeon) Niall Ash (Fiddle) Bill Bremner (Bodhran) Christine Frey (Bodhran) Colin Guthrie (Guitar, Tin Whistle)

Production Team Director : Allan Hart Set Design : Max Batty Costume Design : Sue Carling Lighting Design : Stephen Ley Sound Design : Feiyang Yang Music Produced by Colin Guthrie Stage Manager : Azul Alysum Associate Director : Feiyang Yang ASM : Rosa Perez Lighting Operator : Samuel Ebden Sound Operator : Feiyang Yang Irish language coach : Jill Reynolds Rehearsal Prompt : Ann Watchorn Set Construction and Get-in : Andy Hind, Phillip Ley, Keith Syrett, Oliver Wimbush, Samir Shaikh, Florence Nettleton, Jude Chalk and members of the cast & crew

	Alan Maddrell's first show at the Tower was Telstar in 2014. Since then he has appeared in Travesties, All That Fall, Pal Joey, The Night Alive, The Chimes and The Playboy of the Western World. In a strange turn of events, Translations will be Alan's fifth show at the Tower playing an Irish character. He is not Irish.			Varvara Barmpouni moved to London to pursue her MA in acting and has appeared in musical productions at Theatro Technis in Camden and the Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen. She began her acting journey in Athens, where she trained at the New York Acting Studio. This marks her first play and her debut production with the Tower.
	Peta Barker's acting credits include Ariel and Caliban (The Tempest), Iago (Othello), Mrs Yajnavalkya (ValmouthThe Little Shop of Horrors), Mbongeni (Woza Albert!), Scullery (Road), Ash (Dealer's Choice), Jack Mullen (The Weir), John (Shining City), Derek (Brighton Beach Scumbags), Hoke Driving Miss Daisy), Evan (Sweat), Joe (Port Authority), Coram Boy, Maurice (The Night Alive), Koch/Nikolai (Crime and Punishment) and, most recently, Manxman (Moby Dick). Directing credits include Blue Remembered Hills, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Burn This, Lysistrata, Brimstone and Treacle, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Arcadia and, most recently, Our Country's Good. He adapted/directed Russell Hoban's novel Kleinzeit, and played Snug the Joiner in the Tower Theatre Team in the RSC's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.			Laura Fleming is delighted to be returning to the stage at the Tower Theatre in Translations. After moving over from Dublin in 2022, Laura has previously performed with the Tower in its productions of London Wall, The Night Alive, The Worst Witch and a rehearsed reading of The Playboy of the Western World. Back in Dublin, she was an active member of UCD’s drama and musical societies, starring in numerous productions such as Company, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Radiant Vermin. She is delighted to be returning to a Brian Friel play, after performing as Aunt Lizzie in Philadelphia, Here I Come! back in 2018 with UCD.
	This is Jack Hanrahan's second performance with the Tower, his first being Pal Joey. He recently appeared in Assassins (SEDOS) and 42nd Street (Geoids). In Dublin, he appeared in A Chorus Line, Jekyll & Hyde, Company, Legally Blonde, Curtains, She Loves Me, American Idiot and The Importance of Being Earnest.			This is Cordelia Hennessy's second show at the Tower, having spent last summer participating in the wonderful production of Moby Dick. Cordelia trained for two years on the Acting part-time course at Rose Bruford College whilst completing her Masters in Film and Media Curating. She is looking forward to participating in this production of Translations, especially given her Irish roots on her Dad’s side. She feels so lucky to be fulfilling her love of performance whilst simultaneously delving into her own heritage.
	Robert Pennant Jones is thrilled to be reprising the part of Hugh which he played in the Tower's previous production in 1998. Robert joined the Tower in 1962 and has been involved as an actor or director in around 50 shows. His recent roles include King Lear, Prospero in The Tempest and The Old Man in Doctor Faustus. His directorial debut at the Tower, in 1963, was Waiting for Godot; since then he has directed and/or acted in all of Beckett's major plays. His most recent productions as Director were the double-bill of Play and All That Fall in 2023. He produced The Genius of Christopher Marlowe for the Rose Theatre Trust with an illustrious cast of classical actors, including five theatrical knights. In 2021 he published his book First ACT Shakespeare.			Oscar Gill joined the Tower in 2025 after performing in a number of shows at the Questors Theatre, Barn Theatre, and as part of the Shattered Windscreen Company. His previous acting credits include roles in King Charles III, Road, Consent, Arcadia and Tom Jones. Other credits include sell-out shows at the Minack Theatre (The Grapes of Wrath, Wicked Lady) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Emoji, Flour).
	Charlie Patterson graduated from the London School of Dramatic Art in July 2023. He made his theatrical debut in Love and Information at the Chelsea Theatre and has recently appeared in Star-Crossed at the Cockpit Theatre and Henry VI Part 3 at the Theatre Deli. He co-wrote and appeared in Cycle of Echoes, which was first performed at the Canal Theatre in November 2024. He has worked in community theatre in Oxfordshire and as a character actor for Merlin Entertainments. Charlie has a professional background in teaching, care and support work and is passionate about making the theatre an accessible space for young people from less privileged backgrounds. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and is a published author and poet. He joined the Tower Theatre Company in December 2025.			Peter Molloy joined the Tower Theatre at the end of 2024, and Translations will be his second performance with the company. Moving to London from Dublin in 2020, Peter began following his curiosity for acting and theatre last year, and has really enjoyed treading the boards over the past 12 months, particularly in his debut theatre performance in After Life. With a career in both architecture and photography, acting is another creative pursuit from which he gets real fulfillment, and he is always excited to be part of a group of talented cast and crew to stage performances. A long time admirer of Brian Friel’s work, he's both grateful and excited to be performing in this production of Translations.
	Allan Hart has been a Tower member for over 30 years and directed many productions including The Night Alive, Port Authority, My Mother Said I Never Should, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Abigail's Party, Dealer's Choice, Closer, The Weir and The Homecoming. He has also acted in several shows, notably Arcadia, Waiting for Godot, Twelve Angry Men, In Celebration, East, Blue Remembered Hills, Road and How the Other Half Loves.