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William Shakespeare's
Macbeth
Online edition
Virtual Programme

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 About the show
What do you do, when a global pandemic hits, and all your live shows have to be postponed for an unknown period of time?? (cancellation is not a word in our vocabluary, all the planned live shows will happen once it is safe and practicable to do so, when theatres are able to reopen)  Many theatre companies have simply had to close, not knowing if or when they will be able to reopen. Most actors and theatre crew, overnight, lost their livlihoods. We had that choice as well, but in the grand tradition of the South Devon Players, finding ways to adapt and survive, we decided to find ways to move our performances online.To try to keep our actors earning at least something from online shows. To remain open - just in cyberspace, until we can reopen in a more traditional manner. . 

It has been easier said than done of course. Many of our team had to learn the technology from scratch in a few weeks; using video conferencing, as well as lighting and using digital backdrops, all by using whatever technology we all have at home. As a company, we had to find new ways to stream our work online, learn new software to do that, how to integrate ticket sales for online events, how to work digitally in all aspects of production, assisting our team members who are less confident in digital technology, learning how to market the shows soley online, and then creating ways to replicate the theatre experience, as best we can, online. 
Digital theatre cannot be the same as live theatre. And there is no rulebook written on this kind of situation - after all, no theatre company, at least since the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, has been in this situation, and in those days, the internet did not exist, so our approach is developed by what we hope is logical thinking, trying & testing technical approaches, and as this is the first of our online projects, we would love to hear any thoughts or questions you have as the audience.  - email southdevonplayers@gmail.com

The Players are, as always committed to creating great entertainment, and keeping their actors and crew in work as much as is possible. 
This production is only one of a summer schedule of digital performances including other full length Shakespeare, newly written childrens adventure stories, and more. 
.Characters & Cast

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Macbeth - Christophe Lombardi

Born in Paris, Christophe's first brush with performance was as a boy-alto, aged 8, with the choir "Les Petites Enfants à la Croix Brûlée" (The Little Children of the Burnt Cross).

Having caught the performance bug, he later formed a Musical Duo with a colleague, while stationed in New Caledonia with the French Army.
Specialising in Acting, Magic and Medieval Combat display, Christophe also studies Astrophysics with the Open University, and is the owner-operator of Trapdoor Entertainment.

Christophe is into his 3rd year as a Company Understudy with SDP. He was activated in 2019 to play as Macbeth on 9 days notice.

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Lady Macbeth- Tara MacGowran
Tara MacGowran has worked in TV, film and theatre in the UK, Ireland and USA since appearing in ‘Children of the New Forest’ for the BBC at the age of 12. Her first major film appearance was as Patience in ‘Secret Places’ for which she won the Bronze Mask at the Taormina Film Festival.
Other film includes: ‘The Dawning’, ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’ and ‘Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming’. Television includes: ‘Children of the New Forest’ (BBC) , ‘Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage’ (BBC), ‘Tropical Moon Over Dorking’ (Limehouse), ‘Murder in Eden’ (BBC) and ‘Spring Cleaning’ (RTE). Theatre includes: ‘Aristocrats’ (Claire)– Hampstead Theatre, ‘Hinkemann’, ‘Translations’ (Sarah) and Macbeth (Lady Macbeth, Lady Macduff, Witch) . Recent film releases include: ‘Mummy Reborn’, ‘Pagan Warrior’ and ‘Virtual Death Match’.”

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Macduff - Nick Asaro

is a California based character actor who has been acting since he was in middle school. In the time from then to now, his career has varied across stage and screen from improv to musicals to short films and everything in between. He was also fortunate enough to attend the esteemed American Academy Of Dramatic Arts, which he graduated from in 2018. He is very elated for the opportunity to explore a personal favorite role of Macduff in this production and the exciting creative opportunities that lie ahead.

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Witch 2 - Allison Ko
 
Allison has worked and appeared in several shows by Alhambra High School’s Drama department, including Chicago: The Musical, and takes part in student projects for film. She trains in several modes of dance with the Pasadena Civic Ballet and has been cast in their production of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Aladdin. She enjoys singing badly and sandwiches. Allison plans to study English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia this fall.

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Porter/ Lady MacDuff - Dorothy Grace Laity

​Dorothy has been an actor for 32 years and a technician for 23 years.
She works in a wide variety of performance disciplines and while she specialises in stage management, production admin, costume, lighting & properties, she is at home in most departments.
She just entered her 4th year as a Company Understudy with SDP.
Now working mostly in Ireland and UK, she continues to work as a mainly freelance actor*, voice artist and theatre technician, with a special interest in promoting visibility and greater equality for performers who are disabled people. In 2014, she was featured in the film portion of the multi-discipline "The Body Love Project", in a segment on life in the industry for performers with disabilities.
In the spring of 2017 she was elected to the Executive of Equity Ireland and has served ever since.
* Representation: UK - South Devon Players

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Ross - Ella Victoria Robb
Represented by RedShaw Management (formally The Centre Agency)

www.spotlight.com/4067-0194-5631

Training: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London (BA Hons in Musical Theatre, sponsored by the Leverhulme Award and the Donald Dewar Trust Arts Award) and Stow College (now Glasgow Kelvin College) Glasgow.
Training Credits include: Featured Ensemble in Lucky S(ff, Leeza in No One In The World, Sue in A Slice of Saturday Night, JoJo in Seussical The Musical, Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (Trinity Laban) Lady Beaconsfield in Jekyll and Hyde, Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street and Bullfrog/Turkey in Honk! (Stow College)

Other Theatre Credits include: Grandma/Sorceress/Bandit Queen/Fisherwoman of Iceland/ Fisherwoman of Finland in The Snow Queen (MT Produc\ons for Theatre On The Coast) Featured Performer in Miscast (Above the Arts, London) Stage Manager in Tribe (London Theatre Workshop), Sebas\an in The Tempest (London Theatre Workshop), Featured Performer in Search Party (SingLondon), Florence/Composer/Musical Director in Spectrum: The Musical (Trinity Laban, devised by the company), Interna\onal Performance Cast Member in The Tin Forest (Commonwealth Games, Glasgow), Featured Ensemble roles

in Jerusalem: The Song of Deeds (World Premier), Pinocchio: The True Adventures (Sco_sh Premier) and Geordie: A New Musical for Scotland (Sco_sh Tour) and Actress and founding member of Family StoryTime (all with SYT Produc\ons)

TV Credits include: Secretary to the Registry on Eastenders (BBC, November 8th 2019 episode) Nurse Jenny in Trust Me (Red Produc\ons, BBC1) and Tap Dancer for Farewell to the BBC Television Centre (The One Show, BBC)

Ella is also a freelance Drama, Musical Theatre and Singing teacher working with children and young people of all ages.

Twitter: @EllaVRobb 

Instagram: ellavrobb 

www.ellavrobb.co.uk 

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Witch 3. - Charlotte Slade
Charlotte Slade has appeared in a variety of roles from a witch In A post apocalyptic Macbeth with The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, Brixham to an ancestor in The Addams family musical. She has recently co-directed her first play, The Great Gale of Brixham alongside writer and director Laura Jury . During the pandemic quarantine she has amassed new online skills preparing to perform next month in online productions of a new play Merlin and the Knights Errant adapted and directed by Dorothy Grace Laity, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with South Devon Players which will resume its tour of south west venues after the pandemic

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Malcolm - Rich Sandford
Oberon is King of Fairies. Proud, angry, and vengeful, he quarrels with Titania for the sake of a changeling boy, and on being refused decides to humiliate her into obedience. Rich Sandford has been actor for the past 7 years with The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, Brixham. He has enjoyed a variety of different roles. In that time he has learned many new skills such as stage fighting and choreography. He is now also co-directing our Midsummer Night's Dream show.

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Lennox - Laura Jury
An actor since 1996, and director since 2000 - and founder of the South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company in the winter of 2005-6, Laura has trained at the University of Plymouth (undergraduate) and the University of Exeter (postgraduate), and appeared in theatre, film, and TV productions based in the UK and around the world, and leading the South Players to local, national and international arts awards for quality of shows, cultrual innovation, and including performers at all stages of their careers. When not performing, networking, or working on company improvements, Laura is usually to be found obsessing over medieval history, wild herbs, swimming in the sea, paranormal research, or wishing there were more hours in the day. 

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  Witch 1: Debba Rofheart is a Los Angeles based actor. Theatre is her great love and Shakespeare, most especially. She's a proud member of Son of Semele and Open Fist Theatre Companies, where she was most recently seen on stage in two of Caryl Churchill's short plays. She is delighted to be making her debut as First Witch, with the South Devon Players. Thank heavens for internet theatre!
https://www.facebook.com/debbarofheart​

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 Tadhg Montague – Young Siward
Tadhg turns 18 in July and has been swinging swords and other weapons since before he could talk, as part of his family’s living history business, Montague Heritage Services in Ireland. When not working in the family business, bringing history to life, Tadhg has spent a considerable amount of time on stage. his first role was as Tybalt with
Innovations Theatre Group at age 9. After joining Razzle Dazzle Theatre Group, Tadhg had the opportunity to expand on his comedic timing playing an Ugly Sister, Mrs. Claus, and The Wizard of Oz. In 2015 aged 13, Tadhg played the only child character, Thomas,
in the Bloomers Theatre Group production of ‘Sr. Mary Ignatius Explains It All To You’ a disturbing One Act about a psychopathic nun.
2016 saw a run in Gorey Little Theatre with Raspers Players in the role of Alfred in the holocaust themed production ‘I Never Saw Another Butterfly.’ This went on to run educational performances for local schools. Pixie Po was Tadhg’s interactive character for the Jim Carton Memorial Run in July 2017. He had to speak to members of the public
on a walk in the woods and try not to frighten them with his archery skills.
Tadhg took a break from the stage to study for school exams but did work as the sound and lighting technician for MAD (Murphy Academy of Drama) on their 2 full productions in Gorey Little Theatre, ‘Narnia’ 3 rd 2018 & ‘Alice In Wonderland’ 2017. Tadhg is delighted to be working on his first international production with South Devon Players on this innovative version of Macbeth, especially since he hopes to display his improved swordsmanship since his 9yr
old Tybalt stage fight!

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Siward - Meg Kemble
Based in the New York/New Jersey area, Meg Kemble has been studying Shakespeare theatrically for nearly a decade; having trained with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts, worked as a director with the Marble Valley players, and worked for several years with the Shakespeare on Mainstreet company of Vermont. She has donned such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, and Pheobe in As You Like It. 

Meg is honoured and delighted to be working with the South Devon Players, and to be part of making live theatre accessible during such strange times as these.

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Murderer 2/ Scottish Doctor- Sue Slade
 Sue Slade has worked on a variety of productions of both sides of the curtain most recently understudying and playing parts in Macbeth and Les Miserables with The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, Brixham. She is also a licensed chaperone and she is in the last year of her  MA in Childhood and youth Studies supporting her work as an educational consultant
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Fleance / Young Macduff - Alex Slade
 Alex has appeared in three productions with The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, Brixham as a revolutionary in Les Miserables, as Fleance in a post apocalyptic Macbeth understudying young Mcduff and Young Seward playing all three roles in 3 touring performances and Rob in The Great Gale of Brixham. Currently he is rehearsing for their latest production midsummer nights dream as Moth for an online performance followed by their postponed tour of South West Venues
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pdated casting details for our theatre production of Jack The Ripper. The show is going ahead, we have just had to rearrange how we will cast (now via self-tape) and rehearse (via zoom until restrictions ease), in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Audition page with all the updated information/ documents/ downloadbles on our main website at https://www.southdevonplayers.com/auditions.html
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All the usual terms apply: We are based in the Devon area (shows in Devon & Bristol). Pay is a guaranteed minimum of equal profitshare plus portfolio material - raising to union standard wage if we can find the funding.


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