Friday night. Four girls. Two boys. Alone in a house. Some of them are in love. Most of them are virgins. Everyone’s pretending they know what they’re doing.
Tonight’s the night they stop pretending.
This is Miriam Battye’s (Strategic Love Play, Succession) The Virgins: a funny and devastating fever dream of desire, fear and teenagerhood, directed by Olivier-nominated Jaz Woodcock-Stewart (Paradise Now!, Grud, The Glass Menagerie).
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Accessible Performances
Captioned Performance by Alex Romeo: Wed 18 Feb, 7pm
Audio Described Performance by Miranda Yates: Fri 20 Feb, 7pm
Post Show Q&A Sat 28 Feb
Join us for a post show Q&A Saturday 28th February from 4pm.
Hosted by Max Elton (Associate Director at Soho Theatre) and joined by Miriam Battye (Writer) and Raniah Al-Sayed (Intimacy Director).
Cast
Zoë Armer
Anya
Zoë Armer
AnyaZoë graduated from LAMDA in 2021.
Her theatre credits include; THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN (Manchester Royal Exchange – Community Ensemble), GARGANTUA (Salford Lowry – NT Connections), ON SONGBIRDS WINGS (Bolton Octagon Young Company) and ZIGGER ZAGGER (Wilton’s Music Hall – National Youth Theatre)
Her screen credits include; SO AWKWARD (CBBC), CASUALTY (BBC), EMMERDALE (ITV) and EASTENDERS (BBC), as well as independent films; KIND HEARTS AND CORNETTOS (Jade Jones), TRUTH SERUM (Vika Evdokimenko), VOIDANCE (Marianna Dean) and MISCONCEPTIONS (Marianna Dean).
THE VIRGINS marks her professional stage debut.
Alec Boaden
Mel
Alec Boaden
MelAlec is a native Nottingham actor and a recent graduate of Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Before graduating, Alec was cast in his first professional theatre production, James Graham’s PUNCH (★★★★ in The Guardian and The Telegraph) which transferred to the Young Vic in London and has now opened in the West End. Alec also recently played a supporting lead in for the stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s novel NOUGHTS + CROSSES at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Alec trained from a young age at Nottingham’s prestigious Television Workshop. His television credits include MASTERS OF THE AIR on Apple TV+.
Ella Bruccoleri
Jess
Ella Bruccoleri
JessElla has recently wrapped on the lead role of Mary Bennet in the upcoming BBC/Britbox period drama THE OTHER BENNET SISTER.
Recent film credits include BANK OF DAVE 2, PADDINGTON IN PERU and Netflix’s JOY.
Ella has extensive credits across film and television including the new horror trilogy THE STRANGERS, BBC’s CALL THE MIDWIFE, ITV’s PASSENGER and THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE , BBC’s LUDWIG, Disney+’s EXTRAORDINARY, Netflix’s THE LAST KINGDOM and the third series of BRIDGERTON, as well as Alibi’s BOOKISH.
She recently wrapped as the lead role opposite Hugh Bonneville and Michael Socha in the comedy feature GO AWAY!
Anushka Chakravarti
Chloe
Anushka Chakravarti
ChloeAnushka Chakravarti trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and studied at Oxford University.
Stage credits include: POOR CLARE (Orange Tree Theatre); CORIOLANUS, THE CRUCIBLE and OUR GENERATION (National Theatre), and THE DIVINE MRS S (Hampstead Theatre).
Television credits include: ANDOR (Disney+); PEACOCK and JERK (BBC Three); and CALL THE MIDWIFE S15 (BBC One, PBS).
Film credits: GHOSTWRITER (Warner Bros. Pictures).
Molly Hewitt-Richards
Phoebe
Molly Hewitt-Richards
PhoebeMolly Hewitt-Richards trained at Italia Conti.
Stage credits include: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Bridge Theatre) and THE SECRET GARDEN (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).
Television credits include: CODE OF SILENCE (ITV) and CASUALTY (BBC).
Ragevan Vasan
Joel
Ragevan Vasan
JoelRagevan is a three time Off-West End Awards nominee.
Ragevan can be seen as Felzonis in ANDOR (Disney+) and Gavin in Sky Atlantics’ SAVE ME. Other television roles include CUFFS (BBC), FORTITUDE (Sky) and THE STATE (Channel 4).
His previous theatre credits include LITTLE SCRATCH (New Diorama Theatre and Hampstead Theatre); THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (Hampstead Theatre); NAME, PLACE, ANIMAL, THING (Almeida); LIVING NEWSPAPER (Royal Court); I WANNA BE YOURS (Bush Theatre); THE VILLAGE (Stratford East); LOVE FOR LOVE (RSC) and HURLING RUBBLE AT THE SUN (Park Theatre).
Ragevan’s film credits include: DUMBO(dir: Tim Burton), WALK LIKE A PANTHER, THE LAST WITNESS and DAPHNE.
Ragevan trained with the NYT REP Company.
Creative Team
Miriam Battye
WriterMiriam Battye
WriterJaz Woodcock-Stewart
DirectorJaz Woodcock-Stewart
DirectorJaz is a director working in theatre and screen.
Her production of Paradise Now! (Bush Theatre) was nominated for an Olivier Award. She has been nominated for Best Director at the Off West End Awards for her productions of Multiple Casualty Incident (Yard Theatre) and Paradise Now! (Bush Theatre). Her production Civilisation (JWScompany), a collaboration with choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple won the Jury Prize at Fast Forward Festival (2021), the European festival for young directors at Dresden Staatschauspiel. It was also selected for Radikal Jung in Munich (2022).
Theatre work as Director includes: Gulliver’s Travels (Deutches National Theater Weimar); The Glass Menagerie (Theater Basel); The Attempts (JWScompany); Grud (Hampstead Theatre); Multiple Casualty Incident (Yard Theatre), Jason Medea Medley (Dresden Staatschauspiel); Paradise Now! (Bush Theatre); Electric Rosary (Manchester Royal Exchange); Gulliver’s Travels (Unicorn); Civilisation (UK and International Tour); Something New (Thomas Bernhard Institut); Lands (Bush Theatre); If I Were Me (Soho Theatre); Learning Piece (The Place); Days Like This (BAC/BeFestival)
Selected Associate/Assistant work includes: Enemy of the People (Duke of York’s); All About Eve (Noel Coward); Network (National Theatre); Lazarus (King’s Cross Theatre); Adler and Gibb (Royal Court/Tour).
She is a Resident this year with House Productions.
She trained on the National Theatre Studio Directors Course, East 15 Acting School and Dartington College of Arts.
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