Glenn’s got his sword-fighting down. Ria’s befriended a deer. New arrival Kurtis is settling in well. Everything’s falling into place.
But Pemfort also knows violence.
1264: A battle. 1777: A woman burns her husband alive. 1998: A suspicious death.
Now the past’s catching up.
In a village where everybody knows everybody, some truths won’t stay buried.
A new play by Sarah Power, directed by Ed Madden, about what we owe each other when the past demands a reckoning.
Cast
Ali Hadji-Heshmati
Glenn
Ali Hadji-Heshmati
GlennOn stage, Ali recently played the major role of Simon in LORD OF THE FLIES at The Chichester Festival Theatre and played in the 4-hander ANTIGONE (ON STRIKE) at the Park Theatre. On screen, he was a series lead in LOCKWOOD & CO. created by Joe Cornish for Netflix. Alongside this, he had a regular role in the comedy BAD EDUCATION for the BBC, directed and written by Jack Whitehall and Freddie Syborn. Prior to this, Ali was seen as the large recurring role of Abs Shah in the final series of HOLBY CITY, and can also be seen in the role of Javid in ALEX RIDER for Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
Debra Gillett
Uma
Debra Gillett
UmaDebra Gillett is an actress with an extensive career across theatre, film, television, and radio.
Recent stage credits include WELCOME TO PEMFORT and PANDEMONIUM at Soho Theatre; EXIT THE KING, YOUNG CHECKHOV: THE SEAGULL, YOUNG CHECKHOV: IVANOV, THREE DAYS IN THE COUNTRY, A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS and TARTUFFE at the National Theatre; NOISE OFF at the Lyric Hammersmith; MADNESS OF KING GEORGE III at Nottingham Playhouse; and LIMEHOUSE at the Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for THE COUNTRY WIFE by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Film credits include: THE CRITIC (dir. Anand Tucker); BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (dir. Sharon Maguire); PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (dir. Burr Steers) and NOTES ON A SCANDAL (dir. Richard Eyre).
Television credits include: INSIDE NO9 (BBC); CALL THE MIDWIFE series 3 (BBC); CRANFORD CHRONICLES (BBC Television); and DOCTOR WHO (DW Productions/BBC Television).
Radio credits include: LOOT (BBC Radio); LITTLE ANIMAL ARK STORIES and INDIGO STAR (Heavy Ent Ltd.)
Lydia Larson
Ria
Lydia Larson
RiaLydia is an actor and writer from the West Midlands. She performed her debut play FINDING FASSBENDER at Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe and Vault Festival and it received its American premiere at Inis Nua Theatre, Philadelphia.
Other theatre credits include: THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR (Jermyn Street), YOU STUPID DARKNESS (Paines Plough), SKIN A CAT – Offie Shortlisted Best Actress (Bunker Theatre and tour), BRUTAL CESSATION, TRAVESTY (Assembly Rooms), WE HAVE FALLEN (Underbelly), THE AFTER- DINNER JOKE, SPRINGS ETERNAL (Orange Tree), PERSUASION (Salisbury Playhouse), 24 Hour Plays (Old Vic), Pride and Prejudice (Theatre Royal Bath and Number one tour), Arcadia (Sonia Friedman Productions).
TV and film credits include: The Syndicate (Halcyons Heart Films/Channel Four), Safari (My Accomplice), Wool Coat (Purl Works), Father Brown, Call The Midwife, Doctors (BBC), A Gift From Bob (Studio Pictures).
Sean Delaney
Kurtis
Sean Delaney
KurtisSean is soon to star in the anticipated A24 series IT GETS WORSE, created by and starring Leo Reich. He is best known for his regular role in KILLING EVE, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Directed by Harry Bradbeer. He played the leading role of Teddy in the BBC/AMC series LIFE AFTER LIFE, directed by John Crowley, based on the book by Kate Atkinson. His other screen credits include VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, where he played a young Stephen Graham, directed by Andy Serkis.
Sean’s theatre credits include the Tony/Olivier winning Jez Butterworth play THE FERRYMAN (West End and Broadway); THE VORTEX (dir. Daniel Raggett, Chichester); BRILLIANT JERKS (Southwark Playhouse); and Beth Steel’s LABYRINTH at Hampstead Theatre.
He trained at RADA.
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