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CAST JUL IA N FOX (M R. W EST ON ) SA RA H PY PER (M ISS EM M A WOODHOUSE) As associate ar tistic dir ector of Thistledow n, Sar ah is thr illed to be so involved w ith the company's debut show. H er acting cr edits in Oxfor d include The Comedy of Er r or s (2013), Pr ide and Pr ejudice (2013) and Dr Faustus (2013) for Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, and Blue Stockings (2015) for ElevenOne Theatr e. She also co-dir ected H ay Fever (2014) for the OTG w ith our ar tistic dir ector , Laur ence Goodw in. She has tour ed sever al show s, including A M idsummer N ight's Dr eam to Califor nia and has both per for med and co-dir ected show s at the Edinbur gh Fr inge Festival. It has been a pleasur e w or king w ith the cast and cr ew on this pr oduction. DAV ID GUT HRIE (M R. HEN RY WOODHOUSE) David?s r ecent r oles have included Rev'd Par r is (The Cr ucible), Duke Fr eder ick (As You Like It), M r Alfier i (A View fr om the Br idge) and Count Aubespine (M ar y Stuar t), all w ith Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, as w ell as Dw or nitschek (The Play?s the Thing) w ith ElevenOne Theatr e and Gr emio (The Taming of the Shr ew ) w ith Tr oika Theatr e. H e has also per for med as a musician w ith Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, Oxfor d Dance Theatr e, and the Oxfor d Stage Company. A DI HIM PSON (M R. GEORGE K N IGHT L EY ) Adi has w or ked in the past as a pr ofessional voiceover ar tist and as a puppeteer on childr en's TV, as w ell as enjoying a w ide var iety of r oles in local pr oductions r anging fr om pantomime to Shakespear e. After a 10 year absence (dur ing w hich time he descr ibes himself as being "far too sensible") he r etur ned to the stage in a successful 2015 pr oduction of "The 39 Steps" as one of five actor s playing over 50 differ ent char acter s r anging fr om a cleaning lady to a cr itically acclaimed flock of sheep! H e has gr eatly enjoyed thr ow ing himself into the char acter of Geor ge Knightley and is delighted to be taking par t in Thistledow n Theatr e's fir st pr oduction. T RACEY RIM EL L (M ISS TAY L OR, lat er M RS. W EST ON ) Tr acey is pleased to make her debut w ith Thistledow n Theatr e Company. Recent cr edits include Blue Stockings (ElevenOne Theatr e), A Streetcar N amed Desire (Oxfor d Theatr e Guild), M iss Julie (Witney Theatr e Company) and The Strangeness of Others (L& G Pr oductions). She r ecently filmed Let N othing You Dismay w ith Film Oxfor d and Etiquette w ith Baby Oak Pr oductions, and also plays w ith Oxfor d folk band the H alf M oon All Star s. She has a degr ee in M usic Pr oduction fr om Sw ansea M etr opolitan Univer sity and tr ained as an actor at Reading Rep Theatr e School. She later gained a Diploma in Fr eelance Jour nalism w ith the Br itish School of Jour nalism, and gr aduated as a member of the pr ess w ith the Inter national N ew s Syndicate: mor e at tr aceyr imell.com. Tr acey w or ks in communications for Oxfor d Univer sity Pr ess as w ell as being a fr eelance w r iter. Julian is a qualified physics teacher , r ow ing coach and Real Tennis pr ofessional. H e has sung many r oles in Amateur Oper a and Oper etta; w hile living in Bor deaux, he played the lead r oles in sever al of the Gilber t and Sullivan Oper ettas: N anki Poo (The M ikado), Ralph Rackstr aw (H M S Pinafor e) and Str ephon (Iolanthe). H e has also played the r ole of Aeneas in Pur cell?s Dido and Aeneas. Since r etur ning to this countr y he has sung w ith Br istol and Canter bur y Oper atic Societies. Thus this is Julian?s fir st stage play for some time: in the past, he has played the r oles of Lor d Ar thur in Lor d Ar thur Savile?s Cr ime (based on Oscar Wilde) and Bluntschli in Ar ms and the M an (Shaw ), and has also exited ?pur sued by a bear ? as Antigonus in The Winter ?s Tale. L AUREN CE T UCK (M R. PHIL IP ELT ON ) Laur ence has been involved in sever al amateur dr amatic pr oductions in West Oxfor dshir e, w ith Stanton H ar cour t Dr ama Gr oup and N or thmoor Player s. H e has most r ecently appear ed onstage in N oel Cow ar d's Relative Values as Peter Ingleton for Eynsham's Bar tholomew Player s. <strong>Emma</strong> mar ks his fir st time per for ming in Oxfor d. JAN E AUSTEN 'S EM M A | 3
JA M ES POT T ON (M R. ROBERT M A RT IN ) Jamie is a founder of Thistledow n as w ell as the Company's pr oducer. H e is delighted to be in its fir st pr oduction. H e has pr eviously appear ed on stage as Wally Webb in Our Tow n and in ElevenOne's pr oduction of Blue Stockings. L IZ HUT CHIN SON (M ISS BAT ES) Liz has per for med in many plays, pantomimes and r evues. H er r ecent r oles have included M iss Pr ism in The Impor tance of Being Ear nest, Clar a in H ay Fever and M r s. Br ansom in N ight M ust Fall. H er all time favour ite r ole is Edna in H ar lequinade, w ho car r ies on per for ming the r ole of Juliet despite her advanced year s. She is delighted to be playing the r ole of the ver y talkative M iss Bates. Liz is thr illed to be a par t of Thistledow n Theatr e's fir st pr oduction. EM ILY SA DDL ER (M ISS JA N E FA IRFA X ) This is Emily?s fir st for ay into theatr e in Oxfor d. H aving been involved in student theatr e at univer sity, she is excited to r etur n to the stage after settling into the ?r eal? w or ld. Emily has r eally enjoyed being par t of Thistledow n Theatr e?s fir st pr oduction and w or king closely w ith such talented people. She hopes you enjoy the show ! SIM ON M A RIE (M R. FRA N K CHURCHIL L ) The pleasur e is entir ely Simon's to be playing Fr ank Chur chill in Thistledow n Theatr e's maiden voyage. H is pr evious onstage Austen outing w as in Oxfor d Theatr e Guild's Pr ide & Pr ejudice, in w hich he w as ever ything a young man ought to be. Other r oles for OTG include Gascony Cadet in Cyr ano de Ber ger ac, Claudio in M easur e for M easur e, Gluttony in Doctor Faustus, Steve H ubbel in A Str eetcar N amed Desir e, Simon Bliss in H ay Fever , and Edmund in King Lear. Simon also played a handful of r oles in ElevenOne Theatr e's pr oduction of Emilie: La M ar quise du Chatelet Defends H er Life Tonight, including a ver y bouncy Isaac N ew ton. IDA PERSSON (M ISS AUGUSTA HAW K IN S) HOL LY GORN E (M ISS HA RRIET SM IT H) H olly has acted in and ar ound Oxfor d since her days w ith Dr eams Studios in Cassington. Since leaving school, she has taken par t in local Oxfor d Theatr e Guild pr oductions, featur ing in 2014's H ay Fever as Sor r ell Bliss, and in 2013's A Str eetcar N amed Desir e at the Oxfor d Playhouse. She has also appear ed in r ecent OUDS pr oductions such as 2014's 'Our Countr y's Good' as Duckling/Johnson, and 'Glue' at the Edinbur gh Fr inge the same year. Offstage and in fr ont of the camer a, she has appear ed in multiple shor t films and music videos, such as Josh Savage's 'Bella' and Emily M ur e's 'Between the Bar s', both shot w ith local pr oduction company Static Air w aves in 2016. Ida is thr illed to be involved in Thistledow n Theatr e?s fir st pr oduction. Ida is a w r iter and per for mer w ith aw ar d-w inning comedy gr oup ?The Dead Secr ets?, cur r ently tour ing their impr ovised show H ickor y Dickor y M ur der and sketch show The Cur iositor ium. Other r ecent cr edits include Vita & Vir ginia, Blue Stockings, The Play?s the Thing, and La Bete w ith ElevenOne Theatr e as w ell as Sense & Sensibility, M uch Ado About N othing and A View Fr om the Br idge w ith the Oxfor d Theatr e Guild. She has also per for med w ith Tr oika Theatr e, Tomahaw k, and BM H . Ida is the founder and Cr eative Dir ector of actREAL Pr oductions Limited, w hich uses theatr e to communicate academic r esear ch to schools and community gr oups. TH ISTLEDOWN TH EATRE | 4
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