Southwark Playhouse Opens SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME, 4/19

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me is described as "a startling testament to the power of the human spirit. Following an Englishman, American, and Irishman through their experience as hostages in Lebanon, McGuinness’ multi-award winning play is both funny and heart-wrenching. As the three men wrestle with their differences to develop an extraordinary friendship, we are asked to consider life on The Edge of human existence. Ultimately the play is a celebration of life and humanity." It received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play in 1993 and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.

Writer Frank McGuinness is an award-winning Irish playwright. Plays include The Factory Girls, Baglady, Carthaginians, The Bird Sanctuary, Dolly West's Kitchen (Abbey Theatre, Dublin), Innocence, Gates of Gold (Gate Theatre, Dublin), Mary and Lizzie, Speaking Like Magpies (Royal Shakespeare Company), There Came a Gypsy Riding (Almeida Theatre), Greta Garbo Came to Donegal (Tricycle Theatre) and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Abbey Theatre, Dublin and Hampstead Theatre, London). Screenplays include Dancing at Lughnasa. He was the Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright and is currently Professor of Creative Writing at University College London.

The production will star Billy Carter as Edward, Robin Soans as Michael and Joseph Timms as Adam.

Billy Carter is known to theatre audiences for his appearances in Birdsong (Comedy Theatre), Comedians (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith), Wig Out!, Bruises (Royal Court), Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme, My Boy Jack (Hampstead Theatre) and Macbeth (Almeida Theatre). Television includes Count Arthur Strong's Entertainment Game, Small Island, Primeval, Perfect Day, M.I.T, Fair City, I Fought The Law, Casualty, The Gist, The Fitz, Common as Muck, Holding the Baby and Soldier Soldier. He will play Thomas Andrews in the forthcoming mini-series Titanic: Blood and Steel.

Robin Soans appeared in Red Handed Theatre Company’s hit productions of The Belle’s Stratagem and The Rivals (Southwark Playhouse) and Palace of the End (Arcola Theatre). His other stage work includes Contingency Plan (Bush Theatre) and Coriolanus (Shakespeare’s Globe). His television work includes Waking the Dead, Holby City and Miss Marple.

Joseph Timms trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Theatre includes Richard II (Donmar Warehouse), Twelfth Night (National Theatre) and Bedlam, Henry IV Parts I and II (Shakespeare’s Globe). He was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2011.

This production reunites the highly successful creative team behind hit productions The Belle’s Stratagem, The Rivals (Southwark Playhouse) and Palace of the End (Arcola), all of which were met with major critical acclaim.

Director Jessica Swale is Artistic Director of Red Handed Theatre Company. Recent credits include the multi-award nominated The Belle’s Stratagem (long-listed for Best Director nomination, Evening Standard Theatre Awards), The Rivals, starring Celia Imrie, the London premiere of Palace of the End (Arcola) and Bedlam (Shakespeare's Globe), Winter (Theatre Newfoundland, Canada), House of Special Purpose (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), Finding Alice (UK National Tour) and currently One Turbulent Ambassador, a new play by Robin Soans.

Designer Simon Kenny’s recent designs include Red Light Winter (Ustinov Studio, Bath), Island (National Theatre, and school tour), The Belle’s Stratagem, Antigone (Southwark Playhouse), Hamlet (Young Vic Taking Part), The Mountaintop (Derby LIVE), The Machine Gunners (Polka Theatre), Holes (New Wimbledon Studio), There’s Only One Wayne Matthews (Sheffield Crucible Studio), Palace of the End, Riff Raff (Arcola), Pedestrian (Bristol Old Vic and tour) and Gross Indecency (Duckie). As Associate Designer credits include Double Feature (National Theatre Paintframe).

Producer Peter Huntley is currently represented by his critically-acclaimed production of Floyd Collins in The Vault, Southwark Playhouse. His recent productions include The Belle’s Stratagem and The Kissing-Dance. Peter is a Stage One Bursary holder.

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