BackHere! Theatre Sets Cast for MARCHING ON TOGETHER Next Month

BackHere! Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast of their upcoming Arts Council funded production of Adam Hughes' Marching on Together, which opens at the Old Red Lion in February.

The cast is lead by Adam Patrick Boakes as Macca, who has performed in Eastenders and stars in upcoming football film Kicking Off this year. He is joined by Donna Preston as Linda, who is the voice of Gala Bingo; Jim Mannering as Jono; Alex Southern as Nathan; and Joshua Garwood as Tommy. Full biographies follow below.

Inspired by true events and commemorating the 30th anniversary of one of Britain's bloodiest and most tragic footballing seasons, Marching on Together was the was the only British play to be shortlisted for the Burbage Prize 2014. The play is a violent, demanding, and necessary play that will confront a part of our past that we have often ignored or misunderstood. After the London production, a week of performances and theatre workshops will take place in Leeds at community centres, schools, and non-traditional spaces to highlight the dangers of football hooliganism and steps that can be taken to prevent violence. This production is supported by Gary Cooper, former chairman of Leeds United Supporters Trust, and National Union of Mineworkers (Yorkshire).

DETAILS:

Marching on Together
BackHere! Theatre Company
February 3rd 2015 - February 28th 2015
Tuesday to Saturday, 7:30pm
Saturday matinees, 2.30pm
Thursday matinees (12th, 19th & 26th), 2.30pm
Old Red Lion Theatre, 418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ
£13 (£10 concessions)
Ticketweb (www.ticketweb.co.uk/venue/old-red-lion-theatre- london-tickets) or call 0844 412 4307
Angel station (1 min walk); King's Cross St Pancras station (17 min walk) Old Street station (21 min walk)

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Website (mottheplay.co.uk)
Company Website (www.backheretheatre.co.uk)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/BackHereTheatreCompany)
Twitter (twitter.com/MOT_play)
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ABOUT THE CAST:

Adam Patrick Boakes - Adam trained at Rose Bruford. Credits include: Faust (Greenwich Theatre and UK Tour), The Words I Should Have Said To Phoebe Lewis (Camden Fringe@Phoenix Artists Club), Matchgirls (Wilton's Music Hall), Tiny Tempest (The Warren, Brighton & Pleasance, Islington), Confetti (Last Refuge), Smithereens (Paines Plough at Soho Theatre). Television: Eastenders, England And The Road To Modernity (2015) and Feature Film: Kicking Off (2015).

Jim Mannering - Jim Mannering is a 2012 graduate of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He recently finished as Den in Sheltered, a 'best new play' Offie nominated comedy at the Tabard Theatre, before filming the lead role in the short film The Session. Jim has also recently completed a run as Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, at Fort Lovrijenac, Dubrovnik, as part of the Midsummer Scene Festival, produced by Honey Tongued Theatre. Other theatre credits include, Season's Greetings at The Union Theatre, Honeybees at The Greenwich Theatre, Richard III (The Cambridge Shakespeare Company), Doing the Business (Triple Jump Productions), The Lark (Defiant Reality), The Comedy of Errors (The Cambridge Shakespeare Company), Love Thy Brother at The Courtyard Theatre, and P.D.A at Theatre 503.

Alex Southern - Alex grew up in North Wales and took an interest in theatre at a very young age. He joined TiC (Theatre in the Community) and performed in many of their seasons throughout his youth and then went on to train at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Theatre credits include Danny in Grease (Italian National Tour), Orsino in Twelfth Night (Abney Park), The Most Horrific (Clean Break). Film credits include Beautiful People (Doghouse Pictures), The Friar (Caverna Films), Terminal (Spirit Bear Films).

Donna Preston - Donna graduated from Rose Bruford in 2009 and has since gone onto appear in a number of films, including Who Needs Enemies and the soon to be released Set the Thames on Fire. As well as her film roles, Donna plays Gwen in new channel 4 sitcom Behind the Eaters. If you're into bingo, you can hear Donna call out the numbers as the voice of GalaBingo.com.

Joshua Garwood - Joshua is a recent graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Having only been out a short while, he has been involved in a few short films and he has had the privilege of working with Patch of Blue Theatre on their sell-out musical play Beans on Toast at the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as various one-off performances in London. Joshua is a Yorkshire lad, born and bred in the East Riding. He had his schooling in Hull, and has performed at the Hull Truck Theatre in Marat/Sade.

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