Fanshen
Introducing our Cast
theatredelicatessen proudly presents our Fanshen Cast
Andy Bainbridge: Shen Ching-Ho / Kuo Te-Yu / Ch'ou-Har / Official / Yuan Lan / Went-e
Olivia Brown: Chung Lai's Wife / Hsin-Ai / Hsien-e
Josh Cass: Cheng-K'uan / Secretary Liu / Hseh-Chen's Husband / Ting Fu
Dan Crow: Yu-Lai / Lai Tzu
Pethrow Gooden: Fai-Liang / Hou
Anneka Haskins: Ching-Ho's Daughter / Ch'i-Yun
Isaac Jones: Man-Hsi / Ch'ung-Wang / Little Li
Pedro Reichert: T'ien-Ming / Chang Ch'uer / Huan-Ch'ao
James Russell: Tui-Chin / Man in White Scarf / Tao-Yuan / Secretary Chen
Anneka Haskins: Ching-Ho's Daughter / Ch'i-Yun
Bethany Webb: Hu Hseh-Chen / Old Lady Wang
 Andy Bainbridge Shen Ching-Ho / Kuo Te-Yu / Ch'ou-Har / Official / Yuan Lan / Went-e |
Andy Trained at NYT and East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2006. Credits while training include:
Alice on The Underground, Tis Pity She's a Whore, Geek Love. Recent Theatre includes: Faustus ( Headlong Theatre, Richmond Theatre ), Hunt ( Kazzum Theatre ), Richard III, For NYT: Nicholas Nickleby ( Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith ) / They shoot Horses Don't they? ( Apollo Theatre, West End ). Film includes: The Man Who Grew Too Much, ( Hat Trick Productions / Virgin's VH1 ), The Games ( Recipient 2008 East End Film Festival Audience Award ), A Million Pounds Don't Come for Free ( Burst Ear Drum Films ) Andy is represented by Kelle Bryan at Red Hot Entertainment. back to top |
 Olivia Brown Chung Lai's Wife / Hsin-Ai / Hsien-e |
Olivia has recently graduated from LAMDA, where she
recieved the Lilian Baylis Award from Kevin Spacey in
her final year. Credits include Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (
theatredelicatessen ), Cunegonde in Candide,
Prometheus Bound by James kerr's, Holby City and
Curly in The Short and The Curly by Mike Leigh. She is also
currently working on Mark Ravenhill's new work
Shangri La, and will be doing a charity performance
of The Vagina Monologues in February. back to top |
 Josh Cass Cheng-K'uan / Secretary Liu / Hseh-Chen's Husband / Ting Fu |
Theatre credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream ( theatredelicatessen ),
Peer in Peer Gynt ( Brent Arts Council ),
Gremio in Taming of the Shrew and Dogberry
in Much Ado About Nothing ( British Touring Shakespeare ). Roles whist training include: Titus in Titus Andronicus, Birdboot in Real Inspector Hound, Jean in Rhinoceros and Emperor Joseph in Amadeus. Josh has worked extensively with AnimarSur in Granada, Spain. back to top |
 Dan Crow Yu-Lai / Lai Tzu |
Dan trained at Webber Douglas, where credits included: Henry in The Return of
the Prodigal, Pinchwife in The Country Wife, Marlow in She Stoops
to Conquer, Julie in Paradise Lost, Solyony in Three Sisters,
Frank in Equus, Soranzo in Tis Pity She's a Whore. Theatre credits include: Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream ( theatredelicatessen ), Octavius in Julius Caesar ( Menier Chocolate Factory ), Jesus in Calvary ( Riding Lights Theate Co. ), Israel in The Cross and the Switchblade ( Saltmine Theatre Co. ), Michael in Afterlight ( Trafalgar Studios - Rehearsed Reading ). Short Films include: Departure, One Room, Iniquity. Plays for BBC Radio 4 include: Upside Down and Back to Front, In Form and the Falco series Iron Hand of Mars. Commercials: Specsavers, SevenX. back to top |
 Pethrow Gooden Fai-Liang / Hou |
Pethrow graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Credits at drama
school: Ossie in Brixton Stories and Edmund in King Lear. Other credits include Small Island ( BBC Radio ), Torchwood ( BBC 2 ), Peep Show ( Channel 4 / Objective Productions ), Swans (NFTS), Redemption Songs ( Riding Lights Theatre Company national tour ), Exchange ( Talawa / Soho ), Stiff Acrylic ( Fortress Productions / Hen & Chickens Theatre ), First Love ( Canal Cafe Theatre / Collision ), Razor In The Flesh ( StoneCrabs ) and The Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Plays 2006 ( Old Vic Theatre ). back to top |
 Anneka Haskins Ching-Ho's Daughter / Ch'i-Yun |
Anneka graduated from The Central School of Speech & Drama, June 2006, with
a BA (Hons) Acting Degree. Theatre credits include: Faustus ( Headlong/Hampstead Theatre ); New Writing Sunday ( Ten in a Bed Theatre Company ). Film credits include: Within The Woods ( Green Manalishi Prod/HHO Multimedia ); Telstar ( Aspiration Films ); Three Bags Full ( Black Productions ). Television credits include: The Impressionists ( BBC ). Workshop credits include: Shared Experience; James Barton Masterclass ( Theatre Royal Haymarket ). Training Roles include: The Hot L Baltimore; Barbarians; Les Belles Soeurs; King Lear; The Oresteian Trilogy; The Man of Mode; Another Part of the Forest; The Merchant of Venice; The Cherry Orchard. Other credits include: The Big Issue ( Commercial ); Sweeny Todd ( The Kenton Theatre, Henley ); Little Shop of Horrors ( Wilde Theatre – Bracknell ). back to top |
 Isaac Jones Man-Hsi / Ch'ung-Wang / Little Li |
Isaac trained at and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in
2006. Credits at Central include Edgar in King Lear; Moritz in Spring
Awakening; Stepan in Brabarians; and Jamie in The Hot L Baltimore. Since graduating Isaac has been involved in a number of short film projects including Dan in Underneath and Joe in Mary, Full of Grace with the NFTS; The Boyfriend in Beyond Honour with the NYFA; and God Hates Fags with Wakeless Media. Theatre: Fanshen ( theatredelicatessen ), Romeo and Juliet ( Elixir Theatre Company ). Isaac is excited to be working with theatredelicatessen again, having worked on their last 2 productions, Fanshen & A Midsummer Night's Dream. back to top |
 Pedro Reichert T'ien-Ming / Chang Ch'uer / Huan-Ch'ao |
Pedro graduated from Mountview Academy for Theatre Arts in September 2007. During
training his roles included Konstantin in The Seagull, Marchbanks in
Candida and Lee Baum in Arthur Miller's The American Clock. Since leaving he has worked on various short films, a tour with Walking Forward theatre company and the UK premiere of A Hole in the Fence by David Foley. He looking forward to this new challenge and hopes that you enjoy the show! back to top |
 James Russell Tui-Chin / Man in White Scarf / Tao-Yuan / Secretary Chen |
Credits include: Achilles in Myrmidons ( Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin);
Pablo in Days of Hope ( King's Head Theatre ); David Harvey in Lewis
( ITV1 ); Rod in All Mouth ( Menier Chocolate Factory ); various roles in
Prints Of Denmark ( Edinburgh Festival '07 ) and the Thane of Ross in
Macbeth's Disciple ( Spearean Productions ). back to top |
 Bethany Webb Hu Hseh-Chen / Old Lady Wang |
Bethany graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in summer 2004.
Her theatre credits include: Fanshen & A Midsummer Night's Dream ( theatredelicatessen );
Peer Gynt ( Hackney Empire Studio );
Crave, Mephisto,
A lie Of The Mind, Philistines, The Kitchen, The Way Of The World,
Richard III,
The Merchant Of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her film credits include: Ruby, Company Secret, The Chronicles Of Babs Flamingo, A Day's Work, Sweet Tooth, Blood Red Letters, Happy Birthday Sergio and Deadline. Bethany also appeared in Emmerdale for six episodes. back to top |